Update: The game has been removed from the intend to buy section of the Nintendo Club. It releases in less than a week, on February 22nd.

Endless Ocean: Blue World has been added to the "Intend to Buy" section of the Nintendo Club. You can tell Nintendo that you intend to buy this game between January 23rd and February 15th. Doing this will earn you extra points when you register the game with Club Nintendo after its release on February 22nd.

For those who don't know, Club Nintendo is part of Nintendo's offical website. Members of Club Nintendo can sign up for email alerts for new games, register their consoles to extend the warrenty, register their games to earn points, and spend their points for Nintendo products. These are nice bonuses for stuff you are buying anyway, so I recommend signing up if you don't already have an account.

Endless Ocean: Blue World builds on the ocean experience first introduced with Endless Ocean™.While the last game emphasized relaxation, this one is designed with more adventure in mind. Divers might find themselves escaping from or calming down attacking sharks, exploring shipwrecks or finding treasure. Endless Ocean: Blue World also has more creatures and improved graphics designed to fully immerse players in an ocean environment that they can freely explore at their own pace.

• The ocean is teeming with life. Hundreds of real-life species are there to be discovered, from seahorses to giant whales.
• Are the local fish sick or agitated? Players can view their health status and then use a tranquilizer-like tool to zap the ones in need of rehab with healing energy.
• The game also includes a storyline that players can follow as they choose. The plot involves Oceana, a woman who investigates the “Dragon’s Song,” which her father, a prominent ocean explorer, was searching for just before his death.
• While at Nine Ball Island, players can become friends with a dolphin and teach it some new tricks. When ona dive, players can even bring along the dolphin, which players can hold onto for extra fast swimming.
• For the first time in the series, friends who have broadband Internet access can connect and dive with one another via Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection, while using the Wii Speak™ microphone to converse.
• Players: 1, 2 via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection

I did really like the first one a lot, and this one looks quite a bit better in every aspect. However, funds are short, so I may have to wait.

Pre-ordered from amazon. I couldn't resist.

I didn't buy the 1st one and I have yet to even play it but I am thinking about the 2nd one because it looks kind of interesting.

I intent to buy it, but for the second half of 2010, right now i have got about 7 games which are not even with me yet (imported) and i still need to finish Galaxy and Metroid Trilogy.

Eventually will buy... The first one was interesting but I just didnt feel right exploring the ocean to see some unpolished graphics, animals, scenarios. This one looks very detailed from what I've seen on vids.

I didn't really like the first one so I will probably skip on this one.

To tell you the truth I never played the first game but I always wanted to try.

Should I wait for the second game or buy the first one? Is there some kind of connection between the two games?

Just go straight to the second one.   It's only $30 like the first anyway.   There barely any storyline so you're not missing anything.

This is a day one purchase for me.  Endless Ocean is my favorite game this gen so far.

Already preordered. I haven't played the first one but was always interested in the concept.