Wii Preview: Wario Land: The Shake Dimension

Wario Land: The Shake Dimension is a 2D side scrolling platformer game. It continues the Wario Land series last seen in 2001's Wario Land 4.

Release date: July 24, 2008 (JP)

Plot Info:

Within an Ancient Globe (an old, giant globe exhibited at a museum), there is another world called Yuretopia (translator: "yure" = tremor/shaking). Yuretopia's peace is shattered by the marauding pirate Shay King. Queen Melfull and her Melfull subjects are imprisoned. Not only that, Shay King claims the legendary treasure "Deldel Purse," which spits out coins whenever it is shaken. Captain Maple Syrup, the female pirate, observes Yuretopia's crisis from the outside world. Setting her eyes on the legendary treasure but with no desire of doing the dirty work herself, she steals the Ancient Globe and sends it to Wario. True to form, Wario prepares to raid the beleaguered kingdom when Queen Melfull escapes to the outside world in hopes of finding help. Beseeched by the Queen to become a hero to the kingdom, Wario sets off to Yuretopia where the promise of vast treasures beckons…

Gameplay Info:

- The Wii remote is held sideways with the D-pad being used for movement

- When Wario is near an exclamation mark, shake the controller to send him into a tizzy
- When Wario is infuriated after a good shake, his surroundings will crumble to reveal new paths
- Wiimote shaking also launches Wario out of cannons,
- There will be an 'angry snowball' Wario, as well as Wario on a unicycle
- Goal of each level is to collection 3 treasures

The animation will be handled by Tokyo based Production I.G.
- Captain Syrup will be making a return.