Games sporting hand-drawn 2D visuals on home consoles are a dime a dozen these days, but according to a Japanese fact sheet, the recently announced Wario Land Shake for Wii will feature platforming elements elements on a 2D plane.

Additionally, the supplied fact sheet – translated courtesy of NeoGAF member Teknoman – reveals that players will be able to literally shake enemies and objects with their controller to uncover hidden locations and treasure such as coins. In all, the game is said to feature 20 stages, with a variety of locales ranging from an ocean front to desert ruins.

It’s safe to say that our excitement level for this game just rose by a few notches. Let’s hope Nintendo has a stateside announcement prepped for E3 2008.

New Nintendo titles [NeoGAF]

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