"Wheel" Gets an XBox/PS3/Wii U Release

Congratulations.



Wii U update: Best Buy originally had the games' release date as November 20, but that has now been changed to December 18, which unfortunately seems legit. Other sites have the typical video game placeholder date of December 31.

However, Amazon is now taking pre-orders for the game and claims it will be shipping on the console's launch this Sunday. Hopefully this is true. In fact, several people who pre-ordered the Wii U version of Call of Duty: Black Ops II received it over a week before the console and game were supposed to be released. I pre-ordered my Wheel copy, so I'll be sure to let everyone know if this luckily happens to me. Oh, and it's currently 16% off, so now would be a good time to get it.

Probably because they rushed those versions and wanted to get them out as soon as they could. It would be nice if the Wii U version fixed some of the issues with the current versions (The Jeopardy! game does use the current season's logo), but I won't hold my breath.



Nah, it's more like a "DS-like" console where the top screen is the TV and the second screen is the controller.

Like I said, don't hold your breath. I doubt it'll be that different from the PS3/360 versions when you toss aside the Gamepad functionalities.

And one is now needed for Wheel, too. Let's hope this update changes something significant. Mark or anyone else, be sure to tell us what's new if anything good.

So, after looking through the game's sound files, there is a LOT of stuff that didn't end up getting used, including some very interesting material from Pat's voiceovers...


First off, some categories that he reads off that rarely, newly (for the game's sake), or ever appear the actual show...

Phrases
Titles
TV Titles
Movie Titles
Events
The 70's
The 80's
The 90's
Headline
Fictional Family/Families
Artist/Song
Author/Title
Best Seller/Sellers (!!)
College Life
Husband & Wife
Movie Quote
Classic Rock (!!)
Song Titles
TV Show Title
Next Line Please
Slogan
What Are We Making? (!!)
What's That Song?
Where Are We?
Who Is It?
Who Are They?
Who Said It?
Same Letter
TV Quote
Where Are We Going? (!!)


There are also variations of Pat informing players that since all consonants were revealed and nobody solved the puzzle correctly, the puzzle is discarded. ("Sorry. All the consonants are gone and no one solved it. That money will go unclaimed.") Could this be a rule on the actual show, meaning that if this happens, the round gets thrown out?


Then, there are files of what sound like Pat calling out dollar values that don't appear on the current Wheel...

$100
$200
$250
$275
$475
$1,000
$2,000
$3,000
$4,000
$6,000
$10,000


Plus, we know how Pat makes some sort of comment about the theme or set, well there are these...

"Something seems strange. Have we been here before?"
"Well, now this brings back some memories."

And they are labeled "PAT_BANTER_INTRO_RETRO"! I really hope this supposed retro set/mode won't go to waste!

Vanna's sound files indicate a new minigame called "Pick One" where players pick a square on the board to reveal its letter, and a controls explanation involving a "Circle Pad". At first, this seemed like the Wii U build was pretty early, as the Gamepad's original design had these Circle Pads, but were later changed to Analog Sticks, and Vanna has a clip mentioning those as well. Is it possible that they were considering a Nintendo 3DS version?

I will not be sharing these files due to our policy. Find them for yourself if you really need to.

Either...

A) The retro set is exclusive to the Wii U version

B) It is DLC planned for release in the future with Pat's intros already on the disc

C) They were planned but were not made available for play in the final release

Retro sets and even shopping were considered for the Wii version, but the show did not want them in. We'll have to see what happens. Hopefully someone from Pipeworks can talk about it.

I'll be sure to post what's different for Nintendo players as soon as I can. Release dates are still all over the place, ranging between 12/11 and 12/20. Maybe some pictures, too, if necessary. As for video, probably not, since it would probably be offscreen. No way am I using my old SD capture device.

Maybe they're planning a retro version.

No, that won't work. It comes from a digital (illegitimate) copy that some experts know how to extract game files from. I'm not one of them, so don't ask. Also, downloading this kind of copy from the internet is illegal.

As for that rule, if everyone gives an incorrect answer with only vowels remaining, the round is discarded. It isn't known if the round is just re-shot with a new puzzle, or if the scenario is aired and the game moves on. Probably the former in today's era.