Topic: Nintendo Download Games by Region

[Mop it up]

Interesting. Bonsai Barber is 1,000 points elsewhere.

[TJ Spyke]

It's not the first time it's happened. It happened yesterday with the North American releases (where the Mr. Driller DSiWare games is 300 points cheaper than its Japanese price). Maybe Nintendo wanted to apologize to Japanese games for releasing the game 13 months after it came out in North America?

[Stratos]

I've always read it as a sign of how poorly the game did in other regions. Plaatchen was 500 points cheaper in NA than in PAL.

[TJ Spyke]

This weeks PAL releases:

Blaster Master from Sunsoft for NES on VC (500 points)
Zombie Panic in Wonderland (released in Japan as Zombie in Wonderland) from Akaoni Studio for WiiWare (1000 points)
Learning with the PooYoos: Episode 2 from Lexis Numérique for WiiWare (500 points)
Game & Watch: Manhole (released in Japan as Manhole) from Nintendo for DSiWare (200 points)
Game & Watch: Helmet (released in Japan as Helmet) from Nintendo for DSiWare (200 points)
Game & Watch: Vermin (released in Japan as Vermin) from Nintendo for DSiWare (200 points)
The Price is Right from Ludia for DSiWare (500 points)
AlphaBounce from Mad Monkey Studio for DSiWare (500 points)

PAL regions also get a DSiWare App:
Faceez from Neko Entertainment (200 points) - This lets you put pictures taken with the DSi camera and put them on stick figures and then animate them.

[TJ Spyke]

This weeks North American releases:

Zaxxon from Sega for VCA on VC (800 points)
Military Madness: Nectaris from Hudson Soft for WiiWare (1000 points)
Gangstar 2: Kings of L.A. from Gameloft for DSiWare (500 points)
AlphaBounce from Mad Monkey Studios for DSiWare (500 points)
7 Card Games from Cerasus.Media for DSiWare (500 points)
AiRace from QubicGames for DSiWare (800 points)

North America also gets a new microgame in the "Big Name Game" series for WarioWare: D.I.Y.:
Fire Bad! from Alex Neuse of Gaijin Games, he is the designer behind the Bit.Trip series

[TJ Spyke]

This weeks Japanese releases:

Darius Twin from Taito for SNES on VC (800 points)
Rakugaki ☆ Hero (release outside of Japan as Max and the Magic Marker) from Marvelous Entertainment for WiiWare (800 points)
D�butsuen o Tsukurū (released outside of Japan as Zoo Frenzy) from Gameloft for DSiWare (800 points)

Max and the Magic Marker is being released as part of the World Games Parade, which is a program where Marvelous Entertainment is localizing various WiiWare games for the Japanese market (it also includes Zombie Panic in Wonderland, Bit Boy!!, and Equilibrio). Japanese gamers are getting Max at a 200 point discount though, the game is 1000 points in other regions.

[TJ Spyke]

This weeks PAL releases:

Mega Man 4 from Capcom for NES on VC (500 points)
Rage of the Gladiators from Ghostfire Games for WiiWare (1000 points)
Bloons from Hands-On Mobile for WiiWare (500 points)
Mr. Driller: Drill Till You Drop from Namco Bandai for DSiWare (500 points)
Combat of Giants: Dinosaurs - Fight for Survival from Ubisoft for DSiWare (800 points)
System Flaw Recruit from Enjoy Gaming for DSiWare (500 points)
Pocket Pack: Words & Numbers from Mere Mortals for DSiWare (500 points)

[KDR_11k]

The G&W games don't show for me, neither in the game list nor in the news post on the shop channel.

[TJ Spyke]

Apparently Nintendo of Europe sent out their PR saying the games were coming out this week, then a few hours later changed their minds and pushed them back to April 23.

If there are any Australian posters on the board, could you lt me know which European VC/WW/DSW games are not available in Australia? It's pretty hard to actually find that info.

[TJ Spyke]

This weeks North American releases:

Mega Man 4 from Capcom for the NES on VC (500 points)
Bang Attack from Engine Software for WiiWare (500 points)
Surviving High School from Electronic Arts for DSiWare (800 points)
Game & Watch: Donkey Kong Jr. (known in Japan as Donkey Kong Jr.) from Nintendo for DSiWare (200 points)
Game & Watch: Flagman (known in Japan as Flagman) from Nintendo for DSiWare (200 points)
Game & Watch: Ball (known in Japan as Ball) from Nintendo for DSiWare (200 points)

North America also gets a DSiWare App:
myPostcards from Nnooo (200 points) - Allows you to take pictures with the DSi camera and send postcards to friends.

North America also gets a new microgame in the "Big Name Game" series for WarioWare: D.I.Y.:
Shantae Nab! from Matt Bozon of WayForward Technologies (developer of Shantae and Contra 4)

[TJ Spyke]

This weeks Japanese releases:

Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory from D4 Enterprise for NG on VG (900 points)
Ivy the Kiwi? mini from Namco Bandai for WiiWare (1000 points)
Sekai no Omoshiro Party Game from Sims for WiiWare (500 points)
at Enter! Taisen Igo from Tasuke for DSiWare (200 points)
at Enter! Block Kuzushi from Tasuke for DSiWare (200 points)
Ike! Ike!! Hamster from Tom Create for DSiWare (200 points)
Fall in the Dark from Silver Star Japan for DSiWare (500 points)
Ivy the Kiwi? mini from Namco Bandai for DSiWare (1000 points)

Japan also gets a DSiWare App:
Hobo Nichi no Kenk� Tech� from Nintendo (0 points) - This free app is designed for you to track weight, vaccination status, medication usage, etc. and to share this info with your doctor when you go to see them. It's based on a book written by Shigesato Itoi, the creator of EarthBound.

