Nintendownloads - 6/7/10
Nintendo, may I have a word with you? What's going on with the lack of virtual console games? Since the beginning of April only five virtual console games have been released. That's five in two and a half months. With some of the best games from the 8, 16, and 64-bit generations still not available, it is becoming increasingly hard to stomach Nintendo's recent abysmal treatment of its back catalog. With the virtual console Nintendo has access to nine classic consoles and hundreds of games, leaving no excuse whatsoever for ever having a week without a new release. But even Nintendo's library alone is incomplete. Where are Star Fox, Pilotwings 64, Mario Paint, Uniracers, Tetris Attack, Mischief Makers, Donkey Kong 64, not to mention Earthbound? Hopefully some good news for the virtual console will come along with next week's E3 announcements.
But you're probably more interested in what actually was released today rather than my ranting and raving about what wasn't. The WiiWare catalog expands by three more animal-themed games this week with Reel Fishing Challenge II, Lead the Meerkats, and Zoo Disc Golf. Meanwhile, hendheld gamers can download to their DSi new games Flametail, Don't Cross the Line, Fire Panic, and Flips: The Magic Faraway Tree. And WarioWare fans can also download the new WarioWare D.I.Y. microgame "Power Surge" for free this week, created by Nintendo Power staffer Chris Hoffman.
Check after the jump for the full description of each of this week's Nintendo download games.
WiiWareReel Fishing Challenge II
Publisher: Natsume Inc.
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Wii Points™
Description: Reel Fishing is back! This sequel to the smash-hit fishing game takes you to a pristine new freshwater environment teeming with fish that look and move just like the real thing. You'll go after these wily lunkers with a huge variety of lures and refined controls that provide the most natural and realistic fishing action yet. You'll need every advantage you can get as Reel Fishing Challenge II's 30 varied missions put your angling abilities to the ultimate test. This stunning, true-to-life fishing experience will have you hooked.Lead the Meerkats
Publisher: Lapland Studio
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) - Animated Blood, Mild Violence
Price: 1,000 Wii Points
Description: In Lead the Meerkats, you are a young meerkat with a lot to accomplish. You've been separated from your pack, and the time has come for you to form your own meerkat pack. Are you ready for the challenge? Name your pack and its meerkats. Dig burrow networks and enlarge your territory. Forage for food and grow your pack size. Stay on guard and be ready to make quick decisions. Run to the safety of the burrows or fight your enemies. Go head-to-head with a rival meerkat pack. Lead your pack to victory and rule the savanna. Lead the Meerkats is the first game to simulate the exciting life of meerkats, offering fun game play for animal lovers of all ages.Zoo Disc Golf
Publisher: Sonalysts, Inc.
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 1,000 Wii Points
Description: Each zoo enclosure is a "hole" in the Zoo Disc Golf course. The objective of the game is to get your disc into each "goal" using the fewest number of throws - the "goal" being the Emergency Animal Control station in each enclosure. A throw of the disc is equivalent to a stroke in golf and counts as one point. Available characters are the Rockhopper Penguin, Kangaroo, Panda and Meerkat. The Zoo Disc Golf course is made up of 18 holes. Each player is allowed a maximum of 10 strokes on each hole. When players reach 10 strokes, they move to the next hole with those 10 points added to their score.Nintendo DSiWare
Flametail
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: The year is 2099, and the solar system is littered with space junk. Our best hope for a tidier cosmos is to send the Flametail incinerator pod from planet to planet for a little fiery cleanup. Take control of the Flametail pod and start winding your way through obstacles, then watch as your flaming tail ignites blocks of troublesome debris and eventually eliminates them. Be careful not to work yourself into a dead end, and don't let the hazard line that follows you catch up to your tail or reach any leftover garbage. Luckily, you can find useful items (such as bombs or score multipliers) along your path and earn special power-ups (like radar or a missile) by collecting letter panels to spell particular words. Effectively burn up the floating garbage in the game's two modes - Space Tour and Time Limit - and earn new graphics and other surprises as you progress. The straightforward controls make it possible for anyone to take on the job of restoring space to pristine condition. Do you have what it takes to make your way to the outer reaches of the solar system?Don't Cross The Line
Publisher: Aksys Games
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Don't Cross The Line is a puzzle game in which the player must connect lines to various boxes, from one identical box to another, without crossing the lines they draw in the process. There are roughly 50 stages in all. Depending on how quickly you complete each stage, you'll be awarded with a bronze, silver or gold award. To unlock additional stages, players must achieve a certain ranking in previous stages. Can you outwit the puzzles at hand and receive gold awards all around?Fire Panic
Publisher: Playtainment
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Mild Cartoon Violence
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: As a futuristic firefighter in Fire Panic, you face the continuous challenge of extinguishing more and more fires that keep flaring up. To do this, use your Nintendo DSi™ stylus to mark the fastest route for your fire engine to reach each blaze. The engine will follow the line you draw and automatically douse each fire it passes along the way. It's a thrilling experience every time you play.Flips: The Magic Faraway Tree
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Players: 1
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Jo, Bessie and Fanny take their cousin Rick on an adventure he'll never forget to the magic Faraway Tree, where he meets Moon-Face, Silky the fairy and Saucepan Man. They visit all the different lands at the top of the Faraway Tree, including the Land of Spells, the crazy Land of Topsy-Turvy and the Land of Do-As-You-Please, where the children ride a runaway train. The new Flips range brings modern classics to the Nintendo DSiWare service. Readers can collect, solve, interact and learn as they progress through various stories and challenges.
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Posted to Video Games on 7 June 2010
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Was I the only one who thought 'Compare the MEERket.com' when seeing this? xD
God dammit, more crap for the VC. They release Kirby Super Star and suddenly we get nothing? I guess that's how it goes when you finally get a good game; You experience a drought for weeks on end.
God dammit, more crap for the VC. They release Kirby Super Star and suddenly we get nothing? I guess that's how it goes when you finally get a good game; You experience a drought for weeks on end.
I saw Pilotwings 64 in bold and nearly crapped myself. Then I actually read the whole paragraph and realized you were only saying that Pilotwings HASN'T been released. Now I am sad. :(
As far as EarthBound, didn't they say they were worried about legal issues because of the pop culture references in the game? Kind of silly, but I don't have any hope of ever seeing EarthBound, unfortunately.
you knowwwwwww
putting both the games that are out and the games you WISH are out in bold are confusing for those of us who scan for the day's released game titles in bold.
This isn't the first time I've thought "EARTHBOU- oh."
I'm sorry about the confusion everyone. It's customary on GayGamer.net to put all game titles in bold across all articles, so I just instinctively hit bold for them like I do all games.
Also, I should probably clarify that from the games I listed, Tetris Attack actually is available on the virtual console...in Japan.