Topic: This Week In Nintendo Downloads

[Flames_of_chaos]

This week brings soccer to DSiWare, a pirate-themed party game for WiiWare, and an arcade classic for the Sega Genesis for the Virtual Console.
 http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=18415

 Each platform gets one release each this week as Gameloft brings Real Soccer 2009 to DSiWare, Aksys Games brings Family Pirate Party to WiiWare, and Sega brings Galaxy Force II to the Virtual Console.    

Real Soccer 2009 is a DSiWare version of the retail game that was released in 2008 for the DS. The DSiWare version features almost everything from the retail version, and includes an exclusive feature that utilizes the DSi camera to modify the soccer ball, team flag, and player faces with pictures that you take with the camera. Real Soccer 2009 is available for 800 DSi Points ($8).    

Family Pirate Party continues Arc System Works' "Family" series of games in which players control one of the family members in a pirate-themed Mario Party-esque game. Players roll dice to sail the seas in order to collect various treasure from each island. Family Pirate Party is available for 500 Wii Points ($5).    

The Virtual Console game this week is Galaxy Force II for the Sega Genesis, which originally debuted as a Sega arcade release and then was ported to the Sega Genesis in 1990. The game has a 3D view from behind the spaceship and features five different planets with different environments and obstacles. Players have to navigate through these worlds while destroying enemies and their strongholds on each planet. Galaxy Force II is available for 800 Wii Points ($8).      

NINTENDO DOWNLOAD: GALAXY FORCE PLAYS REAL SOCCER AT A PIRATE PARTY    

May 11, 2009    

Nintendo DSiWare™ takes its first trip into the sports category this week with the cool, camera-enabled Real Soccer 2009. For more of a board-game feel, dive into Family Pirate Party on WiiWare™ and see who can collect the most gold. Finally, the out-of-this-world arcade shooter Galaxy Force™ II hits the Virtual Console™.    

Nintendo DSiWare    

Real Soccer 2009 (Gameloft, 1-4 players, Rated E for Everyone, 800 Nintendo DSi Points™): It's time to live the soccer season to the max with Real Soccer 2009 on Nintendo DSi™. It will offer you a never-before-seen soccer experience with revolutionary yet easily accessible touch-screen controls. Take a photo of anything with the Nintendo DSi Camera and turn the image into your own custom ball or team flag, or even make yourself into your favorite player. With 198 teams using real player names, realistic opponent behaviors thanks to advanced artificial intelligence, and superior 3-D graphics, you'll feel just like a professional soccer player. Go ahead, take your best shot!    

WiiWare    

Family Pirate Party (Aksys Games, 1-4 players, Rated E 10+ for Everyone 10 and Older – Mild Cartoon Violence and Suggestive Themes, 500 Wii Points™): Daddy, Mommy, Sarah and Billy make their return as pirates sailing the seas and skies. Roll the dice and sail through the islands to gather the treasures each island holds. The person with the most gold at the end wins. Family Pirate Party shines with its appealing cel-shaded graphics and endearing music. Challenge up to three other players (friends, the CPU or both) for some four-player board-game fun. Do you have it in you to defeat your opponents and become the king of Family Pirate Party!?    

Virtual Console    

Galaxy Force II (Sega Genesis, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone – Fantasy Violence, 800 Wii Points): Galaxy Force II is an arcade shooter with a 3-D view from behind your spaceship. Fly through five different planets, taking on enemies in environments that range from a peaceful garden to lands made of fire or ice. Navigate treacherous landscapes by flying low over the planet's surface and blowing up enemy robots, ships and turrets, then flying through a tunnel to destroy the alien stronghold on each planet. It is your duty as part of the Galaxy Force to defend against the alien invasion and maintain peace in the solar system.    

Nintendo adds new titles to the Nintendo DSi Shop™ and the Wii™ Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Mondays. Users with broadband Internet access can redeem Wii Points or Nintendo DSi Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel. Nintendo DSi Points can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. A Nintendo Points Card™ can be purchased at retail locations. All points from one Nintendo Points Card must be redeemed in either the Nintendo DSi Shop or the Wii Shop Channel. They are not transferable and cannot be divided between the two systems.    

Remember that both Wii and Nintendo DSi feature parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit Wii.com or NintendoDSi.com.

[Jonnyboy117]

The only good news here is that Virtual Console is up to 299 games in North America.  Next week should be interesting, for once.  Majora's Mask is extremely likely, but maybe they'll go "crazy" and put up more than one at a time for this special occasion.

[TJ Spyke]

WHERE THE HELL IS SUPER SMASH BROS.? That better be next week as the 300th game. It's been almost 4 months since the game came out in Japan.

[vudu]

Come on Yoshi's Island!!

