Digimon World Championship shows off its gold at E3

The Digimon series has always seemed to take a backseat to Pokemon, but it showed at E3 that it still manages to get fans excited. Namco Bandai revealed at E3 that Digimon World Championship for the Nintendo DS has already gone gold. The latest game will focus on Digimon breeding and battling, and will also offer local and Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection multiplayer support.

Digimon World Championship makes players Digimon Tamers. You have to hunt them down in the Digital World, capture them by force (weapons and traps are mentioned), train them, breed them and then unleash them against friends or in 50 in-game competitions. The game will feature over 200 Digimon, which should make battling interesting.

The game has a tentative August 26, 2008 release date. Normally I pass Digimon games by (I think Digimon World 2 (PS1) was the last one I played), but Digimon World Championship seems appealing to me for some reason. Maybe it is because Digimon World Championship seems a bit like the dark side of Pokemon, what with the trapping, training methods and such.

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