The newly revealed box art for EA’s Wii sequel Boom Blox Bash Party says a lot. Namely, that the Boom Blox brand doesn’t carry much weight, at least not in terms of pimping the “party.”
https://kotaku.com/boom-blox-2-announced-coming-this-spring-5141510
While Boom Blox‘s success can be argued—EA CEO John Riccitiello would probably call it a hit—the brand doesn’t get much cover love in the sequel. In fact, your rods and cones are probably feeling unloved too, [[link]] as the the cover art for the forthcoming “high-energy action-puzzle game for everyone” is total chaos. Maybe not as headache-inducing as Germany’s revamped budget box art for Metal Gear Solid 4, but visually numbing nonetheless.
https://kotaku.com/boom-blox-a-bust-at-retail-5016970
That bright yellow band to the left there might imply that EA has designs on labeling its Wii games like so—or at least for future Boom Blox sequels. We’re [[link]] pretty sure it wants more [[link]] of those Wii party dollars to itself.