Japanese Goemon DS Website!

I remember back in the Nintendo 64 era, one of my favorite titles was Mystical Ninja: Starring Goemon. Turned off by many for it's bad reviews and it's 'supposed' buggy gameplay, it did not sell well. Konami, however, still released another Goemon title on the N64, but after that the series has been exclusive to Japan (where it has always kept it's strong userbase).

Anyway, my followup is that Goemon will be returning to his 64bit graphics and by the previews and screenshots, we can expect something along the lines of Mystical Ninja. While the last time the title was shown was at E3 2004, an official webpage at Konami's Japanese site has come forth to provide new information. My Japanese reading skills are weak and the translation doesn't help, but I have grabbed these points from the website:

• 'Remote' Control (a cursor-like glove) to guide and assist Goemon (and friends).
• Sharing mini-games with friends with separate Nintendo DS'.
• Goemon for the GBA (which will also be coming out) will unlock extras.
• Japanese release date: June 23rd, 2005

Unfortunately, the chances of Goemon hitting the US (and European) markets seems quite slim. If that turns out to be the case, this will be an interest of import. If anyone grabs worthy information from the website, be sure to post it in the comments or personally email me and I will add it. Thanks!

Source: Goemon DS (Konami.jp)

-Video Gamer J