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Just lovely with potatoes.

A man on the inside has told Eurogamer that Okami Wii will be out here in summer. He sleeps in the walls.

His words scupper suggestions from retailers that it will be out the same week as the US version that arrives on 25th March.

But Capcom Europe has remained reluctant to comment, leaving us with an initial and probably US forecast of spring to go by.

Okami is an action-adventure that Kristan bangs on and on about, claiming it was his joint favourite game of 2007. Which is probably why he gave it 10/10.

You play as a god who runs around as a wolf and saves the world from evil using a paintbrush and some much needed advice from his calligrapher bug friend Issun. Imagine the best bits of Zelda bundled with innovative combat system and heart warming art.

The translation to Wii is being handled by Ready at Dawn of Daxter and God of War PSP fame. Its paintbrush flourishes should fit the controls immaculately.

Pop over to our Okami review to find out why you shouldn't miss out on this a second time round.

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- Release date 12/06/2008
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drumbaby #1 4 years ago

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Waggle Wolf.

Hmm...fantastic.
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AbyssUK #2 4 years ago

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Okami Wii, that shouldn't make me giggle so much...

Also "Golden Fury", will this make Okami Wii the first Wii game were you can actually wee ??
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Der_tolle_Emil #3 4 years ago

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One of the two games I would have bought a PS2 for, which I never did. The other game being Guitar Hero. Thanks to both games being released on either the 360 or the Wii I don't have to miss out anymore. Yay!
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ecureuil #4 4 years ago

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So the US gets it in March and we get it in the Summer? Brilliant. Microsoft brings gaming forward significantly(almost zero delays on Western software releases), Nintendo shoves it back again. Fucking typical. Maybe it'll have to compete with Smash Bros. Brawl, which is also out in the US in March, and will bet-your-life-on-it be out no earlier than May over here.
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Cheapshot #5 4 years ago

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Show us some screenshots, now!!

/bangs table Phoenix Wright style
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kissthestick #6 4 years ago

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"He sleeps in the walls.
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0_o
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Pac-man-ate-my-wife #7 4 years ago

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"He sleeps in the walls" along with the wolves?: http://ww w.bloomsbury.com/wolvesinthewalls/
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Skeletor #8 4 years ago

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"A man on the inside has told Eurogamer that Okami Wii will be out here in summer."

and then:

"His words scupper suggestions from retailers that it will be out the same week as the US version that arrives on 25th March."

I'm a little puzzled now...so is it summer or March? Or does the summer in the UK already start in March?
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tapper #9 4 years ago

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Okami would have been good if it was 15-20h shorter.

Edited by 1 at 25/01/08 @ 15:39
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Darren #10 4 years ago

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I'm so looking forward to the Wii version... hope it has proper widescreen support too...
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Ryze #11 4 years ago

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Glad I'm getting a US Wii!
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orakio #12 4 years ago

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On my wish list for sure
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Telepathic.Geometry #13 4 years ago

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Yay, can't wait to play this game!!!

Again!
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VMerken #14 4 years ago

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I really really really really really really really really really really really really
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that Okami will get the success it deserves this time.
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ilmaestro #15 4 years ago

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"Pop over to our Okami review to find out why you shouldn't miss out on this a second time round."

So you're ruling out the possibility that they will break the Wii version with shitty controls?
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Katsumoto #16 4 years ago

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Scupper = prevent, thwart, frustrate
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SharksInYourMouth #17 4 years ago

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I only got this on PS2 recently, so I won't be buyin this, nonetheless the idea still excites me, it'll suit wii perfectly and will let more people know what they've been missng
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Skeletor #18 4 years ago

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@Katsumoto

Ah, I see. Should have used the dictionary...cheers
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imamazed #19 4 years ago

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Europe gets screwed over again by a wii game!!!

SHOCK HORROR

Getting pretty fed up of this now, endless delays and No More heroes being censored!!! The game is half as violent as Resident Evil 4, which is fully available uncut as a 15 certificate. It'll be a long, long time before we get smash bros.!
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Chrono-Kun #20 4 years ago

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imamazed, stop your whining about the censored violence. As long as the gameplay isn't affected, who need bloody violence. I don't give a shit about blood in "No more Heroes"
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imamazed #21 4 years ago

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I'm not too fussed either, but it's the principle of the thing. There's no reason to do so! In this instance it doesn't actually make much difference (making the cut all the more pointless) but if this sets a benchmark for other european version, I shant be happy.
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wonk #22 4 years ago

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Is NMH really censored? Assuming you consider the Japanese release the "original" version then we are getting that, maybe its more that the US version has a bonus feature?
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smelly #23 4 years ago

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As if anyone was actually going to buy no more heroes (with or without the blood)
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