Topic: Nintendo Download Games by Region

[Mop it up]

I enjoyed Harvest Moon 64 for the first four game months, but after that it soon became boring and tedious. It was then too much of a routine, there was nothing new to discover or figure out, it was just maintaining everything until you got evaluated in the third spring. There wasn't enough stuff to do in the game to fill those nine months.

On the opposite side, Rune Factory Frontier sometimes felt like there was too much to be done, it was hard to figure out how to manage it all, and some of the required tasks were just annoying. Plus, it still suffers from a slow pace, as it takes a long time for certain things to happen, like building a relationship.

[NWR_insanolord]

After playing Friends of Mineral Town and Harvest Moon DS I don't think I could go back to the limitations of Harvest Moon 64.

[Stratos]

I've debated getting the DS HM or the DS RF.

[NWR_insanolord]

The DS Rune Factory is basically the same thing as the Wii version. As for Harvest Moon DS, I've gotten back into it recently, and I'm having a great time with it.

[TJ Spyke]

This weeks Japanese releases:

Item Sagashi ★ Yōsei to Fushigi no Tō from Ateam for WiiWare (500 points)
Knockout Peoples from Barnhouse Effect for DSiWare (500 points)
Soul of Darkness from Gameloft for DSiWare (800 points)

This weeks PAL releases:
Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory from D4 Enterprise for NG on VC (900 points)
Furry Legends from Gamelion Studios for WiiWare (1000 points)
A Monsteca Corral: Monsters vs. Robots from Onteca for WiiWare (500 points)
Hospital Havoc from Hands-On Mobile for DSiWare (500 points)
Primrose from Sabarasa Digital Builders for DSiWare (200 points)
3D Mahjong from GameOn for DSiWare (500 points)

[TJ Spyke]

This weeks North American releases:

Ufouria: The Saga from Sunsoft for NES on VC (600 points, it's a import title because North America never got the original)
And Yet It Moves from Broken Rules for WiiWare (1000 points)
Rytmik (known in Japan as Arc Style: Rytmik) from Cinemax for DSiWare (800 points)
G.G Series Ninja Karakuri Den (known in Japan as G.G. Series: Shino Karakuri-den) from Genterprise for DSiWare (200 points)
My Farm from Bip Media for DSiWare (200 points)
Absolute Reversi from Tasuke for DSiWare (200 points)

[TJ Spyke]

This weeks Japanese releases:

G.G. Series Chō Hero Ōga 2 from Genterprise for DSiWare (200 points)
Arc Style: Zekkyō Genshinin Sam no Daibōken (known outside of Japan as Prehistorik Man) from Arc System Works for DSiWare (800 points)

This weeks PAL releases:
And Yet It Moves from Broken Rules for WiiWare (1000 points)
Tales of Elastic Boy: Mission 1 from Lexis Numerique for WiiWare (600 points)
Where's Wally? Travel Pack 1 from Ludia for DSiWare (500 points, "Wally" is the UK name for the "Where's Waldo?" books)

PAL regions also get two DSiWare Apps:
myNotebook: Carbon from Nnooo for DSiWare (500 points)
myNotebook: Pearl from Nnooo for DSiWare (500 points) - Two more writing apps in different colors

[TJ Spyke]

This weeks North American releases:

Tales of Elastic Boy: Mission 1 from Lexis Numerique for WiiWare (600 points)
Cosmos X2 from Saturnine Games for DSiWare (500 points)
Music On: Learning Piano from Abylight for DSiWare (200 points)

North America also gets a DSiWare App:
myNotebook: Pearl from Nnooo for DSiWare (500 points) - Another writing app in a different color

[broodwars]

It seems none of the major sites are covering today's releases, so here's what I could gleam looking at the Wii Shop Channel (so no DSiWare unless someone else wants to chime in):

WiiWare:

-Fenimore Fillmore - looks like possibly an adventure game, judging by the screenshots - 1000 points.

Virtual Console:

-Samurai Showdown III - 900 points.

