So, when I say that there will be a Wipeout game coming to Wii and DS, what do you think? If you’re like me, you remember the Psygnosis racing game from 1995. If you thought that (and really, why wouldn’t you, if you were born before 1989)…well, you’re wrong. Turns out I mean this:

Yeah, that’s a man falling on his rear end on the ABC television show Wipeout. (There’s an international version as well, and the whole lot resemble Japanese game shows enough that Tokyo Broadcasting filed a lawsuit! The more you know.) If you haven’t seen this, it’s really just a bunch of people making fools of themselves for money. Which is, to some extent, the plot of roughly 50% of American television at this point.

The video game version will allow for up to four competitors to participate as they all battle to become Wipeout champion. (Unfortunately, no prizes for that unless you set them yourself.) You even get to take advantage of such strategies as throwing things at your opponents. That’s one’s genius.

The titles will include the much-lauded commentary from hosts John Anderson, John Henson, and Jill Wagner.