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 (1st Quarter 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.

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