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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5:20 PM on 03.03.2009
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And if you think that is a tree, it's probably the famous cherry tree from the game. :)
rootbeer rocket right at the start for teh secret warpz!
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!
but the wii is trashing my remake dreams. stupid wii. no matter how hard you try i will not buy you.
Also, for you Chad:
http://www.geekologie.com/2009/03/cool_albino_dolphin_spotted_in.php
Pink dolphin in Louisiana!
Oh poor Chad. Soon you'll have to punch Collette in the face :(
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
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.
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.
The new art style for this looks fantastic. Going to keep an eye on this one.
This is going to be amazing.