“bittos+” CONFIRMS WiiWare LAUNCH ON JANUARY 25TH, 2010
Be Smart. Be Quick. Be Square.
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – January 21, 2010 – MACHINE and Unconditional Studios announced today that bittos+, the flagship edition of the bittos arcade-style puzzle game franchise, is confirmed to launch Monday, January 25, 2010 on WiiWare.
Developed by Unconditional Studios, bittos+ is a fun puzzle game for the whole family that challenges players to guide, rotate and slide the shapes into just the right arrangement to construct vibrant, shiny squares. Yes, squares! Make squares, and squares within squares, to advance through the levels which become progressively quicker and more challenging. Loaded with multiple modes to unlock, collectable in-game awards, local leaderboards for both you and your household, and unique game styles to suit your every mood, bittos+ sweeps you away, delivering a brand new gameplay experience that everyone can enjoy.
Thanks to Ross M for the news tip!
“Without badmouthing people, a lot of the games they’ve been complaining about are rail shooters and a rail shooter wouldn’t have sold no matter what platform you put it on because it’s a rail shooter and that’s a niche genre that had its heyday back in the Dreamcast era. Ultimately the way we looked at it was that there’s a huge audience who own Wiis, we own Wiis and we know that amongst that audience there is a sub-sect who love dark stories, thrillers, mysteries and horror movies and so the development [of Shattered Memories] was all about removing the obstacles to those people enjoying this game. If they really enjoy a good horror story, they should enjoy this so we’ve tried to create a product that has broad appeal but does something really good and unique.” – Sam Barlow, lead designer of Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
I’ve definitely seen a lot of Wii owners complaining about the amount of rail shooters that have been released for the system. But the unfortunate thing with Darkside Chronicles and Dead Space Extraction is that they’re high-quality games. In the future, perhaps developers and publishers will understand that the core Wii audience simply isn’t interested in rail shooters at this point and would like to try out a different type of experience instead.
01. / 01. [PSP] Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (Square Enix) – 177.405 / 623.367 (-60%)
02. / 02. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) – 138.683 / 3.006.169 (-13%)
03. / 00. [WII] Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles (Capcom) – 72.804 / NEW
04. / 03. [NDS] Friend Collection (Nintendo) – 54.764 / 2.651.045 (-42%)
05. / 04. [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) – 42.359 / 1.516.522 (-21%)
06. / 00. [PSP] Tekken 6 (Namco Bandai) – 25.131 / NEW
07. / 00. [NDS] Last Window: Mayonaka no Yakusoku (Nintendo) – 24.668 / NEW
08. / 05. [NDS] The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo) – 22.414 / 488.731 (-54%)
09. / 09. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) – 22.328 / 1.691.000 (-32%)
10. / 08. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven 2: Threat of the Invaders – Fire / Blizzard (Level 5) – 20.370 / 1.033.000 (-44%)
Thanks to NintenDaan for the news tip!
