The last chapter in the Tales of Monkey Island series, Rise of the Pirate God, will be available December 8.
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Wiiware has been a great way for small game developers to show off their skills to the masses. Over the Top Games does not disappoint with NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits.
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You play as Nyx, a winged girl from the heavens, who has come down to earth in search of her love, Icarus. After using his wings to visit Nyx in the heavens, Icarus goes missing, leaving Nyx wondering where her love has gone. Nyx comes down to earth and finds it in ruins and empty of life–except annoying birds.
Sequel to the Hit My Aquarium Stampedes onto WiiWare Today
San Mateo, Calif. – Nov. 30, 2009 – The creatures of the animal kingdom are ready to be cared for as My Zoo, the follow up to the WiiWare™ hitMy Aquarium, launches on WiiWare today. My Zoo gives players the ability to raise and play with the cutest, cuddliest lions, elephants, giraffes and other animals in the comfort of their own homes. Published by Hudson Entertainment, the North and South American subsidiary of HUDSON SOFT, My Zoo can now be downloaded on WiiWare for 500 Wii Points™. My Zoo is rated E for Everyone by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB).
“My Zoo is a fun interactive experience for gamers of all ages,” said Sabine Duvall, Vice President of Digital Download at Hudson Entertainment. “Families can bond over raising a virtual animal family together. With eight types of animals already available and more on the way, My Zooprovides endless opportunities to learn and grow with the animals you’re caring for.”
Whether you succumbed to a food coma, found yourself trapped at the mall or just planted yourself in front of the television, clearly you need a break from the exhausting holiday weekend. And Nintendo is here to help, with 10 downloadable games sure to provide a welcome distraction. WiiWare™ brings the latest installment in the gripping Tales of Monkey Island series, while Nintendo DSiWare™ serves up some magic along with the popular Bookworm™ and Foto Face: The Face Stealer Strikes, a game starring…you. And don’t forget to take a trip down memory lane with two Virtual Console™ classics – one from Super NES™ and one from the arcades.
For you Flipnote Studio™ fans, there’s something “dynamite” on the Nintendo Channel and the Flipnote Hatena Web site this week, so be sure to check it out. You can also watch and download Flipnotes created by renowned artists like Aardman Animations LTD. at the new Flipnote Central section.
A new title has been revealed thanks to a rating posted to the OFLC. ‘Reflect Missile’ is being developed by Q-Games and published by Nintendo so it’s …
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Download New BIT.TRIP Kicks, Speeding Karts, Magic Castles and More
Among the latest downloadable games from Nintendo is BIT.TRIP VOID, a riveting new installment in the extraordinary retro-arcade series for the WiiWare™service. You’ll also find some remarkable kid-friendly fare on WiiWare this week, including the immersive Harvest Moon®: My Little Shop. Race-loving Mario™ fans will thrill to see the original Super Mario Kart™ make its Virtual Console™ debut alongside the imaginative A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia. The Nintendo DSiWare™ service welcomes Castle Of Magic – featuring some inventive uses for the Nintendo DSi™ system’s built-in cameras – as well as five delightful additions to the Electroplankton™ series. No doubt, the variety and value found on the Wii Shop Channel and Nintendo DSi Shop are enough to keep holiday consumers energized through Black Friday and beyond.
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Burlingame, Calif., November 23, 2009 – Natsume Inc., a worldwide
developer and publisher of family-oriented video games, announced
today that Harvest Moon: My Little Shop has been released for digital
download on Nintendo WiiWare. This fun-filled new spin on the popular
Harvest Moon series will be available for 1200 Wii Points and is rated
E for Everyone by the ESRB.“We are thrilled to be bringing Harvest Moon: My Little Shop to
WiiWare,” said Hiro Maekawa, President and CEO at Natsume. “It’s a
great addition to the WiiWareT library for players of all ages. It
combines the addictive farming fun of the Harvest Moon series with
lively, imaginative minigames. You won’t find anything else quite like
it!”
