Wii Spot Podcast from WiiSpot.com

Looks like Atlus Software will be bringing a version of it’s cult classic DS franchise, Trauma Center to the Nintendo Wii. Called Trauma Center: Second Opinion, this game will take place as a sequel of sorts, but this time taking on the big screen of your television. Not many details have been release so far, but this game should ship before the end of the year.

Revolution Fanboy managed to trackdown Tomm Hulett from Atlus, and was able to squeeze out these facts:

• The game should be released within the Wii’s “launch window” (i.e. before the end of the year).
• Two playable characters will be available, each one following a different path in the story.
• Unlike Derek (the original game’s main character), the new doctor will not possess the “Healing Touch”, instead boasting some other, sure to be wacky power.
• The game was almost called Trauma Center: Relapse.
• Thanks to the wiimote, Second Opinion will be much more intricate than the DS version and allow you to use more surgical tools.
• The nunchuck analog stick is used for selecting tools.
• The game will not be fully voice-acted. Only a couple of voice samples will be matched to on-screen text, much like the Legend of Zelda titles.
• Tomm hinted that you’d be able to use the wiimote and nunchuck as a defibrilator.

I was a huge fan of the first game on my DS, so this one will be entering my game library on release day. More info will be posted as it’s released.

[tags]Trauma Center: Second Opinion, E3[/tags]