

Metroid fans have surely been salivating heavily ever since Nintendo revealed at E3 that it was joining forces with Team Ninja to create a new entry for the series. The Wii title will arrive on May 23, and is set to include the gravity-defying gameplay of the first game, new galaxies, occasional team-ups with Yoshi, and new items like a drill that will let Mario tunnel through solid rock. We loved Super Mario Galaxy to bits, so we were thrilled to hear Nintendo announce the sequel's official release date. On top of that, the company revealed some details about other major releases for the console. Of particular note, two of Nintendo's biggest franchises will have new games coming out this summer.

There were also some major announcements about games coming out for the Wii. Unfortunately, not too much information about the title has been revealed yet, but the information currently available makes it seem like it's a handheld alternate reality game with elements of Fatal Frame thrown in.

Early footage of the game shows that it utilizes the console's built-in camera to represent real-world environments and superimposes images of ghosts onto the DSi's screens.
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The game lets players assume the role of ghost hunters like those seen on popular reality TV shows. Majesco is getting ready to launch Ghostwire: Link to the Paranormal for the DSi this October.
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The game is set to start out with more than 350 puzzles at its launch and will have more available for download in the future. The gameplay is reminiscent of a 3D version of Minesweeper, because players have to work at not chipping away parts of the prism that are part of the image itself. If you haven't heard of Picross 3D, players have to chip away parts of a rectangular prism in order to construct three dimensional images. Hopefully nothing gets lost in translation when it comes out here in America. The game is notorious for its difficulty and novel for its cooperative multiplayer design, though it's clearly well-loved overseas (having sold over 4.15 million copies in Japan). The title's story follows the adventures of an ex-angel who falls to earth and becomes human. Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies will launch at an unspecified date this summer. Square-Enix is continuing its love affair with Nintendo.
