Some light shed on the first Konami Wii title.

Elebits. As in, "electric bits". See those cute, and cool looking criters up there? They roam around in the world of Elebits and you use them as a fuel source. That's all we've got. I guess we'll have to wait till E3 for actual gameplay information and pics.

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From IGN

Originally Posted by IGN

Japan's Weekly Famitsu was promising a big Revolution scoop this week, and this appears to be it. The magazine is home to first details on Konami's first Revolution game, the all original Elebits. Shingo Mukaitouge, known for his work on the Guitar Freaks and Drum Mania series, is serving as producer.


The magazine was able to reveal only a few specifics on the new title. In Elebits, players move around a game world, attempting to find and collect Elebit creatures. Elebits are small and cute like Pikmin, but they actually serve as the energy source that makes the game's world move. The "Ele" in the name appears to stand for Electricity, with the "Bits" reflecting that the characters are tiny.
As you find Elebits, the game world will slowly evolve. The game will offer a feel of "hunting," suggesting that perhaps the Elebits won't just be sitting around waiting to get caught.

Specifics, including genre and gameplay systems, will have to wait until a future update, although Mukaitouge was able to add a few more details in an interview with the magazine.

The Elebits game design stems from three concepts, Mukaitouge revealed: letting the player feel like they're actually touching the inside of the screen; finding stuff by moving things; and Konami's creation of a new character, the Elebits themselves.

The first two areas are of particular interest due to their dependence on the Revolution's controller. Konami wanted to be sure and create something that could not be replicated on an existing controller. While not going into specifics on how exactly players will use the controller, Mukaitouge suggested the image of real time movements of on-screen objects based on movements of the controller.

With the cute Elebit characters, Elebits may seem like it targets casual users. The game will include some stages that can be played in under 10 minutes, but core gamers will also find lots of secret content. Network functionality is also being considered, although this is an area that will get Konami's attention only once the single player experience has been fully developed.

Further details on Elebits are expected at E3. The game is currently without a release date.

Sounds interesting to say the least.

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Wow ok. I'm very eager to see how this turns out! I must say, it seems like Wii's control scheme is definately inspiring developers to finally create more new franchises.

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Interesting concept. The expression of the blue thing reminds me of the small creature in Wind Waker.. anyone know what I mean?
Anyway at the moment it seems very much like Pikmin to me though that is not necessarily a bad thing.
I like that game developers try strange stuff.
Here´s some more concept art: http://www.nintendogal.com/index.php...Wii-Title.html

The last few days were pretty interesting, finally some Wii games get officially announced!

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I agree that it sounds more or less like a variation of Pikmin to me, but that ain't a bad thing for sure. I really hope there'll be a Pikmin Wii, but anyway this looks awesome. Hope it's playable at E3!

I'm also glad to hear Konami will be focusing on the single player part of the game primarily. Not that I don't think a multiplayer mode would be cool (co-op especially), but I just like the fact that they emphasize the importance of a good single-player experience above a multiplayer one.

I was speaking idiomatically.

when you say "use" them as a fuel source all i can think about is putting them into a blender.
The concept sounds pretty damn good, i never played pikmin or anything but it seems to me to be in the similar sort of vein as it?
Wii (*sigh*) is going to have some damn creative titles judging by what we've seen so far.

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"Interesting concept. The expression of the blue thing reminds me of the small creature in Wind Waker.. anyone know what I mean?"

You mean Makar? The Korok? Looks more like something out of a Miyazaki film to me. But let's face it, all this cute, Japanese creatures look at least similar.

This is currently my most anticipated title for Wii. Sounds incredible, very much my kind of game.

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Heh, cute indeed. I like the art, though.

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Yeah I'll have to reiterate that Pikmin was the first thing I thought upon seeing the picture. It's really cute as well. I hope we get more artwork released before it comes out.

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