They say that the Nintendo Wii is the most innovative game console since the original NES system, and there isn’t too much room for dispute. If you think about it, every console since the NES has essentially been the same, but slightly updated over time - controller that has a directional pad and a few buttons. Sure, somewhere along the lines they have added in vibration, joysticks and made the whole thing wireless, but its all the same idea. Then the Wii came around, and suddenly developers are using the other side of their brain, and beginning to “think outside the box”.

Over the last year and a half that the Wii has been available, we have seen all sorts of sports games. The Wii even comes with its own free versions of Bowling, Baseball, Tennis and even Boxing. Another game lets you play darts and another skee-ball. Well, now a developer has created something that I’m sure will sell at least a couple of copies… Beer Pong. If you are unfamiliar with Beer Pong, the short story is a player tries to throw a ping-pong ball into a plastic Dixie cup containing a couple ounces of beer. If you make it, the opponent drinks (visit BeerPong.com for details).

Of course, a game like this doesn’t come around without its fair share of controversy, since the Wii is hailed as a family machine. Whatever, if people don’t want their 10 year old kids playing it, don’t buy it for them. Pretty simple.

Pong Toss (as it is now titled, thanks to closed minded politicians) will be available for download on the Wii at the end of July from JV Games.