Two WiiWare Games and One Virtual Console Game Added to Wii Shop Channel
Sometimes you feel like a pinball, bouncing from one thing to the other. Do you spend time blasting things in outer space or just spend a quiet afternoon at home, redecorating? Fortunately this week’s Wii-kly Update doesn’t force you to make those tough choices.
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
ALIEN
CRUSH RETURNS (Hudson Entertainment, 1-4 players, Rated E for
Everyone – Animated Blood, Mild Fantasy Violence, 800 Wii Points): ALIEN
CRUSH RETURNS is the ultimate incarnation of the popular TurboGrafx
pinball classic, Alien Crush. Boasting innovative game and control
features, this is one Wii experience that you don’t want to miss. With
all the ball-blazing simplicity and flipper action thrills of standard
pinball, ALIEN CRUSH RETURNS has all the visual and digital elements
that you’ve come to expect in a video game, including grotesque,
eye-stunning playfields as well as unique Action Ball gimmicks that
redefine the fun and excitement of pinball. You can even nudge the
machine with your Wii Remote controller. What’s more, you can connect
via Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection to enjoy a variety of features such as
four-player head-to-head action, high score competitions and Extra Stage
downloads.
Home Sweet Home (Big Blue Bubble Inc., 1 player, Rated E for Everyone, 1,000 Wii Points): Picture this scene... You move into your new home, and every room is perfect. Every room, except one. Here is the blank canvas for your vision, but you lack the know-how. Who do you call? The Home Sweet Home team! Home Sweet Home will give you the chance to unleash your hidden talents as an interior designer. You choose the furniture, patterns and colors to create a masterpiece that will blow your client away. With simple controls, a fun graphical style and an easy-to-use interface, Home Sweet Home allows you to nurture your creative side. Remember, a house is not a home until it is a Home Sweet Home.
Virtual Console
Space
Harrier (Sega Master System, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone – Mild
Fantasy Violence, 500 Wii Points): Space Harrier was originally released
in the arcade in the 1980s, developed by AM2, which also developed
OutRun and Afterburner. Space Harrier is widely recognizable by many
arcade fans due to its distinctive, colorful art design and its
fast-paced action. The SEGA Master System version is considered a solid
port of the arcade game, containing 18 levels of intense fun. As the
“Space Harrier,” you must fight your way through “The Land of Dragons”
and defeat the bosses at the end of each level to restore peace to the
land. Are you prepared? Get ready!
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