It's not suprising that the only place you'll find a title like Endless Ocean is in the virtual realm. Endless Ocean was released last year for Nintendo Wii. In the game, players go diving to all sorts of nooks and crannies seeking wildlife and treasure (the game-makers made everything benign--you won't run out of air, get entangled in a cave dive, and even the sharks don't bite). I never thought I'd find any video game inspiring, but this one just might provoke support for the oceans among a very unlikely demographic...
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