Posts Tagged ‘wiiware’

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NintendoWare Weekly: Monster World IV

While we wait for Sega’s “Monster World Collection” to debut the previously Japan-only (and acclaimed!) Monster World IV on PSN and XBLA, Sega went ahead and deposited the game on Wii Virtual Console today, causing even more surprise than other, increasingly rare, VC releases.If you have the Wii Points kicking around, you can build a [...]

Published by JC Fletcher on May 10th, 2012 at 08:05 pm
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La Mulana WiiWare shelving blamed on DLC, certification difficulties

Director Takumi Naramura has said the cancelled western WiiWare release of La Mulana came about because of differing territorial expectations and Nigoro’s insistence on getting extra content in. Speaking to IndieGames, Naramura revealed that the three-man team at Nigoro was responsible for interfacing with Nintendo of Japan, while Nicalis handled the certification negotitations of the [...]

Published by Brenna Hillier on May 7th, 2012 at 12:05 am
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La Mulana western WiiWare release cancelled, PC version still on the cards

Nicalis has cancelled the European and US release of Nigoro’s WiiWare platformer La Mulana. The publisher told GoNintendo the “steep decline” of WiiWare sales coupled with long delays prompted the decision. A PC version is on the way, and Nigoro hopes to make an announcement soon, as it’s currently overwhelmed by requests for more information. [...]

Published by Brenna Hillier on May 1st, 2012 at 05:05 am
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La-Mulana For WiiWare Cancelled In North America & Europe

Nicalis has announced via Twitter that it has decided to cancel publishing La-Mulana for WiiWare in both North America and Europe. The game was originally ported to WiiWare by Nicalis on June 21st in Japan. Regarding La-Mulana, we have chosen to cancel publishing in North America and Europe for WiiWare. Filed under: Wii Tagged: canceled, la mulana, wiiware [...]

Published by sickr on May 1st, 2012 at 12:05 am
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NintendoWare Weekly: Colors! 3D

Colors! 3D is the heartwarming story of how an unofficial, homebrew DS app “graduated” into a for-real downloadable 3DS eShop game. It’s also an app that allows you to draw and paint on your 3DS, and share your drawings online with the Colors! 3D gallery.Other new content on 3DS this week includes a video interview [...]

Published by JC Fletcher on April 6th, 2012 at 04:04 am
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Nintendo downloads, April 4 – TNT Racers, Penguin Patrol

Nintendo has updated its WiiWare, eShop, and DSiWare offerings this week with TNT Racers and Penguin Patrol. Get the full update below. WiiWare TNT Racers – 1,000 Wii Points eShop Colors! 3D – $6.99 Penguin Patrol – $1.99 Disney Epic Mickey: Power of Two and Disney Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion – video The Rifle’s [...]

Published by Stephany Nunneley on April 5th, 2012 at 07:04 pm
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Club Nintendo offers You, Me, the Cubes, Excitebike, and Metal Torrent

If you’ve got a bunch of Club Nintendo Coins burning an electronic hole in your virtual pocket, you could do worse than spend them on this month’s selection of downloadable games. For April, Nintendo is offering Kenji Eno’s WiiWare puzzle game You, Me, and the Cubes; the WiiWare bike retread Excitebike World Rally, and a [...]

Published by JC Fletcher on April 3rd, 2012 at 06:04 am
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Puzzler SpeedThru, Kirby cartoon head up this week’s Nintendo Downloads

A free Kirby cartoon series and Nintendo-developed puzzle title SpeedThru: Potzol’s Puzzle get the top billing on the Nintendo eShop update for this week. SpeedThru offers up 90 different levels of block-turning which has been specifically designed to test and improve spatial awareness via using the 3D effect of the Nintendo 3DS. As you might [...]

Published by Alex Donaldson on April 2nd, 2012 at 09:04 am
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Nintendo Europe Brings Back WiiWare Demos

Nintendo Europe and Nintendo UK have announced via Twitter that they’re bringing back WiiWare demos. Nintendo says you can now sample more than thirty WiiWare demos absolutely free, but if you view the site it says there are only twenty-seven demos. Still, it’s better than nothing.   Filed under: Nintendo, Wii Tagged: demos, Nintendo, Wii, [...]

Published by sickr on March 30th, 2012 at 01:03 pm
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NintendoWare Weekly: Mutant Mudds demo

The most noteworthy digital release this week on Nintendo systems is a demo of a game that came out in February. Yes, that means it’s a really slow week, but to be fair Mutant Mudds is very worth trying.DSiWare’s sole release is ’90s Pool, which, as far as we can tell, is “’90s” only because [...]

