There's no thread for this? Just announced via Nintendopower.com it is a 3DS game done by Dreamrift (the team behind Henry Hatsworth and Monster Tale for the DS) and is apparently also a two player co-op game.

We don't know much else about the game until the magazine comes out, but I know I'm excited for this.

Especially with it having "Illusion" in the title like the classic Sega games.

You mean Epic Mickey 2: The Power of 2? Or are there two separate Epic Mickey sequels?

They're 2 separate games. Power of 2 is for consoles, Illusion is for 3DS

Yeah, two separate games.

When I saw this topic I was really interested, but staid interest was lost when I read that Dreamrift was developing it. I'll read the reviews of it, but chances are it will be let down by some really poor level design situations just like Henry Hatsworth & Monster Tale were ...

After seeing what the game looks like, I'm even more excited to play this now.

I do hope this leads to VC releases of the original 5 games, though.

I loved the Master System Mickey mouse, I doubt they would, but I wish that Sega would put it on ether Virtual Consoles.

I'm all for this. I would shout day 1 except I'm curious about the touch screen usage. It could very well ruin the pace. On the other hand, like DreamRift's previous two games the second screen could add an extra element of greatness to something already exciting.

Read the NP article about PoI, and I'm actually less interested in it before. Here's why:
*The game will feature a Suikoden-style base for Mickey and his crew (I'm actually neutral on this, having never played a Suikoden game, but it's worth mentioning)
*The bottom screen action will be the paint/thinner aspect of the game, wherein you use the stylus to draw-destroy stuff that's in your path. In other words, a major element of the game will involve tracing.
*In an interview, the dude heading DreamRift (Peter Ong) mentioned something along the lines of feeling emboldened by the success of Hatsworth & Monster Tale to make heavier use of the touch screen activity within PoI.

Can you tell I'm not a fan of DreamRift?

I'm totally interested in this one, I remember having a great time with that NES Mickey Mouse game back then (Well, I was actually too young to play it, but it seemed like fun!).
Plus, it seems to use elements from Disney's older toons AND games.

I hope it will be as good as people say Disney games used to be.

I'm getting POI. It looks awesome.

I'm buying this day one.

Power of Illusion looks great. It will probably be on my Christmas list.

Mine too.

Here's the boxart I stumbled upon today.

Apparently the villains appear on and off like those flashy 3D images. It looks nice.

@NintyFan
Actually, I beleive those are the options on which people can vote for the box art. (On Facebook)

If that's so, then clearly the one on the left is the best because there's more to it.

Anybody else playing Castle of Illusion for the mega Drive in anticipation?

@NintyFan, I prefer the cover art on the right, because it leaves more to the imagination. Which better supports the whole Mickey Mouse with a paint brush theme. The cover art on the left seems too cluttered, and slightly disorientating.

Sorry @WaveBoy, but I've never owned a Mega Drive or a Sega Genesis. I probably never will. I remember playing Mickey Mouse on the Gameboy and loving it, though.

Dam,nice box art.