NINTENDO DOWNLOAD: SIX NINTENDO DSIWARE TITLES, ONE WIIWARE GAME AND ONE VIRTUAL CONSOLE GAME ADDED TO SHOP CHANNELS
April 6, 2009
This week marks the launch of Nintendo DSi™, the third iteration of the nation’s top-selling portable video game system. Along with it comes the grand opening of the Nintendo DSi Shop, an online store where players can redeem Nintendo DSi Points™ for a wide variety of games and applications, including Nintendo DSiWare™ titles. Just as the WiiWare™ service does for Wii™ owners, the Nintendo DSiWare service delivers an ever-growing library of cool new downloadable content for Nintendo DSi users, with new games added on Mondays.
For this first edition of Nintendo Download, we’re pleased to highlight the latest additions to both the Nintendo DSi Shop and the Wii Shop Channel. You’ll find six Nintendo DSiWare titles to choose from, including a free Web browser that lets Nintendo DSi owners access the Internet with a swipe of the stylus. Wii users, meanwhile, will see a fun new WiiWare game that’s compatible with the Wii Balance Board™ (sold separately with Wii Fit™), plus a classic exploration game for the Virtual Console™.
The latest EDGE review scores are as follows:
GTA: Chinatown Wars (NDS, Rockstar): 9
Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Athena (PS3/Xbox 360, Atari): 8
Little King’s Story (Wii, Rising Star Games): 9
Godfather II (PS3/Xbox 360, EA): 6
Wanted: Weapons of Fate (PS3/Xbox 360, Warner): 4
Madworld (Wii, Sega): 6
Wheelman (PS3/Xbox 360, Ubisoft): 4
FF Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time (Wii/NDS, Square Enix): 6
Sonic and the Black Knight (Wii, Sega): 3
Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume (DS) – 7
London (6th April 2009) – Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today announces the release of two downloadable titles for WiiWare™ from TAITO®. BUBBLE BOBBLE™ Plus! will be available for download from 10th April 2009, while RAINBOW ISLANDS™: TOWERING ADVENTURE! is set for release in May 2009.
Originally released in 1986, BUBBLE BOBBLE became an instant hit in arcades around the world. Now BUBBLE BOBBLE Plus! gives a new dimension to the classic action with its four-person multiplayer mode along with a global ranking system. BUBBLE BOBBLE Plus! offers endless fun with 400 challenging rounds in different game modes. All of the memorable characters that players know and love will be joined by new enemy characters that stand in the way of victory.
NEW TRACKS FROM FOO FIGHTERS, GLASVEGAS, OASIS, THE VON BONDIES AND MORE ADDED TO Wii MUSIC STORE LINEUP
Cambridge, Mass. – April 6, 2009 – Harmonix and MTV Games announced today 11 new tracks coming this week to the Rock Band® Music Store catalogue of downloadable content for Wii™ home videogame console from Nintendo, including Journey’s definitive power ballad “Don’t Stop Believing.” This week’s music lineup also includes tracks from American hard rock band Foo Fighters, British alternative band Oasis and three family-friendly tracks from the favorite pineapple dweller, Spongebob Squarepants.
Described by Allmusic as “one of the best opening keyboard riffs in rock,” Journey’s smash 1981 hit “Don’t Stop Believing” will be released for download in the Wii Rock BandMusic Store this week. “Don’t Stop Believing” is one of the most referenced rock songs in popular culture, receiving prominent placement in the 2007 series finale of The Sopranos.
Rhythm Heaven (DS) – 9.0
Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier (DS) – 7.0
Excitebots: Trick Racing (Wii) – 8.0
Klonoa: Door to Phantomile (Wii) – 9.0
Steal Princess (DS): 6.0
Major Minor’s Majestic March (Wii) – 6.0
Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars Director’s Cut (Wii) – 7.0
Don King Boxing (Wii) – 5.5
Dokapon Journey (DS) – 4.0
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (DS) – 9.0
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus (Wii) – 7.5
Touch Mechanic (DS) – 5.0
The Dark Spire (DS) – 5.0
Pokemon Platinum (DS) – 9.0
Abylight is pleased to announce the next release of its “Fish’em All” game.
Hold on tight to your controls and fish’em all! Alone, or with your friends, you will have a great time catching these little fish… they’re crazy!
Beat your own high scores, take on challenges and solve fun puzzles in a range of amazing stages full of colour and fantasy. Watch out for the dragon, the ninja-rat or the sumo-toad! Do you think it looks easy?
This game will bring all the excitement of the great arcade classics to your console.
Soon available!
In this photo released by Nintendo, Anthony Lewis, 22, from Sherman Oaks, CA was among the first to get a hands-on demonstration of Nintendo DSi by Jessica Villarreal. Hundreds of Nintendo fans congregated to GameStop at Universal CityWalk in Los Angeles for the chance to get a first-look at the third iteration of the world’s best-selling portable video game system, which officially launches in the U.S. on April 5, 2009. (Nintendo photo by Bob Riha, Jr.)
In this photo released by Nintendo, Gym Class Heroes band members pose with video game icon Mario after they performed at the Nintendo DSi launch event at GameStop at Universal CityWalk, Sunday, April 5, 2009 in Los Angeles, Calif. (Nintendo photo by Bob Riha, Jr.)
