Wario Land Shake jiggling its way to Japan

by Phil Larsen { May 28th 2008 at 1:15PM }

Now officially listed on Nintendo Japan's official site, we can celebrate the unveiling of the latest game featuring pseudo-evil badass Wario. The kanji is translated into English as simply Wario Land Shake, which is a natural connection to the whole motion-sensing thing the Wii's got going on.

Now, despite the fact that Wario has been featured in a pile of different games in recent years, the inclusion of Land in the title brings hope to the possibility that this will be a full-fledged platformer that follows on from Wario Land 4 which was released way back in 2001. No longer is our portly friend relegated to hosting mini-game compilations and riding go-karts; he's in the spotlight and heading for the store shelves of Japan on July 24. Stay tuned for more details!

[Via GoNintendo]

Tags: mario-kart-wii, mini-game, wario, wario-land, wario-land-shake, warioware

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Sonic_13 @ May 28th 2008 1:44PM

Hmm...interesting.

I was hoping for a WarioWare Balance Board title though...

But this title sounds interesting. I can't wait to hear more details (I'm guessing at E3).

Hamster @ May 28th 2008 1:47PM

Cool. I hope it's something like Wario World on the GC. Which I loved. I know a lot of people thought it was too short, but I think it was the perfect length for what it was.

The "shake" in the title is worrying though as it indicates mini-game collection/gimmicky controls, so I'll hold off the excitement for the time being.

Jumbo @ May 28th 2008 2:06PM

Will Waluigi ever have his own game? I had this arguement during a 4.5 hour session of Mario Bros. and a case of killians with a buddy of mine the other night. I argued that Waluigi wasn't a real character.

And I stand by that.

I also like Ben Kweller. I hadn't heard that song in a long time.

It just came on my iPod.

God bless you, iPod. God Bless you.

Sonic_13 @ May 28th 2008 2:25PM

Why isn't Waluigi a real character? I see him, I've played as him in games. I think he's pretty real.

Now of course, I doubt he'll be getting his own game, but he is without a doubt a real character.

Jumbo @ May 28th 2008 2:34PM

No, he's not. He's a tacked on thing they needed for sports games.

Mr Khan @ May 28th 2008 2:35PM

Ever since the conception of Waluigi, i have eagerly awaited the announcement of Super Wario Bros

But that's just me

ECG @ May 28th 2008 4:34PM

Waluigi was created by Camelot for Mario Tennis for the GBC. So actually he's not even an official Nintendo character.

Inanimate @ May 28th 2008 8:55PM

Yeah, Wario Bros. WOULD be cool.

Fish @ Jun 3rd 2008 2:20PM

Fact: Waluigi is not only real, but he's one of the best characters in a game ever.

Adam_Lloyd @ Jun 29th 2008 12:21PM

Well, Waluigi isn't a nintendo character, he isn't used in any major games, and he is only really known by minigame fanboys. I doubt that he will ever be a main character (much like luigi, although nintendo did give him a break with luigi's mansion and the like), but it would be interesting to see how people would react if he was an unlockable character in a wario game, like luigi in super mario galaxy. It could work, it could fail - i don't know. Plus, nintendo would have to pay royalties to camelot, seeing as they don't technially own him, which is probs another major reason as to why he is not in any major game.

Overall, I agree with your comment. Unless he features in a major game, I will not accept him as a proper character. Doesn't mean I don't think the concept of waluigi is a bad idea, though.

Mr Khan @ May 28th 2008 2:36PM

Wario Land? Wario Land!

I have not been brought such joy since Fire Emblem DS was dated, or since Fatal Frame IV was equally dated

Oh, wait. That was all today

Lijik @ May 28th 2008 3:13PM

Hopefully Captain Syrup and her Brown/Black/Whatever the hell color Sugar Pirates are back in this, she was one of my favorite villains of all time.

Mr Khan @ May 28th 2008 5:09PM

Or Rudy. Rudy the Giant, malevolent clown god

Quite a twist

Adam_Lloyd @ Jun 29th 2008 12:13PM

Finally! Someone else who likes the sugar woman! She's my fave villain of the wario franchise. I would say that she's my fave villian in the mario franchise, but that would have to be dimentio from paper mario. He's one psycho bitch!

Anyway, the sugar woman will be in it. IGN released some info about it yesterday.