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Best Wii game ever Captain Rainbow has a trailer!
5:14 PM on 07.09.2008, Chad Concelmo 74 comments

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If you want to read some early details about this incredible-sounding Wii exclusive, you can simply scroll down a couple of stories to the original article I just posted a few minutes ago. I didn’t even know a trailer existed until good ol’ Hamza found one hidden away on Wipido. Instead of just popping this trailer into the original story, I figured it was significant enough to warrant its own special place on the front page.

After reading about the nostalgia-filled Captain Rainbow, I thought seeing the game in motion would help explain what the heck it is all about. Honestly, though, I am now more confused than ever.

Could this be the mysterious new IP that Nintendo has been hinting at revealing at E3? I certainly hope so. Captain Rainbow looks like it could be something pretty special. Although not much is shown, I am really digging the art style.

What do you think? Do you like the description better than the footage? Do you think Captain Rainbow has the potential to be a Wii classic based on its inclusion of Birdo alone?


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Scrixx's Avatar
Scrixx at 07/09/2008 17:18
Just realized it was Birdo, I fail.
The Amazing Shenazin's Avatar
The Amazing Shenazin at 07/09/2008 17:22
hmmm I dunno I love the premise and stuff of course, but the actual gameplay from the video looks like it could be tedious

but then again maybe not
Daddygerplex's Avatar
Daddygerplex at 07/09/2008 17:22
I DONT ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT I JUST SAW.

BUT I NEED IT.

NOW.
Chad Concelmo's Avatar
Chad Concelmo at 07/09/2008 17:25
@The Amazing Shenazin,
I kind of had the same first reaction, but I think the footage is so early and limited to really tell. :)
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JonDarkwood at 07/09/2008 17:25
I wish some of the graphics didn't look like they could put an eye out.
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PappaDukes at 07/09/2008 17:25
jesus, I thought your previous post was an hallucination of some sort, but this second post confirms that I am in dire need of hallucinogens, bad. And dammit I wish so bad that I spoke moonspeak right about now. Can anyone please translate?
The Amazing Shenazin's Avatar
The Amazing Shenazin at 07/09/2008 17:25
thank God I'm not alone
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CypherVR at 07/09/2008 17:25
EternalDeathSlayer's Avatar
EternalDeathSlayer at 07/09/2008 17:26
What exactly will we be doing? It doesn't look like fun, but it does look appealing.

I'll have to wait and see more...
garrfunkel's Avatar
garrfunkel at 07/09/2008 17:35
I saw this trailer earlier today. It looks so insane that I must own it.
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RonBurgandy2010 at 07/09/2008 17:36
What the hell..........Is this a game or a Japanese reality show. I think I just had a brain fart........No, wait, it shit itself.
Dr Milkdad's Avatar
Dr Milkdad at 07/09/2008 17:36
I don't even know what happened.
Jeff Gerstmann's Avatar
Jeff Gerstmann at 07/09/2008 17:42
my mind!
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Samit Sarkar at 07/09/2008 17:47
I...er...what?

That trailer may have fried my brain.
Hamza CTZ Aziz's Avatar
Hamza CTZ Aziz at 07/09/2008 17:49
God damn I hate their embed system.
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Raf at 07/09/2008 17:54
I like the description better.
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naia-the-gamer at 07/09/2008 17:55
I'm not sure what just happened, I'm confused and excited at the same time.

I can't brain today, I have teh dumb.
van's Avatar
van at 07/09/2008 17:57
U R Mr GAY
Def JM's Avatar
Def JM at 07/09/2008 18:02
Am I on drugs?
Ratcliff's Avatar
Ratcliff at 07/09/2008 18:10
I'm so glad I bought a wii, I mean really? Who would choose Metal Gear Solid 4 over this? /sarcasm
Blake's Avatar
Blake at 07/09/2008 18:12
Whaaaa..?

