The long wait is over. The full version of Spore will be released this week. September 4 is the release date for Australia, September 5 for Europe and Japan, and September 7 for the North American market. In addition to the game, it will come with a making of Spore DVD, a mini-book, a poster and a handbook.

I know it’s a PC game and this is a Nintendo gaming blog but Spore is big these days. Everywhere I go, all I see is Spores. It’s as if Spore is stalking me. I can even see a Spore creature in my dreams.

Last June, EA Games and Maxis came out with the teaser, Spore Creature Creator. This allowed users to create their own creature. Then they can upload their creatures to Sporepedia. The site’s database has thousands of creatures in it.

Even celebrities have got into the action. Among the celebrities that made their creatures are:

Masi Oka’s Pacasaur

Emeril’s Craw Big Daddy

Katy Perry’s Kittypurrysaurus

Chad Michael Murray’s Tatarus

David Arquette’s Scorpico

DJ AM’s Mugolufagus

Melissa Joan Hart’s Buttercup

Stan Lee’s Mr. Multi-limb

Elijah Wood’s Blue Snarkle

Carlos Santana’s Batuka

More celebrity spore creatures can be found here.

Spore’s everywhere these days. With all the hype it’s getting, it will be no surprise that it will be number one on the games charts on its first week of release. Spore fever is just warming up. Are you up for it?