<![CDATA[[GameRatty] tag: thechubby]]> http://gameratty.com/tag/thechubby Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:46:17 +0000 iRatty Engine http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss <![CDATA[Wario Land Shake - official site opens, hosts intro movie and gameplay footage]]> http://gameratty.com/article/86ba4b8e74b1ea1e36c1f9a1ceb6e8ff http://gameratty.com/article/86ba4b8e74b1ea1e36c1f9a1ceb6e8ff It’s unusual to see an anime intro to a Nintendo game - Wario Land Shake proves the big N should do it more often. 

Title says it all, really. The main page is here, while the gameplay vid can be found here, with the cartoon intro here.

It’s looking even better than static shots suggested. In motion it’s smooth and fluid, the animation’s great, the shaking looks to be a pleasingly physical way of interacting with the game world (accompanied as it is by fittingly meaty sound effects) and the throwing mechanic is a bit like Yoshi’s Island. And Wario’s moustache-enhanced submarine looks terrific.

Some character art is also available, showing off a piratical villain with a touch of the Robotniks, and a potential love interest for the chubby anti-hero. Intriguing.

Wario Land Shake/Shake It/The Shake Dimension is out in the US and UK in September, and in Japan in a little under three weeks’ time. 

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