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1 (N) – Pokemon Rumble Demo
2 (N) – World of Goo Demo
3 (N) – FFCC: My Life as a Darklord Demo
4 (N) – Bit.Trip Beat Demo
5 (N) – NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits Demo
6 (N) – Pokemon Rumble
7 (1) – Excitebike: World Rally
8 (2) – Frogger Returns
9 (4) – Carnival King
10 (3) – Reel Fishing Challenge
11 (5) – Tetris Party
12 (7) – World of Goo
13 (8) – My Aquarium
14 (9) – Dr. Mario Online Rx
15 (6) – LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias
16 (10) – Contra Rebirth
17 (11) – My Pokemon Ranch
18 (15) – “Aha! I Got It!” Escape Game
19 (13) – Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
20 (14) – Texas Hold’Em Poker
The beloved Ace Attorney series featuring the most exciting courtroom dramas of the digital decade are headed to Nintendo’s popular download service in 2010
SAN MATEO, Calif. — November 18, 2009 — Capcom® Entertainment, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today announced that three classic Ace Attorney® games are scheduled for digital release on Nintendo’s WiiWare next year beginning with the one that started it all, Phoenix Wright™: Ace Attorney® followed by Phoenix Wright™ Ace Attorney®: JUSTICE FOR ALL, and Phoenix Wright™ Ace Attorney®: TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS. Gamers can expect the deliberations to begin January 2010. These games will cost 1,000 Wii Points, $10.00 USD.
Ace Attorney’s massive popularity and appeal in Japan has caught on in the West and the franchise has now sold well over 3.7 million units worldwide. For the first time ever, this beloved handheld series is making an appearance on a home console, giving gamers access to three of the classic Ace Attorney adventures from the comfort of their own living rooms. Fans and newcomers alike will have a chance to star as the most popular defense attorney in videogames, Phoenix Wright – a man driven by principles and his ability to separate fact from dubious fiction. Each game in the series presents twisting storylines and intriguing gameplay with comical anime stylings. Players will collect evidence, weed through inconsistent testimonies and overcome corrupt agendas to ensure that justice prevails! Present evidence with the wave of the Wii remote or press suspicious testimonies by wiggling it. These games can be played via single-player and has multiple save slots.
Mysterious Happenings Plague the Caribbean as Denizens Anxiously Await Answers in “Rise of the Pirate God” on Tuesday, December 8
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According to Famitsu, Phoenix Wright is headed to WiiWare on December 15 in Japan for 900 Wii Points. No details on whether this is a completely new …
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REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– There’s never been a better time to check out the extraordinary lineup of downloadable games from Nintendo. This week, Wii™ owners who connect their Wii consoles to the Internet can enjoy demos of five exceptional games for the WiiWare™ downloadable game service for zero Wii Points™: BIT.TRIP BEAT, FINAL FANTASY® CRYSTAL CHRONICLES®: My Life as a Darklord™, NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits, World of Goo™ and a brand new entry in the Pokémon™ game series, Pokémon™ Rumble. To get a taste of any or all of these tremendous titles before downloading the full versions, go to the WiiWare section of the Wii Shop Channel and search for “Demo.” For more information, please visit www.nintendo.com/wii/wiiware/demo.
This week’s launch of Pokémon Rumble for WiiWare delivers more than just a fun-packed new addition to the beloved Pokémon universe. Anyone who joins Club Nintendo™ – or is already a member – will have the opportunity to unlock an exclusive Toy Pokémon character that can be used in the game. Simply connect your Wii Shop Channel account to your new or existing Club Nintendo account, use Wii Points to download Pokémon Rumble and watch for an e-mail containing a special password that lets you access the character in the game. More information about this offer can be found at us.wii.com/wiiware/pokemonrumble/register. The offer is available only through April 30, 2010.
Amersfoort (Nov. 13, 2009) – NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits, published by Madrid-based indie developers “Over the Top Games”, wins the Best Euro Game category at the Dutch Game …
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