Published by JC Fletcher on March 29th, 2012 at 05:03 pm
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Nintendo downloads, March 29 – Mutant Mudds and 2 Fast 4 Gnomz demos

Nintendo has updated its WiiWare, eShop, and DSiWare offerings this week with demos for Renegade Kid’s Mutant Mudds and 2 Fast 4 Gnomz, and more. Get updated below. eShop: Arc Style: Soccer 3D, Mutant Mudds – demo, 90′s Pool DSiWare: 90′s Pool WiiWare: 2 Fast 4 Gnomz – demo Read More…

Published by Stephany Nunneley on March 29th, 2012 at 04:03 pm
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NintendoWare Weekly: Zombie Slayer Diox

Another original release comes to 3DS eShop this week, in the form of UFO Interactive’s (other) rock vs. zombie game, Zombie Slayer Diox.If actual games don’t interest you today, free entertainment abounds, with music videos on Nintendo Video and a Swapnote “inspired by” Uggie the dog going out to everyone using that delightful free program. [...]

Published by JC Fletcher on March 22nd, 2012 at 05:03 pm
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Nintendo downloads, March 22 – Zombie Slayer Diox, Uggie the spokesdog

Nintendo has updated its WiiWare, eShop, and DSiWare offerings this week with Zombie Slayer Diox, Carmen Sandiego Adventures in Math: The Island of Diamonds, music vidoes, and 1st Class Poker & BlackJack. For a limited time, 3DS owners who have installed the free Swapnote application can also receive a special Swapnote inspired by Uggie, the [...]

Published by Stephany Nunneley on March 22nd, 2012 at 02:03 pm
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Frogger: Hyper Arcade Edition is official, downloadable this spring

Frogger: Hyper Arcade Edition is officially a thing, coming to XBLA, PSN and WiiWare this spring. Hyper Arcade Edition updates Frogger’s classic core mechanics and adds new game modes, including Tile Capture, Battle Royale, Freak Out and four-player matches against friends or the CPU.This new Frogger also totes a variety of different skins, with the [...]

Published by Jessica Conditt on March 20th, 2012 at 07:03 pm
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Frogger: Hyper Arcade Edition hitting consoles through digitaldownload

Konami has announced Frogger: Hyper Arcade Edition will be released through PSN, WiiWare, and XBLA this spring. Outed by the Australian Classifications Board last month, the game contains the core Frogger mechanics, but adds “new content and ideas” such as the new gaming modes: Tile Capture, Battle Royale, Freak Out and “more.” Players can also [...]

Published by Stephany Nunneley on March 20th, 2012 at 07:03 pm
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NintendoWare Weekly: Game Gear, Samurai Shodown IV

It’s the Virtual Consoliest day of 2012! Between the Wii and 3DS, there are four new Virtual Console games you can buy today. On 3DS, of course, that means Game Gear support has arrived. On Wii, it means Samurai Shodown IV, originally for Neo Geo.There’s also some free entertainment to be found on the 3DS [...]

Published by JC Fletcher on March 15th, 2012 at 04:03 pm
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NintendoWare Weekly: Punch-Out!!, King of Fighters ’97

We have a coveted double Virtual Console event today, in which emulated retro games appear on both 3DS and Wii. On 3DS, you can experience the thrill of being beaten severely by enormous people in Punch-Out!! And on Wii … pretty much the same thing (beatings, enormous humans) from a different perspective in King of [...]

Published by JC Fletcher on March 8th, 2012 at 07:03 pm
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Upcoming Nintendo eShop content includes Ketzal’s Corridors, and SEGA Game Gear titles

Nintendo has announced plenty of eShop and Virtual Console offerings are in the works for March. Hit the break for the schedule. Here’s your eSho offerings: Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream (March – The classic boxing game from the NES returns, featuring fan-favorite characters like Little Mac and Bald Bull. Fun! Fun! Minigolf TOUCH! from Shin’en [...]

Published by Stephany Nunneley on March 6th, 2012 at 02:03 pm
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Nintendo downloads, March 1 – Crush3D demo, Metroid

Nintendo’s updated its WiiWare, eShop, and DSiWare offerings this week with Aya and the Cubes of Light, a demo for Crush3D, Metroid, and Aahh! Spot the Difference. Head on through the link to Joystiq for the full thing. Read More…

Published by Stephany Nunneley on March 1st, 2012 at 08:03 pm
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NintendoWare Weekly: Crush3D demo, Metroid

Nintendo’s actually doing a pretty good job with these 3DS demos! Today on the eShop, you’ll be able to get a sample of the upcoming puzzle adventure Crush3D. You know, in case our preview wasn’t quite vividly descriptive enough to paint an accurate picture in your brain.If you missed the Ambassador Program, you can now [...]

Published by JC Fletcher on March 1st, 2012 at 04:03 pm
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