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Author Topic: Wario Land: Shake It! on September 29th in the USA  (Read 20884 times)

David

  • Trusts the fungus
« on: June 25, 2008, 07:24:17 AM »
NOA sent out a press release concerning some of their 2008 titles, and they helpfully included a release date for the new Wii Wario Land platformer.  Wario Land: Shake It! will be released in the USA on September 29th of this year.

Wario Land™: Shake It!, a classic side-scroller for the Wii console launching Sept. 29, stars Wario, the smelly, bad-mannered alter ego of Mario™. With the Wii Remote™ controller turned sideways like an old-school controller, veterans and newcomers alike can run, jump and smash their way through hectic side-scrolling stages. Players shake the Wii Remote to help Wario take down his enemies, empty bags of treasure or cause earthquakes. Best of all, there are numerous stages each offering multiple missions to keep players coming back again and again to unlock everything, collect more coins or just improve their best times.

Source: Nintendo of America press release
« Last Edit: June 25, 2008, 10:06:19 PM by Deezer »
Let's do the Mario, all together now!

ShadowBrain

  • Ridiculously relevant
« Reply #1 on: June 25, 2008, 07:58:46 AM »
Everything but the name sounds fairly promising (Wario = Mario's "alter ego"?!?).
"Mario is your oyster." ~The Chef

« Reply #2 on: June 25, 2008, 08:13:55 AM »
I like Shake Dimention better, it has that Wii gen. sound
Noy Duh

Kuromatsu

  • 黒松
« Reply #3 on: June 25, 2008, 10:38:56 AM »
I thought this was using the balance board. I guess they changed their minds.

BriGuy92

  • Luck of the Irish
« Reply #4 on: June 25, 2008, 10:49:21 AM »
(Wario = Mario's "alter ego"?!?).
That's exactly what I was wondering...
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MEGAߥTE

  • In flames
« Reply #5 on: June 25, 2008, 11:09:10 AM »
I thought this was using the balance board. I guess they changed their minds.
Wario Land, not WarioWare.

Ambulance Y

  • raewrednu
« Reply #6 on: June 25, 2008, 11:57:13 AM »
(Wario = Mario's "alter ego"?!?).

Mario is mild-mannered - Wario is rude
Mario is handsome and fit - Wario is ugly and fat
Mario is selfless - Wario is greedy
Mario's name starts with M - Wario's name starts with an upside-down M
Mario is hygienic - Wario is not hygienic

How many more examples do you need? I'm pretty sure Wario was originally created to be an opposite version of Mario. 
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Turtlekid1

  • Tortuga
« Reply #7 on: June 25, 2008, 12:43:02 PM »
Generally, "Alter Ego" means the same person, but with a different identity.  For example, Superman is the alter ego of Clark Kent.
"It'll say life is sacred and so is death
but death is life and so we move on"

CrossEyed7

  • i can make this whatever i want; you're not my dad
"Oh man, I wish being a part of a Mario fan community was the most embarrassing thing about my life." - Super-Jesse

« Reply #9 on: June 25, 2008, 12:58:06 PM »
So Wario's, Mario's doppelganer?
Noy Duh

Chupperson Weird

  • Not interested.
« Reply #10 on: June 25, 2008, 01:10:12 PM »
Wario definitely isn't Mario's close friend. The way this is written, it makes it sound like Mario actually is Wario. The end.
That was a joke.

CrossEyed7

  • i can make this whatever i want; you're not my dad
« Reply #11 on: June 25, 2008, 01:54:58 PM »
"Doppelganger" originally referred to someone who bilocates, but now it usually just means someone who looks like someone else.
"Oh man, I wish being a part of a Mario fan community was the most embarrassing thing about my life." - Super-Jesse

ShadowBrain

  • Ridiculously relevant
« Reply #12 on: June 25, 2008, 03:20:45 PM »
Whatever. Like the Nintendo PR guys really know half a thing about the history of the characters...
"Mario is your oyster." ~The Chef

« Reply #13 on: June 25, 2008, 03:49:50 PM »
I must admit though, it would make for an interesting (yet stupid) plot twist.
If my son could decimate Lego cities with his genitals, I'd be [darn] proud.

« Reply #14 on: June 25, 2008, 07:18:13 PM »
Mario is handsome and fit

I'm not sure if many people will agree with you. If Mario is fit, then what is Luigi? Underweight?

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