Topic: This Week's Game Releases and DLC

[NWR_Neal]

The first week of 2009 brought about few releases, including Konami's Elebits sequel on the DS and new downloadable content from Guitar Hero: World Tour and Samba de Amigo on Wii.
 http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=17515

 Wii Games    

Fishing Master World Tour – Hudson    

Hudson's Fishing Master World Tour, the sequel to the original Fishing Master, features the same motion-controlled fishing as in the original. Featuring various areas based on real geographic locations, Fishing Master World Tour brings new additions like four-player multiplayer, online leader boards, and a deep sea fishing mode. This new game also adds boss battles, which are special events where players can try to catch rare fish. Fishing Master World Tour is rated E for Everyone and is now available for $29.99.    

Paws & Claws: Pet Resort – THQ    

The Wii version of THQ's Paws & Claws: Pet Resort allows players to take care of seven different types of animals at their very own pet resort. With activities ranging from petting dogs to racing horses, the goal of the game is "to become every animal's best friend forever."  Paws & Claws: Pet Resort is rated E for Everyone and is available now for $29.99    

DS Games    

Elebits: The Adventures of Kai and Zero – Konami    

 Konami's DS sequel to Elebits for the Wii follows Kai, the child hero of the original game, as he journeys on a magic bus created by his father to find different Elebits in a far-off world. The new addition for this sequel is the Omega Elebits. These creatures, fifty in all, provide Kai with special powers that will aid him in solving puzzles and gain in strength the more they are used. The game also features online play using the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, allowing players to compete against in each other in Elebits-capturing battles. Elebits: The Adventures of Kai and Zero is rated E for Everyone and is available now for $29.99.    

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/gameArt.cfm?artid=17513">Paws & Claws: Pampered Pets – THQ    

THQ's Paws & Claws: Pampered Pets puts the player in control of a posh pet spa where pet are treated like royalty and coddled. The various pets can be given designer collars and are allowed to play in fancy rooms. The game is rated E for Everyone and is available now for $19.99.    

Bigfoot: Collision Course – Zoo Games    

Hot on the heels of a Wii release, Zoo Games' Bigfoot: Collision Course hits DS this week. Based on the classic monster truck of the same name, Bigfoot is a monster truck racing game featuring three types of trucks (Light, Pro-Stock, and Pro-Modified) and a variety of courses and power ups. Bigfoot: Collision Course is rated E for Everyone and is now available for $19.99.    

Downloadable Content    

Guitar Hero: World Tour    

This week's downloadable content for Guitar Hero: World Tour has a distinctly country taste as it features songs from popular artists Rascal Flatts, Brad Paisley, and Brooks & Dunn. Each song is available for 200 Wii Points ($2). See below for the list of songs.    

 
• "Me and My Gang" by Rascal Flatts
 
• "Ticks" by Brad Paisley
 
• "Hillbilly Deluxe" by Brooks & Dunn
 

   

Samba de Amigo    

Samba de Amigo's third batch of downloadable content hits this week. Like the prior two sets of downloadable songs, it is a three-pack. The pack is available for 500 Wii Points ($5). See below for the list of songs.    

 
• "Mickey" by Toni Basil
 
• "Jerk It Out" by the Caesars
 
• "The Rockafeller Skank" by Fatboy Slim
 

   

For this week's Nintendo's Virtual Console and WiiWare releases, check out our weekly article

[NWR_Neal]

Sorry about the delay. Hopefully once we figure out a format for the weekly release article, it'll come out before the week is out.

[NWR_insanolord]

It's the first week of 2009, not 2008.

[BeautifulShy]

I like the idea of this.The past month or so there has been confusion as to release dates so this should fill the void.As Insanolord pointed out its 2009.

[TheBlackCat]

I think this is a great idea.  I would add wiiware and virtual console releases as well, it would be great to have all of this information in a single place.   I would release it on Monday and include the VC and Wiiware games for that day and all of the other games that were released since the previous Monday.  That is because Wiiware and VC titles are the only ones on a fixed schedule.  Then at the end I would list the title and release date (no description) of all the games scheduled to come out over the next week.  Having a spot for hardware releases, if any, would also be good.

