Nintendo Beginning To Localize Japanese WiiWare Games

One debacle WiiWare faces is who is going to localize and publish games for other regions? Square Enix brought Lost Winds to Japan, but what about all those Japan-only games like Shootanto and Sorcery Blade? Nintendo isn’t picking up those, but they got their hands on Lonpos.

Recommended Videos

 

Lonpos was a WiiWare launch title in Japan that became remembered more for it’s downloadable content than the game itself. The concept of Lonpos is simple. Players pick up pieces and finagling them into a rectangle. Genki developed the game, but an ESRB rating informs us Nintendo will take care of publishing Lonpos here sometime in the future. While you may not be excited about Lonpos it would be interesting to see Nintendo pick up the many other WiiWare games in Japan that don’t have ties to a US publisher like Overturn.

 

Images courtesy of Nintendo.


Siliconera is supported by our audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn a small affiliate commission. Learn more
related content
Read Article Which Vanillaware Games Do You Like Best and Recommend?
Best Vanillaware Game
Read Article Which Nintendo Console Is the Best?
Which Nintendo Console Is the Best
Read Article Super Smash Bros Brawl Subspace Emissary Leaks Influenced SSBU
Smash Subspace Emissary Story
Read Article Which The Legend of Zelda Game Do You Like Best?
Now that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is here and we've spent some time with it, let's talk about the entries in the series we like best
Read Article Which The Legend of Zelda Game Is a Good Place to Start?
Which Legend of Zelda Game Should I Play First
Related Content
Read Article Which Vanillaware Games Do You Like Best and Recommend?
Best Vanillaware Game
Read Article Which Nintendo Console Is the Best?
Which Nintendo Console Is the Best
Read Article Super Smash Bros Brawl Subspace Emissary Leaks Influenced SSBU
Smash Subspace Emissary Story
Read Article Which The Legend of Zelda Game Do You Like Best?
Now that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is here and we've spent some time with it, let's talk about the entries in the series we like best
Read Article Which The Legend of Zelda Game Is a Good Place to Start?
Which Legend of Zelda Game Should I Play First
Author
Siliconera Staff
Sometimes we'll publish a story as a group. You'll find collaborative stories and some housekeeping announcements under this mysterious Siliconera Staff Writer account.