Yeah, I think I may skip this one. Viewtiful Joe yes, Captain Rainbow...no thanks.
Zen Albatross's Avatar
Zen Albatross at 07/09/2008 18:14
What the fuck did I just watch?
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Syn at 07/09/2008 18:14
Well you gotta give Nintendo props for knowing how to make a guy sound heterosexual: I want Captain Rainbow!
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RevenGz at 07/09/2008 18:19
birdo is a man.
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digtastik at 07/09/2008 18:25
Tingle! I'm sure that bastard will hound you at some point.
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branflakesinmilk at 07/09/2008 18:36
I am pretty sure from the footage and description that this has to be a skip game (chibi robo), which would make sense because Nintendo owns skip.
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Chad Concelmo at 07/09/2008 18:39
@branflakesinmilk,
It is Skip; I just found out. :)
Elitechief27's Avatar
Elitechief27 at 07/09/2008 18:44
That birdo looks kind of sketchy, like its been passed around too many times.
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braulio09 at 07/09/2008 18:45
Gosh darnit, Chad. Your previous post made me all excited but the trailer looked like shit.

Deformed Birdo? N64 graphics? Boring looking gameplay? Empty island with nothing unique? No thanks.

Also, that looked 3D to me. Not 2.5D as previously reported.

Damn....good thing I stopped my personal hype train before it went and crashed against reality.
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braulio09 at 07/09/2008 18:47
Also, I agree with Hamza. Their embeds fucking suck. They have their own scrolling bar, for god's sake. And the stupid thing won't play for me even if it's 100%.

The disappointment filled me with negativity :-@
iwontusemyname's Avatar
iwontusemyname at 07/09/2008 18:50
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ryu89 at 07/09/2008 18:50
Why does this remind me of viewtiful joe.... and what the hell is actually going on in that trailer?
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iwontusemyname at 07/09/2008 18:51
woops.

can't we get at least one brand new nintendo game that doesn't jerk itself off?


BUT, after saying that: i'm very intrigued.
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LionheartAce at 07/09/2008 18:52
This frightens me.
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B-Radicate at 07/09/2008 18:55
Captain Rainbow confirmed for the next Smash Bros. You heard it here first.
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-PL- at 07/09/2008 18:57
This scared the pants right off me. And then I started masturbating furiously.
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Spartacus at 07/09/2008 19:08
@Braulio - Keep in mind we hardly know anything about it yet.

IT LOOKS AMAZING.
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mikeyed at 07/09/2008 19:10
I don't even know what to think about rainbows anymore.
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The-Excel at 07/09/2008 19:20
Somehow I was under the impression that this was shovelware as all you call it.
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Jonathan Holmes at 07/09/2008 19:32
If Captain Rainbow is anything like Chibi Robo or GiftPia, it will be classic. I just hope it make sit out of Japan. GiftPia didn't.
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ace of knaves at 07/09/2008 19:33
Has Birdo always been a Japanese man, and I've just been too arrogant to realize the truth?
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GuitarAtomik at 07/09/2008 19:43
All I want to know is does this finally confirm Birdo as a dude?
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eternalplayer2345 at 07/09/2008 19:48
Captain Rainbow is this generation's game that no one but a few will play and it well be forgotten despite how unimaginably AMAZING it will be.
Sooku's Avatar
Sooku at 07/09/2008 20:00
ALRIGHT EVERYONE, LET US BAND TOGETHER

Email NOA and ask to have this localized. IT MUST.
Evil Cheese's Avatar
Evil Cheese at 07/09/2008 20:07
I am excited, confused, and scared all at the same time.
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Zerozaki Ishiki at 07/09/2008 20:17
Not much point in translating what Birdo's saying - basically alternates between describing the basic story of the game, which we already know, and then screaming at you for not appreciating how brilliant the game is going to be. Already on the offensive against lame people who prefer boring ass Metal Gear!
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Wexx at 07/09/2008 20:18
I can't wait... FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT IT!
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manasteel88 at 07/09/2008 20:27
lame? that didn't even look like Birdo. Captain Rainbow looks awful. If it was done in a unique style I might care, but the game looks like shovelware in this trailer.
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