March 19, 2007
Agatha Christie: And Then There
Were None Coming to Nintendo Wii
The Adventure Company, a leading
publisher of PC adventure games worldwide, today announced that its popular PC
title Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None is under development for the
Nintendo Wii®, set to be released in November 2007.
Written by Agatha Christie, the
world’s best-known mystery author and Queen of Crime, this classic story is
brought to a new generation on the Nintendo Wii. Appealing to a broad audience,
this platform opens the door for adventure games on console.
Using the Wii’s original “Wiimote®”
controller, gameplay in traditional PC adventure games can be taken to a whole
new level of interactivity. For instance, players will have the freedom to
control their character’s actions, such as using a digging motion to unearth
clues, or spinning the handle of a safe using the Wiimote; and the introduction
of timed puzzles where, for example, players must race up a set of stairs from a
boat docked below.
“We are very excited to take this
new direction with our adventure titles and are certain that our fans will find
Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None to be a perfect fit for the Nintendo
Wii,” said Richard Wah Kan, President and CEO of The Adventure Company. “Many PC
adventure game fans are having a great time with the Wii and we’d like to be the
first to deliver them games they love on a console they’ve embraced.”
The storyline revolves around ten
people, all strangers to each other, who are invited to a lavish estate on an
isolated island. Through a recording, their mysterious host accuses each of his
‘guests’ of murder and proceeds to exact justice by becoming judge, jury and
executioner… The tension mounts and dark secrets are revealed as one-by-one the
number of guests systematically dwindles according to the ingenious plan of the
unseen killer.
