Jan. 24, 2011
When it comes to downloadable games for the Wii™ and Nintendo
DSi™ systems, you never know what each day might have in store. One
minute you'll be throwing elbows and speeding around the track in Jam City Rollergirls for the WiiWare™ service. Next, you'll travel back in time for classic arcade-style air battles in 1942
for the Virtual Console™ service. Then it's back to the present, where
you've got to stay cool under pressure as an air traffic mastermind in Airport Mania®: Non-Stop Flights for Nintendo DSiWare™. Just when things start to settle down, Rocks N' Rockets
will inspire you to step up and fight off an onslaught of deadly
meteors using your Nintendo DSi stylus. With hundreds of downloadable
titles to choose from - plus demo versions of select WiiWare games for
zero Wii Points™ - you'll never face another humdrum afternoon again.
WiiWare
Jam City Rollergirls
Publisher: Frozen Codebase
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) - Animated Blood, Comic Mischief, Mild Violence
Price: 1,000 Wii Points
Description:
Blast off into the wild world of roller derby. Lace up your skates and
join up with real-life roller derby teams the Texecutioners, Dairyland
Dolls, Brewcity Bruisers, Rat City Rollergirls and Gotham Girls Roller
Derby as they skate hard and hit harder in a battle for flat-track
dominance. Create your own custom roller derby skater and level up as
you progress through the season, or play as one of the readymade stars
of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association. Choose from five tracks and
skate forward, backward, by yourself or with a friend. Skaters, refs,
fans and gamers will be thrilled by the fast, furious game play.
Furry Legends (demo version)
Publisher: Gamelion
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Comic Mischief, Mild Language
Price: 0 Wii Points; full version available for 1,000 Wii Points
Description: The legend starts here. Play Furry Legends,
a dynamic platform adventure with the most fur you've ever seen. Start
the crazy adventure and solve fun, physics-based puzzles in a fantastic
3D world called Furland. Furland is a humorous and weird place,
populated by funny creatures such as five-eyed crabs, round cows, crazy
rabbits and, of course, the lovely Furballs. The player controls fluffy
characters with special skills such as the ability to manipulate time,
which can influence the physics-driven environment. Save the Furballs
from their doom and keep Furland safe from Lord Squarie.
Fish'em All!™ (demo version)
Publisher: Abylight
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Mild Cartoon Violence
Price: 0 Wii Points; full version available for 800 Wii Points
Description:
Here's an arcade game with real coin-op flavor. Jack and Walter are two
old fishermen in a fantasy world. They have found places where crazy
fish leap out of the water all day long - the perfect place for a spot
of fishing. It's a shame the other strange creatures aren't going to
make things easy. In this surreal action game, you will experience the
excitement of the great arcade classics on your Wii console. Hold on
tight to your Wii Remote™ controller and fish 'em all. The game features
nine colorful scenarios and three game modes. In Arcade mode, catch as
many fish as possible within the time limit. In Challenge mode, note how
many fish of each color you need to catch. In Fishtris mode, match
three or more fish of the same color to make them disappear.
Note: Some demo versions do not support all game features, and players cannot save their in-game progress in demo versions.
Virtual Console
1942
Publisher: Capcom
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Mild Violence
Price: 800 Wii Points
Description: This classic, vertically scrolling shoot-'em-up is perhaps Capcom's finest moment of the pre-Street Fighter era. Spawning a million clones and reappearing throughout the history of gaming, 1942's biplane action needs no introduction. The original and best version is now available on the Wii console for the first time.
BLACK TIGER™
Publisher: Capcom
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: Everyone (Everyone) - Fantasy Violence
Price: 800 Wii Points
Description:
Fight your way through colorful, action-packed levels in this 1987
arcade classic. Explore huge, sprawling levels as a powerful barbarian
seeking to defeat menacing bosses. Plus, upgrade your character with one
of the first inventory and power-up systems ever built.
Nintendo DSiWare
Airport Mania: Non-Stop Flights
Publisher: Lemon Games
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points™
Description: Hundreds of airplanes are on their way to your airport. In Airport Mania: Non-Stop Flights,
you'll face the challenge of coordinating an endless number of incoming
flights for as long as you can. You'll need to care for each plane by
bringing it safely to the airport. Send each one to a gate to drop off
and pick up passengers, then schedule them for a runway to ensure an
on-time departure. Doing all this will maximize both customer
satisfaction and your score. Upgrade your airport at any time to make
sure you're ready for every color and type of plane. Enjoy frantic
time-management action with an airport twist that you won't want to
miss.
Rocks N' Rockets
Publisher: TikGames, LLC
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Mild Fantasy Violence
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description:
Are you ready to take the hero's seat in this mesmerizing arcade game?
Civilization is threatened by a terrifying, multi-phased meteor attack -
thousands of strange meteors are heading toward Earth. Your mission is
to protect our cities by controlling a rocket launcher that is built to
protect each city. Experience waves of increasingly destructive meteors,
innovative power-ups and more than 100 exciting levels.
Digger Dan & Kaboom
Publisher: Virtual Playground
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description:
Digger Dan has always loved digging. That's probably how he got his
name, although nobody knows for sure. He also loves gems, and he just
happens to have found a ton of them. However, all of the gems are in
some pretty nasty caves, so you're going to have to help Dan get them
out. Dan has sent Kaboom, his pet gopher, into the caves to find the
best place to start, but he hasn't returned. Kaboom has a habit of
falling asleep, though, so it looks like Dan is going to have to rescue
him too.
Ante Up: Texas Hold'em
Publisher: MonkeyPaw Games
Players: 1-8
ESRB Rating: T (Teen) - Simulated Gambling
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description:
It's time to let your inner gambler get a turn at the table. While
poker has always been a part of Western culture, the ease and
accessibility of Texas Hold'em has brought the game to the masses,
whether on TV or in casinos. Ante Up: Texas Hold'em makes poker
fun portable with realistic mechanics and a compelling story to keep you
stimulated and playing for hours. The game is graphically superb, and
the players are realistic portrayals of uncanny casino characters.
Choices include an undercover vice cop who practices what he patrols and
an aspiring actress with a daring streak. You'll find 12 characters in
all. Best of all, the game is based on the authenticity of poker and the
algorithms that produce a natural falling of the cards. You'll swear
you're in Vegas as you face the pressure of making a call or daring a
bluff while your money sweats it out on the table.