First footage of Wario Land: Shake It! makes me a happy shark

 

I had mixed feelings when Wario Land: Shake It! was first announced for the Wii. The last DS Wario adventure title was such garbage that I feared Nintendo would continue to ruin one of my favorite characters of all time. Thanks to GoNintendo, though, my fears have been put to rest. 

 

The official Japanese Web site for Wario Land: Shake It! just opened up and contains a bunch of stuff that I can’t read or understand. Not that it matters, as there are two videos on the site that pretty much explain it all. RawMeatCowboy from GoNintendo graciously put the videos up on YouTube, one of the gameplay and one of the prologue to the story of Shake It! 

 

Watching the gameplay trailer above just makes me think of the original Game Boy games, which were all awesome. Wario uses his powerful muscles and brute strength to take on his enemies. But when that’s not enough, he’ll be hopping into ships, submarines, and more to get as much treasure as possible. It also looks like there will be some Yoshi's Island mechanics, as Wario will pick up enemies, aim them, and then throw them. Hopefully the “Shake It” portions of the game don’t get too repetitive or annoying. 

 

The anime-style prologue video explaining what Wario has gotten himself into is after the jump.