Hudson Entertainment announced today that Fishing Master World Tour is coming to Wii late in 2009. The game is a sequel to the Fishing Master title already released on Wii.

Fishing Master World Tour will feature over 200 different types of fish to catch and over 40 locales across seven different regions. Players will be able to fish on Easter Island, under the Golden Gate Bridge, and on the Amazon River amongst other locations. Players can also take on the new boss battle mode where certain rarer fishes will pose a much greater threat than a normal fish.

The sequel will feature the same realistic controls found in the first along with the ability to fish with up to three other friends. Players will also be able to face off with other fishing masters over the Nintendo WiFi Connection.

Fishing Master World Tour will be available for Wii in winter 2009.

Grab Your Rods, Reels And Lures! Hudson Announces Fishing Master World

Tour For the Nintendo Wii

The First Global Fishing Game for the Wii Comes Winter 2009

REDWOOD CITY, CA - July 15, 2008 - Hudson Entertainment, the North

American publishing arm for HUDSON SOFT, announced today they are

bringing FISHING MASTER WORLD TOUR, a sequel to the popular FISHING

MASTER back to the platform this winter. Published by Hudson

Entertainment and distributed in North America by Konami Digital

Entertainment, Inc., FISHING MASTER WORLD TOUR will be available

nationwide in Winter of 2009 .

The new FISHING MASTER WORLD TOUR offers over 200 different types of

fish to catch and enables players to catch fish in their native waters

around the world in the first ever global fishing game on the Wii.

Players now have over forty different locations to fish from in seven

different regions. Fish on Easter Island, under the Golden Gate

Bridge, on the Amazon River and many more exotic global locations.

"FISHING MASTER set the standard for realistic fishing fun, and FISHING

MASTER WORLD TOUR really takes the gameplay to the next level," said

Dai Kudo, head of the console division at Hudson Entertainment.

"Featuring a global fishing environment, over 200 different types of

fish to catch, more realistic controls, wi-fi laddering and addictive

multiplayer battle modes, FISHING MASTER WORLD TOUR will provide

countless hours of fun for the entire family."

Staying true to the first version's realistic controls, players use the

Wii Remote and Nunchuk,to battle fish as you would in real life. Pull

the Wii Remote left and right as the fish fights you from the end of

the line and adjust your drag to avoid breaking your line. Once you

have your skills down, take on some friends with four person

multiplayer modes.

Additional new features in FISHING MASTER WORLD TOUR include 'Boss

Battles' where players can catch rare fish with exclusive boss battle

controls. A 'Trolling' mode has also been added to allow players to

fish off the coast in places like Hawaii on the back of fishing boats.

Who will be the first to hook the Big One?

Other significant enhancements to the sequel are the multiplayer modes.

Wi-Fi Laddering lets players compete online against other Fishing

Masters over who will catch the biggest fish in various worldwide

locations. Players will also enjoy new local Multiplayer Battle Modes

which enable them to play against their friends and family members in

all new different battle modes.

For more information about FISHING MASTER WORLD TOUR or Hudson

Entertainment visit www.Hudsonentertainment.com.