Okamiden squee!

New videos are up on IGN!

New advertisement trailer

New gameplay trailer

It looks, for the most part, Very Nice.  The two things that make me a little sad are: (1) in the related hands-on article, the US release date has been pushed back to 2011 (but that could make it a good birthday gift for a certain Huz depending on how early in 2011 it's released), and (2) there seems to be a distracting pause in music when you're in the overworld (not in battle) and want to use the Celestial Brush.  Maybe they'll fix the latter between now and release time.

Also, nothing has been said about the digging minigames from the original Okami.  I hope to heaven they're scrapping them, but haven't heard anything one way or the other.

Let us all be so lucky.

To feel like an Average Joe, and be content: http://www.gamerswithjobs.com/node/49632

(As it happens, I do feel I fall into this category if one substitutes cats for human children.)