Hubert the Teddy Bear: Winter Games

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Hubert the Teddy Bear: Winter Games
HubertTheTeddyBearWinterGames CoverArt.jpg
Developer(s) Teyon
Publisher(s) Teyon
Platform(s) Wii (WiiWare)
Release
  • NA: February 8, 2010
Genre(s) Sports, Party
Mode(s) Single-player, Multiplayer

Hubert the Teddy Bear: Winter Games is a sports party game developed by Teyon for the WiiWare. It was available in the WiiWare Shop for 500 Wii Points [1] before the shop's closure in 2019. [2]

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Gameplay

Hubert the Teddy Bear: Winter Games is a party game offering 8 winter-related minigames including snowball fights and snowman building. Both single-player and multiplayer modes are available - players can compete in the Olympiad mode for up to 16 players. The game provides 3 levels of difficulty: child, youngster and adult. [3] Players can also customize their characters by choosing genders, giving names or changing clothes.

Minigames

A gameplay screenshot of Hubert the Teddy Bear: Winter Games presenting the fishing mini-game. HubertTheTeddyBearWinterGame Screen1.jpg
A gameplay screenshot of Hubert the Teddy Bear: Winter Games presenting the fishing mini-game.

Reception

Hubert the Teddy Bear: Winter Games received mixed reviews, with an overall score of 75% from Gamer Pop, [5] a 19/30 from Wiiloveit.com, [6] a 5/10 from IGN, [7] and a 5/10 from Nintendo Life. [8]

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References

  1. Archived 2010-06-26 at the Wayback Machine Teyon News site
  2. Nintendo support site
  3. Hubert the Teddy Bear Gives WiiWare a Hug
  4. Archived 2010-07-21 at the Wayback Machine Mini-Games at Hubert the Teddy Bear: Winter Games site Archived 2010-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Archived 2010-09-29 at the Wayback Machine Hubert the Teddy Bear: Winter Games's review on Gamer Pops
  6. "Wiiloveit.com: Hubert the Teddy Bear Winter Games Review". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
  7. IGN review
  8. Nintendo Life review