A fan-favorite from the SNES age joins the Virtual Console lineup today, along with a surprise entry on WiiWare from Zoonami studio.
Bonsai Barber (WiiWare)Super Punch Out (SNES)Check back on Friday for the Euro/Aussie releases.
Nintendo adds new and classic games to the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time every Monday. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week's new games are:
WiiWare
Bonsai Barber (Nintendo, 1-4 players, Rated E for Everyone-Comic Mischief, 1,000 Wii Points): The village residents are hungry for the latest in foliage fashion, and it's up to you, the new barber, to fix them up. Use the tools of your trade: scissors, clippers, spray can, and more in this humorous, first-of-its-kind "first-person-groomer" game. Bonsai Barber features a colorful cast of 12 intriguing customers, including a temperamental shallot starlet (don't call her an onion), an oddball strawberry boffin, a cactus cowboy, a daredevil carrot, and a suave banana with top-secret clearance. Each day, five customers arrive to test your stylistic skill. If the customer requests a specific style, you'll plow that furrow, or you can rely on your expertise to pick from more than 30 popular fashions. Or, why not turn over a new leaf? Be creative and see how they react. They're a demanding bunch, so if you miss an appointment, you'll hear about it-on your Wii Message Board. If you do a good job, you may receive a gift or even a postcard from an exotic destination as your happy customers travel to distant lands and show off their exquisite coifs.
Virtual Console
Super Punch-Out!! (Super NES, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone, 800 Wii Points): Featuring the tight game play and humor the series is known for, this sequel to the NES classic sees Little Mac return to the ring with the World Video Boxing Association belt once again at stake. Slug your way through the grueling, sweat-pounding matches of the Minor, Major and World Circuits as you face off against some of Little Mac's greatest rivals, such as Bear Hugger, Bald Bull and Super Macho Man. With a cast of new challengers waiting, do you have what it takes to identify their unique patterns and exploit their weaknesses? Go to your corner and come out fighting, but remember what Doc Louis would say: "It's not about brawling-it's about finesse!"
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Just one new WiiWare games released in PAL territories today, although four arcade games were released on Virtual Console earlier in the week.
Texas Hold'em Tournament (WiiWare)More downloadable news on Monday (hopefully). Have a good weekend.
The latest firmware update 4.0 for the Wii console brings what many have been calling for since launch. SD card support is now much more operational and games can be launched from the cards.
Nintendo has also added support for high capacity (SDHC) cards, allowing for over 2Gb to be used.
What does this all mean?
It was announced at GDC '09 that arcade games will be hitting the Virtual Console in future, and the first batch are already available.
Gaplus (Arcade)Mappy (Arcade)The Tower of Druaga (Arcade)Star Force (Arcade)They all cost 500 points, besides Gaplus which is 600. Good news? What arcade titles would you like to be downloading in the coming weeks?
Over at the Game Developers Conference, Nintendo has announced a new Zelda game for the DS handheld. Cel-shaded Link is making a return in The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks.
Using similar touch-screen controls to Phantom Hourglass, this new adventure sees Link getting to places on a steam train.
Further details are sketchy, but the first video is already out, showing off some gameplay.
This is the cover art for Deep Silver's Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis on Wii.
The developers claim this sequel will improve on the original's problems (namely the voice acting) and should be a boon for fans of adventure games. Ehehe "boon".
