E3 06: Wii powered by Konami's Elebits

Konami's first game for Wii involves energetic little creatures; players will use Wii controller to manipulate the environment.

LOS ANGELES--Support for Nintendo's next-gen console continues to grow, as Konami has announced its first title for the Wii. Developed internally, the action-adventure game Elebits is currently scheduled for release sometime later this year.

In the game, players are tasked with finding the Elebits, mischievous little creatures that happen to play an incredibly important role in the game's society--they are the source of the world's power.

Using the motion-sensitive capabilities of the Wii controller, players will interact with the environment by pushing, pulling, and grabbing various objects. Once the hidden Elebits are found and captured, they can be used to power-up the character, which will aid them on their quest.

Elebits has not yet been rated or priced. For more information, check out GameSpot's pre-E3 first look.

29 Comments

  • jakeboudville

    Posted Aug 25, 2006 6:24 am PT

    really impressive

  • FuguNabe

    Posted May 10, 2006 9:04 pm PT

    Sounds good

  • qubeley

    Posted May 10, 2006 4:02 pm PT

    Is it going to be something similar to Pikmin?

  • ApisBee

    Posted May 10, 2006 3:42 pm PT

    Sex sells? I'm looking at this small picture on this article's link and see a nude female form. Just looking at the white background between the two Blue critters. The background makes the female form. The ears of the critters outline the hooters and the eye of the center shadow makes the navel. The critter's heads shape the waist. Maybe this is why they named it wii?

  • gamer0100

    Posted May 10, 2006 2:39 pm PT

    Sounds like Pikmen?

  • Game13a13y

    Posted May 10, 2006 12:35 pm PT

    giving the moment wii has, its stupid if any 3rd party don't support it.

  • anamnawshad

    Posted May 10, 2006 11:20 am PT

    There's spelling mistake in the 1st line of first para, and in 3rd line of 3rd para!

  • TongLong

    Posted May 10, 2006 8:21 am PT

    Hmm... Impressive, Snake.

  • GoldenSilence87

    Posted May 10, 2006 7:34 am PT

    Looks good, pikminish?

  • eiru

    Posted May 10, 2006 7:22 am PT

    Sound damn cute weeeee~~~~

  • Reetesh

    Posted May 10, 2006 6:51 am PT

    Yeah exacctly It sounded Like PikMIN , But I think It is going to be something a little bit diferent.

  • jeputi

    Posted May 10, 2006 6:38 am PT

    Ye Pikmin was a pretty lush, solid puzzle game! This should be on top of that! =D

  • blackIceJoe

    Posted May 10, 2006 6:13 am PT

    Reminds me of Pikman and that was good hope this will be too.

  • dwmorrow

    Posted May 10, 2006 6:12 am PT

    I have no idea what this game is about, but it sounds like it could be really fun.

  • thatguytony

    Posted May 10, 2006 5:13 am PT

    Not much to go on info wise, but Nintendo getting strong third party support is definitly a good thing.

  • cal_hooper

    Posted May 10, 2006 5:13 am PT

    Sounds great, count me in!

  • IgnatiusX

    Posted May 10, 2006 4:51 am PT

    Interesting things these Japanese make up.

    Reminds me of Katamari...

  • michas_pi

    Posted May 10, 2006 4:44 am PT

    Sounds like a cool idea. I'm eagerly awaiting it.

  • jks22112

    Posted May 10, 2006 4:15 am PT

    "Once the hidden Elebits are found and captures"

    ...Yeah, good one Gamespot.

  • Kuruption84

    Posted May 10, 2006 3:59 am PT

    Lame.

  • tuahayam

    Posted May 10, 2006 3:22 am PT

    wii

  • Farcical

    Posted May 10, 2006 2:44 am PT

    Looks really interesting. I must admit, the Wii is really growing on me...

  • SuperShockrave

    Posted May 10, 2006 2:22 am PT

    Sounds cool

  • ds_null

    Posted May 10, 2006 2:13 am PT

    Sounds like a rip off of Pikmin. Not like I care too much, it actually sounds better... I didn't really care for Pikmin.

  • KiLLer_ba

    Posted May 10, 2006 2:12 am PT

    Yea I saw the clip on the Press Conference, Its sounds Interesting.

  • nikita_acid

    Posted May 10, 2006 2:11 am PT

    seems weird.
    but fun

  • hieverybody123

    Posted May 10, 2006 2:05 am PT

    i think there was a brief showing of it in the press conference (but not specifically mentioned).
    looked like someone moving stuff around inside a house to find these weird green things

  • fallendamnation

    Posted May 10, 2006 1:47 am PT

    hmm sounds interesting but i will have to wait till a trailer or a demo of it pops up

  • smashhero

    Posted May 10, 2006 1:43 am PT

    WOOT !! First Seat !!
    btw, what kinda game is this??
    Is it from Hideo?

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