US WiiWare service gets lift off

WiiWare, often hailed as Nintendo's answer to Xbox Live Arcade and the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:PlayStation Network, offers original do🍨wnloadable titles from both independent and establis🔴hed developersstarting todayin the US. Six titles will be available from launch, compared to nine in Japan, with new games to be added each Monday.

WiiWare games are downloadable from the WiiWare section of the Wii Shop Channel. Users must redeem Wiiಞ Points, which can be purchased from the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets, in order to activate downlo🐻ads.

After an hour of play users will have the option to rate titles on the newly launched Nintendo Channel, with results published on an ongoing basis in order to help gamers identify the titles that have been well andꦐ poorly received. The channel will also showcase WiiWare titles in video format to gi𝓀ve users an idea of what they're shelling out for.

"WiiWare is to the videogame industry what independent films are to Hollywood," said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of sales and marꦐketing.

"WiiWare lets developers experiment with new ideas and experiences. Combined with our collection of classic Virtual Console games, Wii provides one-stop shopping for the greatest 🔜games of the past - and the future."

Launch titles:

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicꦺles: My Life as a King (Square Enix, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone - Mild Fantasy Violence, Mild Sugges❀tive Themes, 1,500 Wii Points)

LostWinds (Frontier Development, 1-2 players,✤ Rated E for Everyone - Mild Fantasy Violence, 1,000 Wii Points)

Defend your Castle (XGen Studios, 1-4 players, Rated E for Everyo♎ne - Cartoon Violence, 500 Wii Points)

Pop (Nnooo, 1-4 pla🦂yers, Rated E for Ev⛦eryone, 700 Wii Points)

𒈔V.I.P. Casino: Blackjack (High Voltage Software, Inc., 1-4 players, Rated T for Tee♌n - Simulated Gambling, 700 Wii Points)

TV Show King (Gameloft, 1-4 players, Rated E 🔯for Everyo🦋ne, 1,000 Wii Points)

WiiWare lau♒nches in Europe on May 20 (as Wii Software)and has already released in Japan.

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May 12, 2008