Nicalis and Nigoro officially announced the WiiWare release of La-Mulana today, launching a teaser site for the Wii remake of the 8-bit styled "Action Archaeological Ruins Exploration" game. Nicalis estimates that the game will be completed around November of this year for a "late 2009" release. We'll be able to roll right from Cave Story (presumably) into another indie platformer remake!
After the break you'll find the trailer, which shows off the lush visual upgrade La-Mulana is receiving for this release. While we weren't pleased about losing the obvious MSX influence from the original, the new game looks really nice. The real draw, for us, is the music. It's so '80s-anime!
From Takumi Naramura, Director of La Mulana WiiWare -
"We're been following the Internet chatter after our La-Mulana announcement. The reaction has been awesome and we're very excited about the reception from fans. Thank you!
However, I want to address a fan concern that has been mentioned by blog commentators and some forums. The preview trailer we released is a flash movie that was created for publicity purposes. Its speed is different from the actual speed on Wii. Don't worry, Lemeza's movements on the Wii are very fast! I think everyone will be pleased with the finished game. Please be patient and thank you for watching."
