Why say it any different? The official Capcom statement:
The beloved Ace Attorney series featuring the most exciting courtroom dramas of the digital decade are headed to Nintendo's popular download service in 2010 SAN MATEO, Calif. â November 18, 2009 â Capcom® Entertainment, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today announced that three classic Ace Attorney® games are scheduled for digital release on Nintendoâs WiiWare next year beginning with the one that started it all, Phoenix Wrightâ¢: Ace Attorney® followed by Phoenix Wright⢠Ace Attorney®: JUSTICE FOR ALL, and Phoenix Wright⢠Ace Attorney®: TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS. Gamers can expect the deliberations to begin January 2010. These games will cost 1,000 Wii Points, $10.00 USD.
Ace Attorneyâs massive popularity and appeal in Japan has caught on in the West and the franchise has now sold well over 3.7 million units worldwide. For the first time ever, this beloved handheld series is making an appearance on a home console, giving gamers access to three of the classic Ace Attorney adventures from the comfort of their own living rooms. Fans and newcomers alike will have a chance to star as the most popular defense attorney in videogames, Phoenix Wright â a man driven by principles and his ability to separate fact from dubious fiction. Each game in the series presents twisting storylines and intriguing gameplay with comical anime stylings. Players will collect evidence, weed through inconsistent testimonies and overcome corrupt agendas to ensure that justice prevails! Present evidence with the wave of the Wii remote or press suspicious testimonies by wiggling it. These games can be played via single-player and has multiple save slots.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (Episode 1 through 4) is the first release hitting in January. The story kicks off with Phoenix Wright defending his childhood friend Larry Butz from a murder charge. But this is only the beginning drama for the tenacious legal eagle as Wright faces unexpected tragedies that will test the limits of his incredible deductive prowess. In May, owners of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney will be able to download the bonus episode that appeared in the original Nintendo DS⢠version of the game. It will cost 100 Wii Points.
In March, Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: JUSTICE FOR ALL arrives. Phoenix Wright has six months experience and five court victories under his belt. But none of that will do him any good against the ruthless new D.A. in town. Franziska von Karma wants revenge and she's ready to take Phoenix down at any cost!
In May, Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS arrives. Phoenix will face the toughest prosecutor yet as the mysterious hard-boiled âGodotâ is gunning for him with extreme prejudice. Get ready for the most intense courtroom standoffs of Phoenix Wrightâs career!
According to reports by IGN UK, Satoru Iwata, Nintendo's CEO, has admitted to investors that the current WiiWare and DSiWare market is small. But he offers a solution: WiiWare demos.
He states that as a part of a test program, a few WiiWare titles are going to be offered with a demo, with which he hopes to increase the market by luring more users into the service this way. This is because they are aware of the fact that most users only browse the WiiShop channel (or the DSi one) when they already know which title they are going to buy, which limits the market possibility a good deal. He does go on, however, to admit this is not THE solution to this particular problem. So, let's see how well this one plays out.
So far, there are not reports as to whether or not the service is going to make it outside of Japan.
The Internet and Famitsu have done it, once more. Konami has NOT officially announced the game yet, but that didn't stop the tattletale ESRB from rating it. Then Nintendo thought it would be cool to add the game's release to its calendar. Now, Famitsu surfaces with ACTUAL imagery and details on the game. Seems like Konami is falling behind.
Of course, the game is a remake, and is part of the ReBirth series Konami is set upong (such as the one from Contra), so this probably won't be the last ReBirth title in the series. For this instance, it is a remake/reimagining of GameBoy's Castlevania:The Adventure, replacing ropes with stairs (handy!).
The game is set to be released in Japan by October 27th, and Nintendo lists the release for Q3 2009 in the US. So stay tuned, we might get the game just in time for Halloween. The title will set you back 1,000 points.
Why, you ask? Mmmm...we don't know! But anyway, Interplay seems to think that particular franchise still has some cult following left in the world and has announced that it will be revamping the game and releasing it on BOTH WiiWare and DSiWare next summer (2010).
The guys responsible behind the remake are actually some of the original folks who worked on the original title, now operating under the label 'StudioBlack Games'. If the game will be an exact replica (and of which version) or if it will be a true successor is still unclear.
That's right... Nintendo just announced that the just-released-in-Japan Pokémon title is making it across the big divide. And not only that, it will be playable at PAX (alongside other major titles)! The game will be titled "Pokémon Rumble" over this continent.
Once upon a time, way back when WiiWare was announced, there was one game that made us believe in Nintendo's digital service: LostWinds. The game looked beautiful and the control seemed appealing and quite fit for the WiiMote. After getting a few mixed reviews, however, the game slowly faded away until the fuzz pretty much died off. Well, not anymore; a sequel has been announced: LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias.
