Viennese developers Bplus have announced a new title for WiiWare, a platformer called Niki - Rock 'n' Ball.

Bplus, famous for being the first licensed developer for the WiiWare service and for bringing us the intruiging puzzler PL�TTCHEN - twist 'n' paint back in September, have confirmed the development of their second title for the WiiWare service.

Niki - Rock 'n' Ball is a 'Jump 'n' Roll' game, which we're guessing is similar to a platformer. Featuring 2.5D graphics rendered using the PL�TTCHEN engine (it's also in 480p and 16:9 widescreen), you'll hold the Wii Remote like a lever and flick it left and right to make little Niki roll and jump about to collect ZeLeLi pearls (there's some continuity with PL�TTCHEN here; if you played the game, then you'll remember that the ZeLeLi were gear wheels, forces of light born from the sun with the power to twist and transform Plattchen tiles).

The objective is to thwack all of your enemies into the next millenium by transforming into 'Niki Rock' in order to progress to the next stage, gameplay which Bplus describe as a "new interpretation of the unforgettable arcade classics". You'll be able to play through the game and win medals either alone or with a pal in co-op mode.

You can expect Niki - Rock 'n' Roll to launch in 2009 (you can also expect a long overdue review of PL�TTCHEN - twist 'n' paint very soon).