The WiiWare Thread

[Red-Blue]

6P online Tetris.

Wow, awesome!

[valius]

So... the most expensive WiiWare game will be 1500 points (FF:CC) and the most inexpensive will be 500 points (Eternity's Child). That's quite affordable for new downloadable games I'm looking forward to it/looking forward to being able to develop on the platform.

[codenamelenny]

SPOGS will have downloadable content.
Nintendo Everything » Blog Archive » Spogs Racing - downloadable, user content featured?

Originally Posted by Scott Oor

We’ll be making ‘racer packs’ available for Spogs Racing that will include new content such as tracks, car parts, and more. Racers literally crash and steal upgrade parts from their opponents in real-time. No need to spend money at a garage to buy upgrade parts; instead, get what you need when you need it, and face the challenge of losing your best parts to your opponents. We’re also putting a unique social spin into our games with user created/customized content and games that allow novice and hardcore players alike to play each other and have a great time.

[codenamelenny]

Wiiware has been launched in Japan today. I'm going to post some previews from IGN.

Dr. Mario

The WiiWare version of the game is actually two games in one., combining Dr. Mario with the lesser known Virus Buster. Dr. Mario looks like a high tech version of the classic puzzler, with single player and competitive modes included. The competitive modes, which can be played against a friend or against the CPU, includes standard competitive matches, as well as a "flash" mode, where you race against your opponent to wipe out flashing bacteria quickly. All modes let you adjust speed between slow, normal and fast, and set the bacteria count.

Also included in the Dr. Mario game is Wi-Fi play, allowing you to face off against players from throughout the world via the Wi-Fi Connection service. You can select to face off against a randomly selected opponent, or send out invites to friends who've recorded your Dr. Mario friend code. Your gaming buddies don't actually need a copy of the game, as Nintendo has implemented a download play feature for this game, which sends a limited versus-only copy to members of your Wii Friend List via Wi-Fi Connect 24.

The other game included in the bundle will be recognizable to those who played through the Japanese Brain Age 2. Virus Buster has the same basic rules as the main Dr. Mario game, except you use the Wiimote to directly move capsules around on the play field. To make direct pointing controls feasible, Nintendo has zoomed the action in, so you won't have too much trouble grabbing hold of the capsules. This mode can be played simultaneously by up to four players, something which should come in handy once the game starts throwing multiple capsules at you simultaneously.

IGN: Dr. Mario & Virus Buster Preview
One of the great features of the DS(download play) is now on the wii!

[codenamelenny]

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My life as a king

t's all a big cycle, but the Crystal Chronicles experience can be broken down into two parts: building up your town and managing your soldiers.

Your party of adventurers grows as you advance through the game. Each time you build a new home, one of the residents is sure to be a young warrior in training. This character will eventually approach you near the castle gates and ask that you take him or her into your employ, something that requires a hefty amount of cash.

It may take up just 200 blocks of space, but Crystal Chronicles doesn't seem like a marginalized experience in any way. The simulation portion has kept us hooked for our couple hours of play time, signaling a good start for Nintendo's new downloadable games initiative.

Lots more after the link. IGN: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King Preview

[valius]

From what I saw at GDC, the game looks pretty impressive for its small size. I'm interested to play it for the low price its going for.

[codenamelenny]

Eternity's child gameplay vid.
Pro-gamers.fr, webzine d'actualités et de critiques de jeux vidéo - Eternity Child, une nouvelle vidéo de gameplayl

[codenamelenny]

Hudson announces more wiiware titles. They say they're going to release one every month.

Joysound
- retail package comes with mic
- music distribution (handled by Xing) will be via WiiWare
- monthly service charge
- once the service starts, 1000 songs will be added each month
- social networking service “Uta Suki” planned that will offer online rankings, co-op, and some form of communication

Blue Oasis
something to do with fish.


Alien Crush
It's a sequel to a pinball game. It will have online leaderboards.
Hudson Announces Ten Wiiware Games In The Works (UPDATE) | pure nintendo | freshly-squeezed

[daz14]

I have no real idea what Wiiware is. Please dont laugh, i just havent really paid too much attention to the new Wiiware hype.

Is it just a better version of a Virtual console game?

[boffo]

Originally Posted by daz14

I have no real idea what Wiiware is. Please dont laugh, i just havent really paid too much attention to the new Wiiware hype.

Is it just a better version of a Virtual console game?

It's just original downloadable content. New games that are being released online instead of on disc.