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Practice throwing jellybeans: A Boy and His Blob set for Wii photo

There isn’t much I can say in this post aside from OMG A NEW BOY AND HIS BLOB GAME IS CONFIRMED FOR THE WII!

Seriously, that’s pretty much all the information available.

According to the latest Nintendo Power, a reinvention of the classic NES oddity will be making its way to the Wii sometime in the future. When, exactly? Not sure. Will it be a remake or a revitalized version of the canceled 2005 Nintendo DS sequel? Sadly, that’s unknown. Will it be released on a disc or directly to WiiWare? Um, I have no idea!

All Nintendo sent out is the above tantalizing image and a very pixelated scan of the article itself. I included the scan in the gallery, but don’t get too excited: you really can’t see much of anything. From what I can make out, it looks like there will be a boy in the game. And a blob. And a moon. And maybe a ... tree? Oh, it doesn’t matter: A NEW BOY AND HIS BLOB GAME IS CONFIRMED FOR THE WII!

What do you think? Does this news excite you? Will you be picking up the new issue of Nintendo Power to find out more details? If you were my blob and I fed you a lemon-flavored jelly bean, what would you turn into?

[UPDATE: I just saw an un-pixelated version of the Nintendo Power article (which hints that the game is a straight-up remake), and let me just say this: wow. The game looks jaw-droppingly gorgeous. Sadly, I can't legally post the image, but ... be prepared.]

[Via GoNintendo]


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Furyfire's Avatar
Furyfire at 03/03/2009 17:25
Looking at the screen.. that is defiantly a blob of something.

And if you think that is a tree, it's probably the famous cherry tree from the game. :)
Chronic Logic's Avatar
Chronic Logic at 03/03/2009 17:31
What happens when he eats the laxative jelly beans?
necrozen's Avatar
necrozen at 03/03/2009 17:33
I want to be excited, but it is very hard to get excited with the way nintendo has been lately. Still, there is that little kid in me that wants to throw a party today.
VashTS's Avatar
VashTS at 03/03/2009 17:34
OMG EPIC, I remember being absolutely terrible at the game!! Yet the idea is sooo awsome.
Count Grishnack's Avatar
Count Grishnack at 03/03/2009 17:41
I remember playing this and having no idea what bean turned the blob into what item. Still, a very cool game and here's to hoping this one is good.
keener's Avatar
keener at 03/03/2009 17:47
booyah. great game.

rootbeer rocket right at the start for teh secret warpz!
mix's Avatar
mix at 03/03/2009 17:57
HOLY SHIT BALLS!

This was the 1st game, and thing, that I bought when I made an Ebay account and it cost me like $8 as I remembered playing the trash outa it when I was little.

Then I played it again and had no idea what the hell I was doing :( I'm very interested in this though!
fetusmilk's Avatar
fetusmilk at 03/03/2009 18:02
such a great game.

but the wii is trashing my remake dreams. stupid wii. no matter how hard you try i will not buy you.
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nintendoll at 03/03/2009 18:04
OMG YES! PLEASE BE AWESOME, PLEASE PLEASE!

Also, for you Chad:
http://www.geekologie.com/2009/03/cool_albino_dolphin_spotted_in.php

Pink dolphin in Louisiana!
monkeyspoon5's Avatar
monkeyspoon5 at 03/03/2009 18:09
Then you're old!

Oh poor Chad. Soon you'll have to punch Collette in the face :(
Taxman's Avatar
Taxman at 03/03/2009 18:12
The game is being made by Wayforward, the creators of Shantae and Contra 4. It looks really good, you're gonna like it.
Taxman's Avatar
Taxman at 03/03/2009 18:17
Oh, and it's retail.
theredpepperofdoom's Avatar
theredpepperofdoom at 03/03/2009 18:21
I never played the first one, but yaaaaay
Taxman's Avatar
Taxman at 03/03/2009 18:58
http://nintendopower.com/images/NP240_BoyAndBlob.jpg
Mirax's Avatar
Mirax at 03/03/2009 19:00
Oh boy, this is going to be amazing.
loquax's Avatar
loquax at 03/03/2009 19:01
oh man that was such a weird little game.
DaedHead8's Avatar
DaedHead8 at 03/03/2009 19:29
Anybody else have the theme music to the original Boy and His Blob stuck in their head now?
zeroword's Avatar
zeroword at 03/03/2009 20:16
Hey Chad - Have you heard about the pink dolphin? It's an albino....
Xhumation's Avatar
Xhumation at 03/03/2009 20:47
Did the header picture of a dtoid article just called me old?
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Im OK at 03/03/2009 21:21
Hmmmmm..... *strokes chin thoughtfully*

Also, this
mispelt's Avatar
mispelt at 03/03/2009 21:24
Between this and the Punch Out remake, I get the feeling Nintendo's just hitting reset.
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anchorman84 at 03/03/2009 21:34
hold up... they said they are going to detail this in the APRIL issue. APRIL PEOPLE!
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Ben PerLee at 03/03/2009 22:07
This makes me happy, as I remember looking through a Nintendo power, issue 2, where they preview the original!

So excited. This game looks lovely. If the Wii had more beautiful 2D games (which is finally becoming a trend) the system could be even more hardcore
Monodi's Avatar
Monodi at 03/03/2009 22:41
I am really looking forward to this as much as all of you but, wasn't there a remake for GBA already? Though the boxart looked abominable.
Dan CiTi's Avatar
Dan CiTi at 03/03/2009 23:07
Retro-mazing
Greylocke's Avatar
Greylocke at 03/04/2009 08:48
@anchorman

The fact its coming out isn't an April Fool's Day joke. It was briefly mentioned upon in the March issue. Whether those screens are fake, Nintendo Power isn't one to make elaborate pranks like some publications are.

The original DS version had a horrible art direction. This game looks fantastic. Although, the images on that scan are clearly from Blobonia. What does the art look like in the city I wonder.
Gen Eric Gui's Avatar
Gen Eric Gui at 03/04/2009 09:20
If that art is any indication of the in-game graphic style, this would be MM9-esque awesome.
Rational Animal's Avatar
Rational Animal at 03/04/2009 09:32
This is the first new Wii title that's excited me for a while.
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anchorman84 at 03/04/2009 10:37
@ Greylocke

I recall Nintendo Power having some pretty nasty April Fools jokes back in the day (nowhere near as nasty as EGM, but nevertheless still there). Although I haven't read the magazine in about 10 years,and thus can't think of any specific examples, i do remember being very disappointed in some of their faux game announcements. That little dose of nostalgia made me throw up in my mouth a little.
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hjd uk at 03/04/2009 10:40
That game was great, 3 screen-height trampoline jump ftw.
The new art style for this looks fantastic. Going to keep an eye on this one.
Gen Eric Gui's Avatar
Gen Eric Gui at 03/04/2009 11:10
Just saw an unscrambled version of the posted image, and the in-game graphics DO look like the posted art.

This is going to be amazing.
Chack's Avatar
Chack at 03/04/2009 15:21
This game frustrated me a lot when I was younger, I spent so many hours trying to pass the game, and God it was hard. Do Want, that's for sure.
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