According to UK's Edge, the sequel will feature the same core elements from the first game while adding a new ability for the hero: he can now change the seasons. According to reports, the main character will now have the ability to turn Spring into Winter and viceversa. No release date has been given as of yet.
If you haven't played LostWinds yet, it is a good game you should try. And if you happen to get a copy of this month's Edge, then you'll enjoy an apparently quite extensive preview of this WiiWare sequel.
Bit.Trip Core, the brain melting sequel to Bit.Trip Beat, has long been confirmed to have a release date of "Summer 2009." When exactly in Summer was always a mystery, leaving fans of the Bit.Trip franchise to cluelessly wait for the next time they could get their hands on a mind-blowingly hard game from Gaijin Games. That wait will soon be over, as Gaijin Games plans to release Bit.Trip Core on WiiWare on July 6, 2009.
Yesterday, Gaijin Games posted a teaser image (seen right) on their blog, which stated "7 + 6 + 9 = 100", which, as a mathematical equation, is completely flawed. Fans correctly guessed that "7 + 6 + 9" referred to a release date of July 6, but had no idea what the "= 100" line meant. As it turns out, Bit.Trip Core will be the 100th title released on the WiiWare service. Nintendo often reserves such milestones for major first-party releases, so it's good to see a cool third party title get some preferential treatment.
We kinda likedChronos Twin for the DS. Whilst it's a rock-hard game, it was refreshingly original, and a decent platformer.
EnjoyUp have announced today that the game is being reworked, and will be shortly unleashed onto the Wii, via WiiWare. Yes, it may look a bit... dated, but graphics were never this game's strong point. It's all about the concept of controlling the same character in two spaces of time.
There's no definitive release date as yet, but if you fancy a challenge, and are a glutton for punishment, this game is one to look out for!
Do you long for the shooting action of the old NES Contras? Did you love the familiar, and yet hard action of Contra 4? Well, now Konami has announced that it will be releasing Contra Rebirth for WiiWare.
There is a Japanese site here, but since I can't read Japanese, I'll have to report on just a few obvious points and what I've found scattered through the Web. First of all, the game will be priced at 1,000 Nintendo Points (around US$10). Second, it will debut in the land of the Geisha on May 12th (yeah, that's next week!), so if not much info is available right now, just wait a few days for it to begin pouring. Third, it will 'star' Bill Rizer, one of the two original soldiers from Contra. Fourth, the site claims the game is 'all new'; there are not many details (aside a few screens) that tell us just what Contra Rebirth is all about, but if we follow the pattern, the "Rebirth" subtitle usually means "Remakes and Remixes" (which wouldn't exactly be an 'all new' game).
So, let's wait until next week and see what comes out of it. Oh, yeah! There is no info on whether this game will make it overseas, and if it does, when.
Released earlier this year, Bit.Trip Beat is what I consider to be a "must buy" WiiWare game. A throwback to classic retro gaming, Bit.Trip Beat simulates the experience of Pong, but instead of going head to head with a friend, you're pitted against an (insanely tough) computer. The game provides awesome pixel graphics, amazingly retro sound, and hours and hours of entertaining (and did I say difficult?) gameplay, all for a cool $6 USD.
Over the course of the past month or so, Gaijin Games has been sending out cryptic teaser images for a future sequel in the "Bit.Trip" franchise. Those images aren't so cryptic anymore, as Bit.Trip Core has finally been announced.
Bit.Trip Core differs from it's predecessor in several areas. Instead of moving a paddle up and down along the left side of the screen, as in Beat, Core places you as a plus sign in the center of the screen. Holding a direction on the D-Pad highlights that direction on-screen, and pressing the 2 Button fires off a shot in that direction, with the object being to hit all of the incoming beats. According to GameSpot, Core is even tougher than Beat, a claim I find hard to believe...
Check out GameSpot for more details, images, and videos. We'll be sure to have more coverage of Bit.Trip Core as it's Summer WiiWare release approaches.
Though we've known about it for a while now (thanks to the ESRB) Nintendo president Satoru Iwata today announced a new first-party WiiWare game: Rock and Roll Climber. Rock and Roll Climber seems like a simple rock climbing game - use the Wii Remote and Nunchuk to move your arms, use the Wii Balance Board to move your feet.
The real fun begins, however, when you reach the top of the mountain, as you're given a guitar and you're told to rock out. I know what you're thinking: "... what?"
We'll have more information as Rock and Roll Climber's release date draws nearer.
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Fans correctly guessed that "7 + 6 + 9" referred to a release date of July 6, but had no idea what the "= 100" line meant. As it turns out, Bit.Trip Core will be the 100th title released on the WiiWare service. Nintendo often reserves such milestones for major first-party releases, so it's good to see a cool third party title get some preferential treatment.
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