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Title: Flight Control Hits DSiWare Next Monday
Post by: NWR_Neal on February 19, 2010, 09:06:59 AM
Firemint's addictive iPhone title is making the jump to DSiWare on February 22.
 http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=22590

 Flight Control, the popular iPhone game, is coming to DSiWare next Monday for 500 Nintendo Points ($5).    


Developed by Firemint, the game has players using touch controls to navigate a busy airfield and land incoming planes. The DSiWare version contains all of the same content of the iPhone application, as well as an additional snow-covered level.

Title: Re: Flight Control Hits DSiWare Next Monday
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on February 19, 2010, 06:04:57 PM
Let the shift begin.

How much does this game cost on the iPhone?
Title: Re: Flight Control Hits DSiWare Next Monday
Post by: TJ Spyke on February 19, 2010, 06:20:15 PM
$0.99 (at least in the US store).
Title: Re: Flight Control Hits DSiWare Next Monday
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on February 19, 2010, 06:29:49 PM
That's just a sign that Nintendo needs to allow an open pricing structure for these games unless they include significantly more content than the iPhone game.

I'm sure the dev isn't really trippin' that they are making an extra $4 per purchase, but I'm sure they would rather move 5x the amount of games and make the same money. Product and dev awareness can really help if they ever decide to make a sequel.
Title: Re: Flight Control Hits DSiWare Next Monday
Post by: NWR_insanolord on February 19, 2010, 09:02:20 PM
Nintendo allows $2 games on DSiWare; they chose to go for $5. This game is worth $5, though, if you don't have an iPhone or iPod Touch. It's one of the best pick-up-and-play casual games I've ever played, though the controls may suffer a bit in the transition to a stylus-based system.
Title: Re: Flight Control Hits DSiWare Next Monday
Post by: KDR_11k on February 20, 2010, 09:44:59 AM
Dunno, I didn't like it that much on the iPod. Got some good mileage out of Army Defender for DSiWare though and that's 200 points.
Title: Re: Flight Control Hits DSiWare Next Monday
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on February 20, 2010, 09:40:48 PM
Quote from: insanolord on February 19, 2010, 09:02:20 PM
Nintendo allows $2 games on DSiWare; they chose to go for $5.

Nintendo chooses the price, though, even for third-party games.
Title: Re: Flight Control Hits DSiWare Next Monday
Post by: NWR_insanolord on February 20, 2010, 11:32:01 PM
I was under the impression that Nintendo has to approve the price but the developer gets to suggest what they think it should cost.
Title: Re: Flight Control Hits DSiWare Next Monday
Post by: KDR_11k on February 21, 2010, 02:18:18 AM
Yeah, Nintendo can limit the price range if they feel the developer is going too low/high (e.g. B+ wanted Plättchen to cost 2000 points, Nintendo forced them to go down to 1500 and the market forced them even lower) but the developer still gets to choose within that range. I doubt Nintendo would force FC to be 500 minimum because it just doesn't have as much content as the other 500 point games on DSiWare.
Title: Re: Flight Control Hits DSiWare Next Monday
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on February 21, 2010, 03:13:10 AM
My understanding is that developers suggest a price when they submit the game, and then Nintendo makes the actual decision. Apparently, it is often higher than what the developers suggested, rarely if ever lower. WiiWare and DSiWare are highly controlled markets, and because Nintendo holds the keys, developers have little negotiating power.
Title: Re: Flight Control Hits DSiWare Next Monday
Post by: Stratos on February 21, 2010, 03:18:29 AM
Quote from: KDR_11k on February 21, 2010, 02:18:18 AM
Yeah, Nintendo can limit the price range if they feel the developer is going too low/high (e.g. B+ wanted Plättchen to cost 2000 points, Nintendo forced them to go down to 1500 and the market forced them even lower) but the developer still gets to choose within that range. I doubt Nintendo would force FC to be 500 minimum because it just doesn't have as much content as the other 500 point games on DSiWare.

You're kidding...wow. I wonder how many of the B+ fanboys would have stood by them at that price. They seem to have a bizarre and rabid following for no real reason.

Quote from: insanolord on February 19, 2010, 09:02:20 PM
Nintendo allows $2 games on DSiWare; they chose to go for $5. This game is worth $5, though, if you don't have an iPhone or iPod Touch. It's one of the best pick-up-and-play casual games I've ever played, though the controls may suffer a bit in the transition to a stylus-based system.

I'm tempted to try it since I have a few points kicking around and I seem to really be drawn to pickup and play games on DSiWare but I'll wait to hear reviews of how the port turns out.