Posted by AndyG as Wii News, Wii Screenshots at 1:51 PM EST

Here’s the official press release concerning Wii Chess, coming from Nintendo as part of the Touch Generations lineup of games for the Nintendo Wii. There’s also a few screens of the game in action below the PR:
You can now test your Chess skills against the Wii, with the latest Touch Generations title from Wii. Wii chess is considered one of the most powerful chess computers. Wii chess uses loop express, a conversion of the loop chess engine which ranked 3rd in the 2007 World computer chess championship in Amsterdam.
To improve your Chess skills Wii chess allows you record, review and replay previous games. So you can hone your chess skills, ready to battle any opponent.
Wii chess comes with 10 difficulty levels from beginner to expert, and when you have finished going up against the Wii you can challenge players across Europe online, using the Nintendo WiFi connections from the comfort of your own home.


More screens available here at Wiiz.fr.
Rick Measham Said,
January 9, 2008 @ 4:51 pm
Why on earth would you make 2-D chess? That’s just crazy! What’s worse is that the pieces appear to have a 3-D look, but they’re lying flat on a square board.
We all know that the Wii’s graphics aren’t as good as console that cost 3 times as much, but this is plain ridiculous.
I’m guessing the game writer figures that nobody other than a chess nut is going to want to play chess, and they’re going to want a really simple looking game.
(♫ Chess nuts roasting ♪ on an open fire … ♬)
wiiboy101 Said,
January 11, 2008 @ 1:30 pm
yeah i agree weres the full on 3d chess board and pieces AND WIIMOTE VIRTUAL HAND FOR MOVING THEM
LAME
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