As we all know Nintendo's Wii has always been good for those kind of games that involve novelty and good game play, so it would seem fitting that popular gaming duo Sam and Max should make an appearance on the console.

According to an announcement by Telltale, Sam & Max Season One will be coming to the Wii. The collection of the first six Sam & Max episodes is expected to shops this autumn. 

News from company said that just before the episodic series' PC debut, fans launched an email campaign screaming for a Wii version of the series. Continuous rumours and rampant speculation online led to developer and publisher enthusiasm for the title.

The Sam & Max episodes let players guide the Freelance Police through a series of bizarre mysteries. Sam & Max Season One has already experienced enormous success, both as an episodic series available for download through Telltale's website and other services, and at retail. The game has picked up gongs, including Adventure Game of the Year from GameSpy and IGN, and inclusion on Games for Windows' list of Top 10 Games in 2007.

The new Wii version will present Sam & Max in a format that can be enjoyed from the comfort of the living room, either alone or with a group of friends—a setting perfectly suited for this kind of experience. The game's easy-to-use interface is ideal for a broad consumer audience.

Sam & Max first hit the indie comic scene in 1987, courtesy of franchise creator Steve Purcell. In the twenty years since, they have appeared in an animated TV series, an Eisner-winning webcomic, and numerous video games.

Telltale recently released a special 20th Anniversary Edition of the complete Sam & Max comic collection, Surfin' the Highway, after nearly a decade out of print, and a DVD box set of the 1997 animated series has just been published by Shout Factory. Both are available in Telltale's online store, along with other Sam & Max merchandise.

Sam & Max Season One for Wii will be published by Dreamcatcher/The Adventure Company in North America, and by JoWooD in Europe. In addition to English language, the game will be fully localized in French and German, and subtitled in Italian and Spanish. All versions are expected to ship during the fall 2008 season.