Chess Challenge! released on both WiiWare and DSiWare – Play at home or on-the-go
GORMLEY, Ontario, Canada – May 10, 2010 – Digital Leisure Inc. a leading developer and publisher of interactive video-based titles and console games, announced today the launch of Chess Challenge!, designed exclusively for Nintendo’s WiiWare™ and DSiWare™ game services.
Now you can play fully Wi-Fi enabled Chess on your Wii™ or use Nintendo DS™’s wireless play on your Nintendo DSi™!
We just wanted to give you a heads-up that today Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS arrives on WiiWare™ for North America!
In Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS, legal eagle Phoenix Wright will face the toughest prosecutor yet as the mysterious hard-boiled “Godot” is gunning for him with extreme prejudice. Get ready for the most intense courtroom standoffs of your Ace Attorney career!
Ace Attorney’s massive popularity and appeal in Japan has caught on in the West and the franchise has now sold well over 3 million units worldwide. For the first time ever, this beloved handheld series is available on the home console, Wii system from Nintendo, 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! These games can be played via single-player, or with family and friends.
Wedbush Morgan
DS – 525K
Wii – 400K
Xbox 360 – 275K
PS3 – 245K
PSP – 85K
PS2 – 70K
EEDAR
DS – 535K
Wii – 450K
Xbox 360 – 275K
PS3 – 245K
PSP – 85K
PS2 – 70K
“Also similar to the US, 2010 has not seen a strong software lineup thus far for the Wii platform, while big titles were launched for other companies’ platforms one after another. In the US, Xbox 360 has been keeping the lead over PS3 this year. In Europe, on the other hand, while Xbox 360 was showing the decline, PS3 has shown increase since the fall of 2009. It appears that the benefit of third party publishers’ big multiplatform titles has been mainly contributing to PS3. On the other hand, the sales of Nintendo DS hardware in Europe are showing a year-on-year decrease, unlike the United States market. While Wii has been embracing big hit titles since the latter half of 2009, not many strong titles to significantly drive hardware sales have been launched for Nintendo DS for a while. So, we recognise that we are coming to the stage where we need to offer a hit title that can gain social phenomena and catch our customers’ attentions.” – Satoru Iwata
To be honest, the Wii and DS have both lacked big titles in 2010 so far. Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Metroid: Other M will change that for Nintendo’s console, though the lack of big titles for both systems in Japan especially has been troublesome.
Nintendo has been relying on the sales of New Super Mario Bros. Wii throughout the first half of the year. The same could be same of Tomodachi Collection, which is really the only first-party title other than Pokemon Ranger that has topped the charts consistently. There have been a few notable third-party games here and there, but lineups for the Wii and DS haven’t looked impressive in 2010 so far. And with the 3DS on the way, Nintendo will have to find a way to balance the development of titles for that portable as well as the DS.
Admit it: You’ve always dreamed of quitting your job and roaming the countryside as a legendary kung fu warrior. Thanks to the new Photo Dojo™ game for the Nintendo DSiWare™ service, your dream is finally within reach. The game features customization options that let you add your entire body and voice to wild kung fu matches. It puts you right into the middle of a hilarious fighting game. Best of all, it’s available for a whopping zero Nintendo DSi Points™ now through June 10. That’s right – ZERO! Don’t wait – 200 Nintendo DSi Points will be required for download starting June 11.
After you download Photo Dojo, be sure to keep an eye out for some of the other big games Nintendo is releasing during the next month. We’re starting off this week with a hand-held version of the classic Earthworm Jim. Not to be overruled, a new Phoenix Wright™ Ace Attorney™ title serves up some justice for the WiiWare™ service.
