PC World reports that Google and Nintendo have gotten together and craeted a game, set for a Japan release, where the goal is to be the best Google Guru you can be. It seems that players are fighting to be at the top of the game’s search engine results.

Now we’ve seen some strange games in the past but And-Kensaku might rank in the top 10 (although if you boil it down, it’s just a management sim right?). At least it’s got a super-catchy J-Pop main title (click the link to hear it).

The game is to retail for around 4,900 Yen, roughly the same as many AAA titles are (approx. $50) and it set to be ready on 29 April.

From the PC Word Article:

How it works: Players compete by attempting to guess the popular web search terms. The player with the most correct guesses wins. The hook: It uses Google’s search engine, and while you can play it offline with some 10,000 pre-stored words and phrases, go online and you’ll be able to download additional challenges based off current Google search trends.

There are said to be over 12 modes, up to four person multiplayer and some modes have some very distinct Nintendo-ness to them, with bombs and such.

The game ships with over a dozen variant modes and supports up to four player simultaneous play. One version apparently involves predicting which combinations of words will ratchet up your hit count, while another involves fiddling special items and stats. A few others incorporate mechanisms like collapsing stairs and fizzing bombs.

I’m betting that theme song ends up being used in a slew of YouTube videos within the next six months. I wonder what the Google Nintendo keywrod combination is going to be worth for the next two weeks?