[TJ Spyke]

I post this every week at GAF, but this is the situation for the VC/WW/DSW:

North America, but not PAL regions:
NES- The Legend of Kage, Elevator Action, Milon's Secret Castle, Lode Runner, Star Soldier, Super C (available in EU, not in AUS), NES Play Action Football, Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos, Zanac, Ghosts 'n Goblins (available in EU, not AUS), Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom, King's Knight, Bases Loaded, Renegade, Sky Kid, Super Dodge Ball, Tecmo Bowl, Zoda's Revenge: StarTropics II, Life Force

SNES- Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire, Metal Marines, Axelay (available in AUS, not EU), Super Turrican 2, Kirby's Dream Land 3, Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen, Uncharted Waters: New Horizons, Nobunaga's Ambition

GEN/MD- Powerball, M.U.S.H.A., Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure

TG16 & TG16CD- Bravoman, Ordyne, Bomberman '94, Detana!! TwinBee

WiiWare-V.I.P. Casino: Blackjack, Sprogs Racing (available in EU, not AUS), Protöthea, Gyrostarr, Major League Eating: The Game, Frat Party Games: Pong Toss (available in EU, not AUS), Groovin' Blocks, MadStone, Target Toss Pro: Bags, Boingz, Bruiser and Scratch, Hockey Allstar Shootout, Big Kahuna Party, Tiki Towers, Sandy Beach, Planet Pachinko, High Voltage Hot Rod Show, Niki - Rock 'n' Ball (available in EU, not AUS), Lit, Evasive Space, Gradius ReBirth, Bonsai Barber, Cocoto Platform Jumper, Penguins & Friends - Hey! That's My Fish!, Family Pirate Party

DSiWare-Brain Age Express: Math, Clubhouse Games Express: Card Classics, Master of Illusion Express: Shuffle Games

PAL regions, but not North America:
NES- Skate or Die!, Devil World

SNES- Mario's Super Picross

N64- The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

MS- Rambo: First Blood Part II (called Secret Commando in Europe), Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa

GEN/MD- Crack Down, ESWAT: City Under Siege, ClayFighter

WiiWare-Bang!, Texas Hold'em Tournament, Bubble Bobble Plus!, Adventure Island: The Beginning, Rainbow Islands: Towering Adventure

DSiWare-Art Style: Decode

Europe and North America, but not Australia:
C64 (in EU, not NA)- Uridium, California Games, Impossible Mission, World Games, Paradroid, Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine, International Karate +, Boulder Dash, Jumpman, Mayhem in Monsterland, Impossible Mission II, Last Ninja 3: Real Hatred is Timeless, Winter Games

Total: 58 in North America only, 15 in EU/AUS only, 14 in EU only, 9 in NA and EU, 1 in NA and AUS.

[BlackNMild2k1]

where is the N.A. but not Japan and vice versa?

[TJ Spyke]

I haven't done one before since I don't know anyone who downloads from the Japanese Shop Channel. I might do one though if people want one. It will be huge though since Japan has over 400 VC games, so that is at least 100 games they have that we don't.

[AV]

i thought cave story is supposed to come out soon? I hope that comes out soon.

[Stratos]

I haven't done one before since I don't know anyone who downloads from the Japanese Shop Channel. I might do one though if people want one. It will be huge though since Japan has over 400 VC games, so that is at least 100 games they have that we don't.

Greg has one and I think another NWR staffer does too so you could collaborate with them. It would be a pretty big undertaking though. Maybe only record games that have been released in other regions in the past to keep out all the obscure Japanese only games?

Here's a good list.

[TJ Spyke]

I will probably do it tomorrow. It's really only annoying starting it of coarse, updating it will be easy. I think it's a good idea to keep out games that were never released outside of Japan though to keep the size down.

[Stratos]

So your going to do a whole thread dedicated to tracking the regional parity gap? That's a great idea.

[TJ Spyke]

I hadn't though about a thread dedicated to it, but that's a good idea. I will work on it and post it Thursday night (after the PAL update). I can update it after each regions releases but keep the original post in the thread up do date.

[Stratos]

I hadn't though about a thread dedicated to it, but that's a good idea. I will work on it and post it Thursday night (after the PAL update). I can update it after each regions releases but keep the original post in the thread up do date.

I think that's the best way to do it. Then we can have the information collectively on the first post for easy reference in discussion and keep the discussion in the same thread. If you made it part of another thread like the weekly D/L threads then it could get lost in the updates and also you would have to maintain two or more versions of the same list.

I think asking a mod to sticky it would be handy too, unless you make a separate post for each regions update because that would make it stay near the top of the board and keep it from being lost.

You want any help on it or do you think you got it under control?

[TJ Spyke]

I think I can handle it, but if I have any problems I will be happy to ask for help. I will put more effort into it to help increase the chances of it getting stickied, the above one was just something I put together in a few minutes.

[Flames_of_chaos]

i thought cave story is supposed to come out soon? I hope that comes out soon.

I doubt that they even submitted it to Nintendo for certification. If they are almost done, they are probably in the debug phase.

[NWR_pap64]

Every week that Adventure Island doesn't make it into the weekly update a piece of my heart dies...

[TJ Spyke]

I want to know why we still haven't gotten Skate or Die! yet when it's been out in PAL regions since December 2007. I loved the NES version and would love to play it. As you can see from my list, Nintendo has plenty of games out in one region or another and could up it to 2 games per week for the Virtual Console. Hell, at 2 games per week Europe could go the next 16 weeks just catching up to the ones out in North America, Australia could go the next 23 1/2 based on those out in North America and/or Europe, North America could go the next 11 1/2 based on those out in Europe and/or Australia.