Detective Conan: Case Closed characters and in-game screenshots

Unfortunately, this will not be a report of a possible North America release for Namco Bandai‘s Detective Conan: Case Closed game that’s being scheduled for Japan’s Nintendo Wii. What it is, however, is an update to the game’s expected characters, courtesy of Famitsu magazine.

Now, for the non-anime viewers wondering what the buzz is all about, “Detective Conan” is a hit anime and manga series created by Gousho Aoyama. It stars Conan Edogawa, a 17 year-old detective genius (real name Shin’ichi Kudo) shrunk down to a 7-year-old kid due to some mysterious circumstances. The series’ premise revolves around the various bits of detective work Conan pulls off, and this Wii game scheduled for a May 17 launch is no different.

These early game screenshots show the typical murder scene Case Closed fans have grown accustomed to, and the game’s amusement facility setting should provide for a wealth of places to look as Conan-kun goes on his latest deduction spree. To add flavor for the whole bit, we also managed to pick up some of the series’ lovable characters making it to the (crime) scene. See if you can spot Heiji Hattori, Kazuha Toyama, Ai Haibara, and Shin’ichi Kudou (aka Conan Edogawa):

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Unfortunately, this will not be a report of a possible North America release for Namco Bandai‘s Detective Conan: Case Closed game that’s being scheduled for Japan’s Nintendo Wii. What it is, however, is an update to the game’s expected characters, courtesy of Famitsu magazine.

Now, for the non-anime viewers wondering what the buzz is all about, “Detective Conan” is a hit anime and manga series created by Gousho Aoyama. It stars Conan Edogawa, a 17 year-old detective genius (real name Shin’ichi Kudo) shrunk down to a 7-year-old kid due to some mysterious circumstances. The series’ premise revolves around the various bits of detective work Conan pulls off, and this Wii game scheduled for a May 17 launch is no different.

These early game screenshots show the typical murder scene Case Closed fans have grown accustomed to, and the game’s amusement facility setting should provide for a wealth of places to look as Conan-kun goes on his latest deduction spree. To add flavor for the whole bit, we also managed to pick up some of the series’ lovable characters making it to the (crime) scene. See if you can spot Heiji Hattori, Kazuha Toyama, Ai Haibara, and Shin’ichi Kudou (aka Conan Edogawa):