It’s the triumphant return of the Virtual Console! (People do love to panic.) The arcade version of Tecmo Bowl is available for 600 points today, in all of its widescreen (yes, widescreen from 1987) glory. Don’t pin your hopes on playing as your favourite 80s football players, though. The arcade version only features two fictional teams; the Bulldogs and the Wildcats.
WiiWare doesn’t have any big releases this week, but you might be interested to know that WiiWare has been taken to a whole new level of maturity (and I use the term loosely). Sexy Poker is the first (feel free to correct me on this) M-rated WiiWare game, with strip Texas Hold’em poker with six lovely (?) anime-style ladies. They don’t get any more naked than their underwear, but those “suggestive themes” are enough to earn it an M rating. There’s some kind of Rock’em Sock’em Robots thing going on with Overturn, which is also available today. Oh, and it’s the first Monday of the month. That means there are three new chapters of Final Fantasy IV: The After Years available for 300 points each! The final 800-point chapter comes next month, so get ready.
Moving right along, DSiWare gets yet another Art Style game today. Art Style: precipice is a unique falling block puzzle game that requires you to guide your tiny characters around the playing field, avoiding falling blocks and climbing on them to get higher. It’s like climbing a mountain in an avalanche that never, ever ends.
As always, check past the break for more details on all of today’s offerings.
DSiWare
- Art Style: precipice™ (Nintendo, Players: 1, ESRB Rating: E, 500 Nintendo DSi Points™)
WiiWare
- OVERTURN (Studio Zan Inc., Players: 1-4, ESRB Rating: E10+, 800 Wii Points™)
- Sexy Poker™ (Gameloft, Players: 1, ESRB Rating: M, 500 Wii Points)
Virtual Console
- TECMO BOWL (Tecmo, Players: 1-4, ESRB Rating: E (Everyone), 600 Wii Points)
NINTENDO DOWNLOAD: GRIDIRON ACTION, ART STYLE ANTICS, ROBOT BATTLES AND SEDUCTIVE BETS
Aug. 3, 2009
The onset of August means summer is winding down, but the downloadable action at the Wii™ Shop Channel and Nintendo DSi Shop™ just keeps on heating up. Two new WiiWare™ offerings deliver futuristic robot foes and sultry poker opponents, respectively. On the Virtual Console™, there’s great news for football fans as the arcade classic TECMO BOWL™ makes its way to the Wii system. And on Nintendo DSiWare™, you’ll find a fresh addition to the eye-pleasing, mind-bending Art Style™ game series.
WiiWare
OVERTURN
Publisher: Studio Zan Inc.
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) – Fantasy Violence
Price: 800 Wii Points™
Description: OVERTURN is a futuristic robot-versus-robot fighting game. Choose from eight different robots to pilot and master, using various close-range and long-range weapons to blast away enemies in six single-player tournaments. Unlock secret modes and up to 12 new weapons. Customize your robot’s color and weapons to prepare for your next battle. Then take the action online to play in a two-player Versus battle or a four-player Battle Royale match. Search the world for Friends or other players who are online and ready for battle. Players with the optional Wii Balance Board™ can use it to control their robots by shifting their weight.Sexy Poker™
Publisher: Gameloft
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: M (Mature) – Simulated Gambling, Suggestive Themes
Price: 500 Wii Points
Description: Get your pulse racing with a game of strip poker against a selection of six lovely manga-style women who may wind up in nothing but swimsuits or underwear when the final hand is dealt. Choose the classic Texas Hold’em Poker to be thrilled as the bets increase, or try the Black Jack game for a mix of chance and strategy. Discover the girls’ personalities: they’ll bluff you! Enter the photo gallery to see the pictures you’ve unlocked by playing and winning. If you’re good enough, Emi, Sakura and their seductive girlfriends will bet their clothes to stay in the game.Virtual Console
TECMO BOWL
Publisher: Tecmo
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 600 Wii Points
Description: Released in 1987, the football game that took America by storm is back. This arcade version required a custom-made dual-screen cabinet and was popular for its large characters and intense graphics. The game is filled with great action as players take control of receivers and running backs, quickly moving the controller to break a tackle. Play alone or with up to four players in a two-on-two match. Experience the best moments of both competitive and cooperative play, finding holes in your opponent’s defense, then savor the thrill of receiving a pass thrown by your teammate. In addition, game options such as play time, team division and difficulty level can be adjusted.Nintendo DSiWare
Art Style: precipice™
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Comic Mischief
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points™
Description: The sky is falling in the form of cubes in the action-oriented Art Style: precipice. Watch for the telltale shadow to avoid seeing your character get crushed by a falling cube while climbing the stacked cubes to ascend to the floors above. Push, pull or shove cubes to make your climb easier. Try to gain extra points by stepping on five cubes in a row on the same floor. In addition, you’ll encounter special cubes that can either be helpful or harmful to your effort. Choose from either TEN FLOORS mode, which challenges you to reach the tenth floor while scoring as many points as possible, or TOWER mode, which gives you the chance to climb as high as you can. Do you have what it takes to make it to the top, or will you be crushed?Nintendo adds new titles to the Nintendo DSi Shop and the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Mondays. Users with broadband Internet access can redeem Wii Points or Nintendo DSi Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel. Nintendo DSi Points can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. A Nintendo Points Card™ can be purchased at retail locations. All points from one Nintendo Points Card must be redeemed in either the Nintendo DSi Shop or the Wii Shop Channel. They are not transferable and cannot be divided between the two systems.
