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TrackMania: Build to Race (Wii)

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Title Screen

TrackMania: Build To Race

Also known as: TrackMania (EU)
Developer: Firebrand Games
Publisher: Focus Home Interactive
Platform: Wii
Released in US: March 24, 2011
Released in EU: September 23, 2010


DevMessageIcon.png This game has a hidden developer message.
MovieIcon.png This game has unused cinematics.
SoundIcon.png This game has unused sounds.
TextIcon.png This game has unused text.


Hmmm...
To do:
  • There's strings with licensed car names(?!) in a Lua bytecode file. Need to list them here.
  • Maybe expand on the game having the same cheatcodes as TrackMania DS (and possibly TrackMania Turbo? (the DS one)).

It's TrackMania for the Wii. Now grandma also gets to grind PBs!

A decent entry with okay graphics and a funky semi-original soundtrack. (i.e. they commissioned a few tracks and padded with production music.)

Unused Videos

Focus Home Interactive Logo Movie

A Focus Home Interactive logo movie exists on the disc. Its internal name is "polymorph".
The final game doesn't use this, instead putting a Focus logo in the intro/attract movie. (It's unchanged in the US release, strangely.)

DreamCatcher Logo Movie

A DreamCatcher Interactive logo movie exists as well. Wait, what do they have to do with this game? Several GameFAQs threads paint the following picture:

DreamCatcher Interactive was meant to publish this game in July 2010,[1] but they announced the game was gonna be delayed to December with no reason given.[2][3][4] September saw the EU release,[5] while December came and went. Why this happened is not public knowledge. US publishing duties were quietly switched to City Interactive, who would, after some more release date woes, fulfill the game's publishing for March 2011.[6]
DreamCatcher would file for bankruptcy sometime after that.

(Box art for the game with the DreamCatcher logo exist online, but it's unknown if discs using this logo were ever actually pressed/released.)

The logo movie remains in the game files of the Focus and City Interactive releases.

Unused Strings

vfs.zip/strings/main/common/us.str

Saving data, do not remove the Nintendo DS Game Card or power OFF the Nintendo DS system.
Deleting data, do not remove the Nintendo DS Game Card or power OFF the Nintendo DS system.
The save data could not be accessed. Please turn the power OFF and reinsert the DS Card.
The save data is corrupted and will be deleted. Touch the Touch Screen to continue.
Loading data, do not remove the Nintendo DS Game Card or power OFF the Nintendo DS system.

Leftovers from TrackMania Turbo for the DS, also by Firebrand Games.

vfs.zip/strings/main/frontend/us.str

Dreamcatcher Interactive INC.

DreamCatcher remains in the localization files, despite not actually being the final publisher.

Multi-Card Play
Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection treats your Nintendo DS Game Card and Nintendo DS as a set. Save this Nintendo DS  system's Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection User Information to this Game Card and connect to Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection?
Accepted!
Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection User Information for this Nintendo DS has been saved to the Game Card. From now on, please use this Nintendo DS to connect to Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.
Unable to connect to Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection because the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection User Information from the Nintendo DS and the Game Card do not match.
Update Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection User Information saved on the Game Card? When you update your Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection User Information, you will lose all data that was used to connect to Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.

More DS leftovers.

Game over.  Press the Power Button to turn power OFF.

A strange request to turn the console off.

vfs.zip/strings/main/backend/us.str

Draw a track outline by Touching or Dragging the Stylus across the Touch Screen.
Drag the Stylus across the Touch Screen to delete multiple blocks.
Save the current track to your TrackMania DS Game Card. 

This game was very likely made in tandem with TrackMania Turbo (Nintendo DS), as there's leftovers all over the place.

References