In fact, anyone planning on visiting the Nintendo booth in Cologne can look forward to an altogether engaging experience playing some of the most fun and exciting games in motion- and handheld gaming from both Nintendo and third-party publishers on Wii and Nintendo DS. Nintendo-published games available to experience on the showfloor include:

- Art Academy: Learn Painting and Drawing Techniques with Step-by-Step Training (Nintendo DS)

- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii)

Conduit 2 introduces Team Invasion Mode, the new co-op mode where players will be able to battle side-by-side with up to four friends on the same screen. Additionally Team Invasion Mode can be played online. Conduit 2 also features a new and more expansive 12-player online competitive multiplayer mode with larger and more intricate indoor and outdoor battlefields. Conduit 2 supports Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, Wii Speak™ and offers increased multiplayer security.

The Conduit 2 is scheduled for release this fall exclusively on the Wii.

The game has already received enthusiastic reviews from the press, including an 8/10 from Nintendo Life who dubbed it “…a truly impressive game that not only looks like a retail game on a WiiWare budget, but is every bit as fun to play” and an 8.5/10 review score from Nintendo World Report which said “It is a whole lot of fun and a no-brainer to recommend.”

Releasing sometime around August/September fans of this popular shooter have a lot to be excited about.

Here’s an image of the games new UK box art along with the latest in-game images;

We have it all for you in this latest CONDUIT 2 Dev interview;

Natsume Inc. announced today that the company will be exhibiting some of its key 2010 titles at the Anime Expo from Thursday, July 1st, through Sunday, July 4th.The company’s booth is located at 1201 in the South Hall. Media and consumers are welcome to stop by and check out the hands-on demos during the 4-day show.

“This is our first time exhibiting at the Anime Expo, and we think that our lineup of titles launching over the next six months is the perfect fit for the show’s attendees,” said Hiro Maekawa, President and CEO at Natsume. “We have highly-anticipated new entries in the Harvest Moon and Rune Factory series with Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar and Rune Factory 3, the triumphant return of the Lufia series with Lufia: Return of the Sinistrals, and the fun and fright-filled rhythm game, Gabrielle’s Ghostly Groove.”

NATSUME TITLES ON DISPLAY

Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar (DS)

Gabrielle’s Ghostly Groove (DS)

Hudson Soft is currently developing a new installment of the Bomberman franchise for the handheld system, a trademark IP that has sold more than 10 million units throughout the franchise’s history. Hudson Soft is also developing a new title in the 3 million-unit-selling sports-compilation franchise Deca Sports, along with a new game in the ball-rolling Kororinpa franchise.

For more on Hudson Soft head over to their official website.

Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar (DS)

The bazaar is now open! Zephyr Town’s bazaar was once the grandest in the world, drawing customers and peddlers from all four corners of the Earth. These days, though, the bazaar has more tumbleweeds than customers. Maybe you can turn its fortunes around! Raise animals, harvest crops, craft rare delicacies, and then sell your wares at your very own shop! Can you bring prosperity back to Zephyr Town?

Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals (DS)

The Sinistrals have returned! The Sinistrals, the four legendary harbingers of doom, are out to resurrect the ultimate evil and bring the world to its knees. It’s up to the fiery monster hunter Maxim and his eclectic band of adventurers to put a stop to them once and for all. Their adventures will take them across an expansive world packed with dangerous enemies, powerful items, and diabolical puzzles!

Rune Factory 3: A Fantasy Harvest Moon (DS)

It’s an adventure that will transform you! The people of Sharance and their horned Univir neighbors are embroiled in a bitter conflict. An age-old hatred between humans and monsters divides them. You are an adventurer with an unusual secret: you’re half human and half monster.
Are you the one who can unite the humans and the Univir? And will you be in time to stop the growing evil force that threatens to destroy them both?

Gabrielle’s Ghostly Groove (DS)

Gabrielle’s having a bad day. She sneezed her soul right out of her body! She’ll have to travel to Monster Town, the home of all things that go bump in the night, to get help. Only by busting out the ghostliest dance moves and thrilling and chilling people will she be able to scare up the power she needs to get herself back into her body! It’s a spooktacular rhythm adventure!