Nintendo and Good Feel will release Wario Land: Shake It! on Wii, the first ever 2D Wario Land game for a home console, in Japan on 24th July and in Europe and the US during September, and now the official website has launched, complete with lots of new art work and a couple of video clips showing the game in motion for the first time.

First up is the official website, which shows off the wacky gameplay in much greater detail and includes not just one movie, highlighting the gameplay (click the first icon on that page), but a second one as well that presents the introductory movie clip in its full glory (click on the second icon on this page). For those that want to see them without the hassle of heading over to the official site, though, GameTrailers.com has both uploaded and they are below for your viewing pleasure:

“Within an Ancient Globe (an old, giant globe exhibited at a museum), there is another world called Yuretopia (translator: “yure” = tremor/shaking). Yuretopia’s peace is shattered by the marauding pirate Shay King (translator: whatever). Queen Melfull and her Melfull subjects are imprisoned. Not only that, Shay King claims the legendary treasure “Deldel Purse,” which spits out coins whenever it is shaken. Captain Maple Syrup, the female pirate, observes Yuretopia’s crisis from the outside world. Setting her eyes on the legendary treasure but with no desire of doing the dirty work herself, she steals the Ancient Globe and sends it to Wario. True to form, Wario prepares to raid the beleaguered kingdom when Queen Melfull escapes to the outside world in hopes of finding help. Beseeched by the Queen to become a hero to the kingdom, Wario sets off to Yuretopia where the promise of vast treasures beckons…”

So what are your thoughts on the game so far? Could this be a surprise smash hit, or a major disappointment as IGN’s Wii channel was recently hinting at in its Voice Chat feature? Be sure to share your opinion by posting below and stick around for further updates right here on Nintendic…