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Elebits 2 charging DS for Fall release
Confirming earlier rumors, Konami is giving the Elebits series another go, this time transplanting the game's charming puzzle solving to the Nintendo DS. According to IGN, Elebits: The Adventures of Kai and Zero will once again see players interacting with the titular and tiny electric beings, coaxing them into overcoming all manner of obstacles and challenges. Obviously. What else would you do with them?Though little is known about the game, it's expected to feature head-to-head competition through Nintendo's Wi-Fi connection, as well as local four-player battles. Look for it on shelves this Fall -- though it might be called "Eledees: The Adventures of Kai and Zero" if you're in Europe. [Via DS Fanboy]
Revolutionary: Playing. Creating? Sharing!
Every (other) Tuesday, Mike Sylvester brings you REVOLUTIONARY, a look at the wide world of Wii possibilities. Custom level creation in console games has come a long way. It used to be, if you wanted to share a track that you built in Excitebike, you had to invite friends over to play your creation on your cartridge, until you powered off your NES and the track was lost forever. Nowadays our levels can be saved to internal storage, and shared by removable media, or across the internet to survive for posterity. It's a feature that's fully supported by all consoles this generation, and big games are highlighting it amongst their bullet points. System sellers like Halo 3, LittleBigPlanet, and Super Smash Bros. Brawl are trojan-horsing the concept of custom level creation into the consciousness of the console-consuming collective. Former Sony exec Phil Harrison popularized the term "Game 3.0," but we'll be taking a look at how it is playing out on Nintendo's platform.
One 'El of a bargain
If you want to replicate the act of cruelty in the video above on some Elebits of your own, yet somehow don't have the title in your collection, know this: Konami's online store (and other outlets) are now offering Elebits for just under twenty bucks. That's impressively cheap for one of the Wii's most under-rated titles, not to mention a favorite of one David Hinkle, a man whose impeccable taste we dare not question.We wouldn't recommend Dewy's Adventure quite as strongly, but it's available for the same price elsewhere on Konami's site.[Via Go Nintendo]
Eledees gets the bad bump
This comes as sad news to us here at Fanboy HQ, as we always thought Elebits was one of the more fun games available on the system. Those in Europe won't find that out for that much longer now, as today saw the confirmation of the title's delay in the region. The new release date is currently being listed as the 3rd of May. So which of you European readers is excited for this game?[Via Go Nintendo]
Elebits gets renamed for Europe
Turns out, upon releasing to Europeans this Spring, Elebits is to receive a change of name. Apparently, the word 'bit' is a bit 'o English slang, which is defined as:Bit: Noun. A woman. Abb. of 'bit of fluff' or 'bit of skirt', generally a person viewed sexually. Derog.Eledees is going to be the new moniker by which hunting small electrical creatures in a wide variety of environments will be called in the PAL territory. While both names share a piece of the ridiculous pie, we wonder which one has taken the bigger slice?[Via Joystiq]
Elebits renamed for European release
European Wii owners will be hard-pressed to locate a copy of Elebits when it launches in PAL land this Spring, mostly due to the fact that it'll be called Eledees. As in, "LEDs" or possibly "Eledees, can I buy you a drink?" A quick and shamefully shallow internet search reveals that the word "bit" could be considered derogatory British slang, hence prompting Konami to drop it from the game's title. Right below "biscuit arsed", it reads:Bit: Noun. A woman. Abb. of 'bit of fluff' or 'bit of skirt', generally a person viewed sexually. Derog.Well, thank goodness they caught that one. Countless many people would have been left disappointed after learning that Elebits doesn't involve you lifting up skirts with a gravity beam. Expect that game from some other Japanese developer sometime in the future.[Image: Penny Arcade's surprisingly relevant Just for the Elebit.]
