Post 12913

Mii-jong Mahjong next week on WiiWare

By Spencer . May 15, 2008 . 9:43am

Ah! A Nintendo developed WiiWare title that hasn’t been shown yet will appear next Tuesday in Japan. However, Yakuman Wii: Ide Yosuke no Kenjou Mahjong (Yakuman Wii: Yosuke Ide’s Wholesome Mahjong) probably won’t come out anywhere else in the world. Well,…

Post 12833

Fork over five for Defend Your Castle

By Levi . May 13, 2008 . 1:19pm

With yesterday's launch of WiiWare, the Wii has finally entered the world of downloadable original games. And while the launch lineup may be a bit meager, numbers-wise, there's definitely some quality to be found among the titles. Take, for example,…

Post 12800

My experience as a Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles king

By Spencer . May 11, 2008 . 8:22am

Good morning Chancellor Chime. Thanks for the report on my two warrior Clavats, Doris and Ansel. With only two warriors in the kingdom I wish there was a way to create more warriors with a male and a female other…

Post 12798

Different regions, different tastes of WiiWare

By Spencer . May 10, 2008 . 2:58pm

Levi sent over what looks to be an authentic press release detailing the six WiiWare games coming out on Monday. My first reaction is it’s more diverse than Japan’s launch with an emphasis on elementary games. If you were looking…

Post 12684

Block Breaker Deluxe breaks into WiiWare

By Spencer . May 7, 2008 . 10:48am

Most WiiWare announcements in Japan and North America are getting coverage. Somehow Gameloft’s first WiiWare game almost fell off the radar. Block Breaker Deluxe was quietly released on Japan’s Wii Shopping Channel today. The game is essentially a Breakout clone…

Post 12671

The PC to WiiWare shmup port, Protothea

By Spencer . May 7, 2008 . 8:25am

Star Soldier R won't be the only shoot 'em up coming to WiiWare. Ubisoft will release a WiiWare version of Protothea, a PC game developed by Sabarasa & Digital Buiders, during the US launch. We mentioned Protothea coming to WiiWare…

Post 12646

Rounding up Critter Round-Up and WiiWare questions for Konami

By Spencer . May 6, 2008 . 2:32pm

When WiiWare launched in Japan a single title constructed in North America was part of the lineup. Saku Saku Panic, better known as Critter Round-Up, was developed by Los Angeles based Epicenter Studios and published by Konami.   Since Critter…

Post 12618

Hudson USA discusses digital distribution and Ys

By Spencer . May 5, 2008 . 7:36pm

Hudson is moving full throttle into digital distribution with import TurboGrafx-16 games on the Virtual Console and plenty of Bomberman. I had a chance to ask Sabine Duvall, Vice President of Product Development at Hudson Entertainment, a few questions about…

Post 12479

WiiWare microtransactions resonably priced for Mojipittan

By Spencer . April 30, 2008 . 4:49am

The least talked about game out of the Japanese release schedule has been Mojipittan Wii. Since it’s like a Japanese version of scrabble it’s understandable why Mojipittan hasn’t been sitting in the spotlight. However, it does have microtransactions and it…

Post 12358

Nintendo of Japan planning a spatial awareness game? (Update: Yes, for WiiWare)

By Spencer . April 25, 2008 . 11:39am

While North America only sees a limited selection of Touch Generations titles, Nintendo of Japan keeps rolling out software for the Brain Age crowd. Theta, Otona no Joushikiryoku Training DS and Tashiten: Tashite 10 ni Suru Monogatari, a numeric puzzle…

Post 12356

Ping Pong, Magnetica and Blackjack coming to WiiWare?

By Spencer . April 25, 2008 . 11:12am

With only a few weeks away until the WiiWare launch we’re still speculating what games Nintendo will release. Minna de Puzzloop seems like a shoe-in since it’s a first party game, but solid confirmation is always nice. The ESRB has…

Post 12230

Downloadable dungeons sold in Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King

By Spencer . April 22, 2008 . 10:04am

The first set of downloadable content for Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King was just the beginning. More pay to play content is now available and round two contains a bundle of new dungeons to explore. The Dungeon…

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