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Wine Video Game

WS reports:

Jump, kick and punch may be replaced by sniff, swirl and spit if a new Nintendo game devoted to wine becomes a best-seller. “Beginners Wine DS” goes on sale in Japan on Nov. 15, just in time for the annual release of Beaujolais Nouveau. Calling this a video game is perhaps stretching it, though. Mario and Luigi are nowhere to be found, sucking down a glass of Chianti or two before taking on Donkey Kong. Nintendo is aiming for a new, older audience with a line of software for its DS handheld console that includes applications like brain quizzes, recipe indexes and virtual pets. Developed by Tokyo-based Square Enix Co., “Beginners Wine DS” has a database of more than 100 wines, a glossary and wine-knowledge quiz and more.