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   Earlier this week, SEGA have finally confirmed that they are working on NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams - the long yearned-for Wii sequel to their classic Saturn game from 1996, NiGHTS: Into Dreams. And today, they are revealing some more gameplay details on the game's new official website, regarding something they call "persona masks", or shape-shifting masks, as well as some WiiConnect24 features. But first, let's catch up with the announcement from a couple of days ago.

   Set for release in Winter 2007 on the Nintendo Wii console, this new chapter will follow the dreamlike (or nightmarish) adventures of NiGHTS, a fantasy jester flying through the rich and vibrant world of Nightopia, "where dreams come to life".
"With the innovative Wii Remote, gamers will experience a heightened sense of gliding, spiraling, and looping through seven mystical dream worlds packed with high-flying adventure. Players must find inventive ways to confront the "Nightmarens" from the neighboring dark world of Nightmare using amazing acrobatic skills, freedom of flight, and other special abilities to protect Nightopia. NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams is an adventure filled with courage, hope and inspiration that the whole family will enjoy this holiday season."    Aside from this initial overview, SEGA now reveals that the player will be able to use Persona Masks in order to turn NiGHTS into different forms, gain new abilities, and open up new ways of exploring Nightopia. For instance, NiGHTS will be able to shape-shift into a dragon, making him resistant to wind effects, a dolphin (for under water exploration), and even a rocket, enabling him to travel at supersonic speeds.

   Also annouced today are the game's WiiConnect24 online features, which will allow players to exchange items, while the in-game scenery will change according to real-world seasons gathered through the Forecast Channel. This still sounds like a modest online component, but at least we're finally beginning to see that WiiConnect24 system being put to work.