Nintendo’s WiiWare service has finally launched in Japan and the company says there will be nine titles available on launch day.
Following the Japanese launch is the North American launch on May 12th and finally the European launch (to be known as Wii Software not WiiWare) sometime later this year. Each title will cost between 500 and 1500 Wii points and the list, courtesy of GI.biz is:
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King
Plonpos
Okiraku Ping Pong
Kotoba no Puzzle Mojipittan
Dr. Mario
Saku Saku Animal Panic
Star Solider R
Tenshi Solitaire
Pokémon Ranch
At the same time, Sega has announced that it will be bringing Master System classics Wonder Boy and Fantasy Zone to Nintendo’s Virtual Console with more titles promised soon.
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Nintendo has announced the launch of the highly anticipated WiiWare and with it, the availability of six WiiWare titles.
The cheapest title available is the popular Internet flash game “Defend Your Castle” from XGen Studios which sells for 500 Wii Points ($5 USD). The most expensive game is “Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life As King” from Square Enix which will sell for $15 USD. The other games available are Frontier Development’s “LostWinds”, Nnooo’s “Pop”, High Voltage Software’s “V.I.P. Casino: Blackjack,” and Gameloft’s “TV Show King” which range from $7 to $10.
In its press release the company said that the release process for the new games would be the same as Wii Virtual Console games, which are released every Monday.
Back in February, Nintendo said in an interview that over 100 WiiWare games were currently in development.
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WiiWare, which was launched in the US yesterday with six games, in Japan last month with nine games, is set to hit Europe on May 20th, with eight games, says Nintendo.
The games will be downloadable from the “WiiWare” section of the Wii Shop Channel and to purchase the games users will need to redeem Wii Points which can be bought online or at retail outlets.
There was no pricing details given but so far games have ranged from 500-1500 Wii Points ($5-15 USD).
According to the source, the European lineup will consist of the following eight games:
• Dr. Mario & Germ Buster (Nintendo, Puzzle, 1–4 players, 3+ PEGI)
• Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King (Square Enix, Simulation, 1 player, 7+)
• LostWinds (Frontier, Platform Adventure, 1–2 players, 7+)
• Pirates: The Key of Dreams (Oxygen Interactive, Action, 1-4 players, 3+)
• Pop (Nnooo, Puzzle/Shooter, 1-4 players, 3+)
• Star Soldier R (Hudson Soft, Shooter, 1 player, 7+)
• Toki Tori (Two Tribes, Puzzle / Platform, 1–2 players, 3+)
• TV Show King (Gameloft, Trivia, TV Quiz, 1–4 players, 3+)
