A new Gundam game is about to be announced. We know this because Namco Bandai itself announced the announcement today.

The new game is the latest entry in the Gundam VS arcade series -- the ninth entry, if you've been keeping count. First footage of the game will be shown on the 19th in the Namco Bandai booth at the AOU 2010 Amusement Expo event.

Namco Bandai opened a teaser countdown site today for the announcement:

The 19th is AOU's business day, so only the press and industry insiders will be able to attend the announcement. However, video footage will also be shown on the 20th, the public day. The game will not be shown in playable form.

Outside of the new Gundam game, Namco Bandai will be showing off Wangan Midnight Maximum Tuned 3DX Plus, its latest Wangan Midnight series racing game. The followup adds Nissan Sky Line GT-R (KPGC10) and Nissan GT-R (R35) cars and a Fukuoka track.

Other product for the show include gun shooting game Dead Storm Pirates and medal game Pokemon Kuru Kuru Get.