[TJ Spyke]

This weeks PAL releases:

Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures from LucasArts for SNES on VC (800 points)
The Will of Dr. Frankenstein from Enjoy Gaming for WiiWare (500 points)
Earthworm Jim from Gameloft for DSiWare (500 points)
Flipper from Xform for DSiWare (500 points)
Game & Watch: Donkey Kong Jr. (known in Japan as Donkey Kong Jr.) from Nintendo for DSiWare (200 points)
Game & Watch: Flagman (known in Japan as Flagman) from Nintendo for DSiWare (200 points)
Game & Watch: Ball (known in Japan as Ball) from Nintendo for DSiWare (200 points)

PAL regions also gets a DSiWare App:
myPostcards from Nnooo (200 points) - Allows you to take pictures with the DSi camera and send postcards to friends.

[TJ Spyke]

This weeks North American releases:

The King of Fighters '95 from D4 Enterprise for NG on VC (900 points)
5 Arcade Gems from Nordcurrent for WiiWare (700 points)
Brain Drain from Enjoy Gaming for WiiWare (500 points)
Ferrari GT: Evolution from Gameloft for DSiWare (800 points)
DodoGo! from Neko Entertainment for DSiWare (800 points)
System Flaw Recruit from Enjoy Gaming for DSiWare (500 points)
Don't Feed The Animals from Electron Jump Games (500 points)
Puffins: Let's Roll from Other Ocean Interactive for DSiWare (500 points)
Scrabble Slam! from Electronic Arts for DSiWare (500 points)

North America also gets a new microgame in the "Big Name Game" series for WarioWare: D.I.Y.:
Meat Boy! - From Edmund McMillen of Team Meat, the studio behind the upcoming WiiWare game Super Meat Boy

North American Wii owners will also be able to get a free demo of the DS game Picross 3D through the Nintendo Channel.

[KDR_11k]

The Picross 3D demo has been up for a while now in Europe and like all first party demos has no expiry date.

[TJ Spyke]

I wish the WiiWare demos were like that. Why take down a WiiWare demo after a couple of months, and at the same time keep up a demo for a 3 year-old DS game?

[KDR_11k]

To be fair those WiiWare demos were a test run for the idea overall but I think it was a massive success (sales for the demoed titles definitely went up though maybe the sales for other titles went down?) and they really should bring them back.

[Stratos]

Yeah, I'm shocked that there have not been more demos.

[TJ Spyke]

This weeks Japanese release:

Metal Max from Enterbrain for NES on VC (500 points)
Samurai Spirits: Zankur� Mus�ken (known outside of Japan as Samurai Shodown III) from D4 Enterprise for NG on VC (900 points)
Waku Waku 7 from D4 Enterprise for NG on VC (900 points)
Mr. Do! from Hamster for VCA on VC (800 points)
Katamuki Spirits (known outside of Japan as Equilibrio) from Marvelous Entertainment for WiiWare (500 points)
Aaa no Natsukashi no Shooting Watch from Hudson Soft for DSiWare (200 points)
Artist ni Narou! Kikaruni Sketch from Ertain for DSiWare (200 points)
10 Hy� S� from G-Mode for DSiWare (200 points)
Oshiete Darling from Starfish for DSiWare (800 points)
Tsukutte Utau Saru Band from Nintendo for DSiWare (800 points)

Japan also gets 2 DSiWare Apps:
Atelier Deco la Doll: Gothic from Starfish (500 points) - Dress up goth dolls with Victorian style clothes and makeup
Renjuku Kanji: Chuugakusei from I.E. Institute (800 points) - Program aimed at helping 7th graders practice their kanji

[Mop it up]

I don't understand the logic behind making the demos available for a limited time. Does it cost anything to keep them up for download?

[TJ Spyke]

I think it does cost money to host the demo on their servers, but I doubt the costs are that high. I also think that they would help convince more people to buy the games. They did say it was just a trial though, so maybe they will roll out a more extensive demo system in the future?

[Stratos]

Maybe it was because Nintendo didn't want the demos up that long? I know people who got the World of Goo demo and played it to death but never bought the full game. So by giving them a tasted and then placing a time limit on it would possibly do two things: make people who would 'try it eventually' try it sooner and also pulling the demo after a bit could leave people wanting more and thus getting the full version.

[Mop it up]

The demos can still be played if they're still in the Wii memory/SD card, so I don't know if having timed demos would really prevent people from only playing the demo and never buying the game.

[KDR_11k]

The sales of the demoed games definitely went up, what I think may have happened is that they hurt the sales of the games without demos.

[Stratos]

So make more demos! Right?

[Mop it up]

Well, they can't make TOO many demos, or else they'll end up in a situation like what you described in your last post: people will just play the free demos and not buy games. I downloaded all of the previous demos (except World of Goo since I have it) but didn't buy the games. Though to be fair, I had no prior interest in the games, so it wasn't really a lost sale in my case.