Endless Ocean

Endless Ocean
North American cover art
Developer(s)Arika
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Director(s)Akira Kurabayashi
Masaki Tawara
Producer(s)Ichiro Mihara
Hitoshi Yamagami
Platform(s)Wii
Release
  • JP: August 2, 2007
  • EU: November 9, 2007[1]
  • AU: January 17, 2008
  • NA: January 21, 2008[2]
Genre(s)Adventure
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Endless Ocean (known as Forever Blue in Japanese) is a scuba diving adventure game developed by Arika and published by Nintendo for the Wii.[3] It is considered a spiritual successor to Everblue, another scuba diving adventure game series also developed by Arika. It was released in Japan on August 2, 2007, Europe on November 9, 2007, and North America on January 21, 2008, after originally being scheduled for release in October 2007.

A sequel, Endless Ocean 2: Adventures of the Deep was released in Japan on September 17, 2009, Europe on February 5, 2010, and North America on February 22, 2010, under the name Endless Ocean: Blue World.[4][5] A third game in the series, Endless Ocean Luminous, was released on the Nintendo Switch in all regions on May 2, 2024. [6]

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  2. ^ rawmeatcowboy (September 23, 2007). "Nintendo updates release list - Endless Ocean bumped to 08, and more". GoNintendo. Archived from the original on August 14, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  3. ^ Juba, Joe (January 2008). "Endless Ocean". Game Informer. No. 177. p. 95. Archived from the original on January 12, 2008. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  4. ^ "Endless Ocean 2: Adventures of the Deep (Wii) News, Reviews, Trailer & Screenshots". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on December 30, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
  5. ^ Bailey, Kat (October 1, 2008). "Nintendo Reveals Punch-Out!! Wii, Sin and Punishment 2, And More". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  6. ^ Endless Ocean Luminous - Announcement Trailer - Nintendo Switch. Retrieved April 9, 2024 – via www.youtube.com.