02.21.2007 FAMITSU XBOX 360 AND WII GAME PREVIEW SCANS

YouNewb noticed new Super Paper Mario Wii pictures in the new Famitsu, and Students of the Strange noticed two new Trusty Bell Xbox 360 scans from the same issue. Trusty Bell: Chopin’s Dream (known as Eternal Sonata in America) has received the Japanese release date of June 14th. Since Blue Dragon came out in Japan in December, and is scheduled for a June release in USA, I'd guess Trusty Bell will be out just in time for Christmas.

The new Super Paper Mario pictures show off some more of the three dimensional 2D gameplay. The one creature looks like a square cow, and we get to see what the sewers look like. I like ow the whole sewers are one big grid on the screen - I'll bet that there's a way to break the grid in the background and run behind the level in certain secret areas. You can also see a part in the game where you play as Bowser, and another scene where you're a giant sized Mario like in the New Super Mario Bros. game for DS Lite. I just noticed that the obscure mathematics in the sky look like they include Mario items - it would be cool if there was a way to change the equations and make the Mario items solidify for a freebie. The Paper Mario series is one I don't need to see first though, I'd buy it blindly.