[NWR_Neal]

About having 2008: I am an idiot. Thanks for pointing it out.

I like your idea, TheBlackCat. I'll have to talk to our wonderful news editor about it. My only qualm about it is that I think it's too much of a delay after the previous week. Personally, I'd like to see the weekly release article go up on Thursday or Friday.

I tried to champion this idea back in November, but 8 billion games (rough estimate) came out in that month. The format of this article is a work in progress, so any questions/comments/suggestions are greatly appreciated.

[nickmitch]

I like how you've broken it down by Wii/DS/DLC.  If you could throw in some indentations, that'd be great.  Also, I think it might be nice if you had the price and rating bulleted under the title of the game instead of in the paragraph.

[KDR_11k]

I wish there was anything like that in Europe... All I can check is the Amazon release list.

[TheYoungerPlumber]

About having 2008: I am an idiot. Thanks for pointing it out.

Hey, lots of eyes missed that one, including mine. It's a very easy mistake to make--we've glazed over 2008 in articles as "this year" for twelve months.

[NWR_Neal]

About having 2008: I am an idiot. Thanks for pointing it out.

Hey, lots of eyes missed that one, including mine. It's a very easy mistake to make--we've glazed over 2008 in articles as "this year" for twelve months.

Funny follow-up story.
After I realized the miscue, I went back to check on the game profiles I had to make for this article (Bigfoot and the Paws & Claws games). I made the same mistake.
Thank you, insanolord

[Flames_of_chaos]

Rock Band 2 DLC is out as well if you want to take a note of it.

Paid Songs - 200 Wii Points ($2)
          o 30 Seconds to Mars - The Kill
          o All-American Rejects - Move Along
          o Avenged Sevenfold - Afterlife
          o Black Tide - Shockwave
          o Blink-182 - All the Small Things
          o Blondie - Call Me
          o Boston - More Than a Feeling
          o Boston - Rock & Roll Band
          o Disturbed - Inside the Fire
          o Fall Out Boy - This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race
          o Jimmy Buffett - Cheeseburger in Paradise
          o Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple Man
          o Metallica - And Justice For All
          o Motley Crue - Saints of Los Angeles
          o Muse - Hysteria
          o Nine Inch Nails - The Perfect Drug
          o Oasis - Wonderwall
          o Papa Roach - Time is Running Out
          o Paramore - Crushcrushcrush
          o Red Hot Chili Peppers - Snow (( Hey Oh ))
          o Rush - Working Man (Vault Edition)
          o Serj Tankian - Beethoven's C***
          o Smashing Pumpkins - Zero
          o Stone Temple Pilots - Interstate Love Song
          o Stone Temple Pilots - Sex Type Thing
          o The Offspring - Hammerhead
          o The Police - Message in a Bottle
          o The Who - Baba O'Riley
          o Weezer - Buddy Holly
          o Weezer - El Scorcho
      Free Tracks (20 free song pack that's offered for Wii,360,PS3 versions)
          o 88, The - Sons & Daughters
          o Authority Zero - No Regrets
          o Between the Buried & Me - Prequel to the Sequel
          o The Cab - Bounce
          o The Chevelles - Get It On
          o The Cocktail Slippers - Give it to Me
          o Dealership - Database Corrupted
          o Endeverafter - I Wanna Be Your Man
          o Ghost Hounds - Ashes to Fire
          o Hollywood Undead - Young
          o Kutless - The Feeling
          o The Len Price 3 - If I Ain't Got You
          o Lesley Roy - I'm Gone I'm Going
          o Opiate for the Masses - Burn You Down
          o Semi-Precious Weapons - Magnetic Baby
          o Shaimus - Like a Fool
          o thenewno2 - Crazy Tuesday
          o Tickle Me Pink - The Time is Wrong
          o Underoath - Desperate Times, Desperate Measures
          o X Japan - I.V.