July 10th, 2009 by David Hinkle
If you’ve been having a tough time accruing enough coins in Club Nintendo to get your very own copy of Game & Watch Collection for DS, know that Nintendo is planning to parcel out nine different Game & Watch classics to DSiWare in Japan. Kotaku reports that Nintendo will be offering each individual game for a very reasonable 200 DSi Points over the summer, meaning you can have your own piece of gaming history on the go for a measly $2.
There’s no word on these escaping Japan, but considering that a majority of the content offered on DSiWare there has made its way over here, it’s likely only a matter of time.
Game & Watch & DSiWare originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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June 29th, 2009 by David Hinkle
It wouldn’t be Monday without new games to download across Nintendo platforms. This week’s highlight is definitely Hudson’s first-person soaker, Water Warfare. It’s a neat concept, but we really think Hudson could’ve spent some time tightening up the graphics in level three.
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NintendoWare Weekly: Water Warfare in for a Reel Fishing Challenge originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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June 26th, 2009 by JC Fletcher
This week in Europe, Hudson Soft has one release on all three Wii download services. That’s a pretty impressive feat, even if the individual
games don’t seem that exciting. We suppose 50 sudoku puzzles for 200 points is nice, and
SimEarth is a good game.
The Hudson releases are joined by Taito’s Puzzle Bobble/Bust a Move update and by Altered Beast. Now, we love Altered Beast more than most people (by which we mean we love it some), but 900 points for the arcade version? What’s that about?
WiiWare:
- Puzzle Bobble Plus! (1-2 players, 800 Wii Points)
- Water Warfare (1-2 players offline, 2-8 online, 800 Wii Points)
Virtual Console:
- Altered Beast (Arcade, 1-2 players, 900 Wii Points)
- SimEarth (Turbografx-16 CD-ROM, 1 player,800 Wii Points)
DSiWare:
- Sudoku 50 for Beginners (1 player, 200 DSi Points)
VC Friday: Hudson Powers Up originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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June 24th, 2009 by JC Fletcher
The mysterious Tingle game that Nintendo’s been teasing was revealed last night — when it was released. Dekisugi Tingle Pack is a DSiWare download that is actually not a game, but a set of little tools and apps, all starring Link’s “pal.”
The included utilities are a fortune-telling program (hence the fortune teller on the website), a calculator, a little dancing Tingle image that dances in front of your photos, a timer, and a coin-flipping minigame.
But don’t get upset about the secret Tingle project being a 500-point nongame and not a real game, because the latest issue of Famitsu reveals another Tingle DS game, this time more in the style of Tingle’s Rosy Rupeeland. The new game, called Irobuki Tingle no Ai no Balloon Trip (Color-changing Tingle’s Balloon Trip of Love) features the green-suited adventurer searching for, yes, love. The teaser site offers a fake news report, a fake dating show, and some Flipnote Studio Tingle animations, all in celebration of this new game.
[Dekisugi Tingle Pack screens via GAME Watch]
New Tingle game and new Tingle ‘game’ revealed originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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June 23rd, 2009 by JC Fletcher
The Japanese version of
Flipnote Studio, called
Ugoku Memo-Chou, integrates with a special version of Japan’s Hatena blog site, allowing users to upload, share, and view videos made using the DSiWare animation app. Soon after the launch of the Japanese site, Hatena put up a partially translated version of the Ugomemo Hatena site as a preview of the eventual North American version.
The site has been somewhat of a work-in-progress since then, with some extra pages translated, including the explanation of the premium Ugomemo Hatena Plus service, and some content remaining in Japanese. It’s a sign that we’ll be able to share our insane sprite sheet flip books and cute Mario animations immediately after the service launches, whenever that happens.
[Via GoNintendo]
Preview the Flipnote Studio site originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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June 19th, 2009 by JC Fletcher
This week, the European Wii Shop is granted with a somewhat anticipated new title, and one we’re glad is launching there before it does here. We’re
intensely curious about the platform action title
Icarian: Kindred Spirits, and the fact that it’s coming out in Europe first means we’ll get to read reviews. We
hope those 100
soundtrack downloads are claimed by now, by the way!
Also available for download this week: Let’s Catch on WiiWare, and some more Brain Training on DSiWare.
WiiWare:
- Icarian: Kindred Spirits
- Let’s Catch
DSiWare:
- A Little Bit of … Brain Training: Maths Edition
VC Friday: Let’s Catch a Kindred Spirit originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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May 28th, 2009 by JC Fletcher
This week on Ask Joystiq Nintendo, we have just one question to answer as we prepare for E3. Next week, we’ll be
at E3, so we’re taking a brief one-week hiatus from
your questions. Hopefully E3 will answer every possible question you could come up with… right?
Right?
We didn’t think the subject of this week’s question was confusing until we started to answer it, and then it got kind of confusing. If you have a question for two weeks from now, send it into asknintendo AT joystiq DOT com. On to the question of the week!
Continue reading Ask Joystiq Nintendo: Demonstrative Edition
Ask Joystiq Nintendo: Demonstrative Edition originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Thu, 28 May 2009 18:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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May 28th, 2009 by Jem Alexander
Hudson has announced that it will be bringing Sudoku to DSiWare in two different flavors. Sudoku Student and Sudoku Master will both be made available this summer at a”very affordable price point.” The games will each feature puzzles hand crafted by Nikoli, the Japanese puzzle company.
It’s unclear exactly what the differences are between the two titles, though the press release does mention that Sudoku Master features “a class certification mode, which tests advanced players’ puzzle solving abilities and rates their skill levels.” Sure, Sudoku’s getting a little bit tired nowadays, but with the puzzles coming to DSi there’s now literally no way to escape them. May as well just give in.
Hudson bringing Sudoku to DSiWare this summer originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Wed, 27 May 2009 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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April 24th, 2009 by JC Fletcher
Sigh. Enjoy playing Adventure Island: The Beginning this week, PAL Wii owners. We know we’ll see it in the US eventually, but it’s not today. We’ve waited so long for a new Master Higgins/Takahashi Meijin game, and we guess we can wait a little longer, but it’s pretty painful. Just thinking about rolling around in the jungle on a skateboard, with the wind against our grass skirt and a stone axe in our hand …
Also available today: Crystal Defenders R1, the Final Fantasy tower defense game, and a DSiWare sports game from Gameloft.
WiiWare:
- Adventure Island: The Beginning (1000 Wii Points)
- Crystal Defenders R1 (800 Wii Points)
DSiWare:
- Real Football 2009 (800 DSi Points)
VC Friday: The adventure begins originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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February 28th, 2009 by Xav de Matos
So, you’ve got $2 burning a hole in your pocket and you want to calculate money you only wish you had? Well DSi users, you’re in luck with a nifty calculator. But, the convenience doesn’t end there. The application utilizes sound effects and visuals from Super Mario Bros. If you think about it, it’s a really smart idea! For years we’ve been joking that the DS prints money, but now the DSi can count it, too. Oh, technology … where would we be without you? Check out a video of the application in action after the break.
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You’ve got Mario in my DSi calculator app originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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