[Mop it up]

Here are the games:

WiiWare - 1,000 points
Fenimore Fillmore “The Westerner”

Virtual Console - 900 points
SAMURAI SHODOWN III

DSiWare - 200 points each
Simply Mahjong
My Exotic Farm
Music on: Acoustic Guitar

Here's the press release:

Sept. 6, 2010

Nintendo Download

Spend Labor Day with Peculiar Cowboys, Deadly Samurai and Feathered Friends

You’ve earned a day off. No matter what kind of labor keeps you busy on most Mondays, today is the perfect day to just relax and enjoy yourself. To help put you in the leisurely spirit, this week’s new downloadable games for Wii™ and Nintendo DSi™ systems offer welcome diversions for everyone under the sun. Mosey into an atypical Old-West adventure with Fenimore Fillmore “The Westerner” for the WiiWare™ service. Live out your secret samurai fantasies with the NEOGEO classic SAMURAI SHOWDOWN III, now available on the Virtual Console™ service. For some fun on the go, the Nintendo DSiWare™ service now lets you test your tile-matching skills with Simply Mahjong, interact with rare birds in My Exotic Farm, or get your six-string kicks with Music on: Acoustic Guitar.

WiiWare

Fenimore Fillmore “The Westerner”
Publisher: Revistronic
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Cartoon Violence, Mild Language, Use of Alcohol and Tobacco
Price: 1,000 Wii Points™

Description: Welcome to the West! Come and see the fastest cowboy in action. Visit a typical Western town with a grand saloon, a sheriff’s office and a bank. Meet the classic doctor, the powerful “master of the land,” an industrious pioneer and men and women who raised a great nation with their blood, sweat and tears. But there are things that cannot be helped, and one of them – very typical in the West – is the continuous fighting between farmers and cattle ranchers. While farmers used to win the sympathy of most people, cattle ranchers had more money, more men and more power. Only a cowboy as peculiar as Fenimore Fillmore could side with the farmers when the rest of the cowboys are paid by the merciless and sinister cattle rancher.

Virtual Console

SAMURAI SHODOWN III
Original platform: NEOGEO
Publisher: D4 Enterprise
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: T (Teen) – Blood, Use of Tobacco, Violence
Price: 900 Wii Points

Description: This is a fighting game released in 1995 as a sequel to the previous year’s release of SAMURAI SHOWDOWN II. Though this is the third installment in the series, the story takes place between the first and second installments. Players can choose from 12 samurai seeking to defeat Zankuro Minazuki. Along with minor upgrades from the last version – such as the ability to press buttons to fill your rage gauge and the ability to defend in midair – you can also select from slash and bust personality types for each character. Each type has its own set of special moves you can take advantage of, effectively doubling the amount of characters you can play.

Nintendo DSiWare

Simply Mahjong
Publisher: Engine Software
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points™

Description: Simply Mahjong gives you exactly what you want: pure mahjong on your Nintendo DSi system. Mahjong is a Chinese tile-matching game. The tiles are arranged in a special pattern with their faces upward. A tile is said to be open if it can be moved either left or right without disturbing other tiles. The goal is to match pairs of identical tiles. The game is finished when all pairs of tiles have been removed from the board or there are no exposed pairs remaining. The simple game design and easy, intuitive controls make it a game that the whole family can enjoy. The game features 50 puzzles in each level to provide hours of fun.

My Exotic Farm
Publisher: BiP Media
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points

Description: My Exotic Farm is an exotic farm simulation game. In the beginning, all you own is an empty field, a few pennies and a single parrot. If you feed and take care of it, the parrot will make feathers that can be sold. With this money, you can buy new animals at the Farmers’ Market and purchase equipment from the shopkeeper. Little by little, as your farm builds up, you will unlock bonuses including a well, a great green macaw, a guard dog and a 4x4. You can also exchange animals with your friends who play My Farm or My Exotic Farm.

Music on: Acoustic Guitar
Publisher: Abylight
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points

Description: It’s like having an acoustic guitar in your pocket! Play your favorite songs easily with the predefined chord option and enjoy the high sound quality. Hear the fingers on the frets and the nails while strumming. A directory of more than 900 chords shows you how to place your fingers on a real guitar and lets you listen to them when selected. Five different styles will accompany you to set the mood: Pop Rock, Soft Rock, Country, Ballad and Blues. Other features include a palm mute function, a metronome and the ability to save up to 10 sessions.

[KDR_11k]

The Westerner was originally a PC game, it's a point & click adventure.

[BwrJim!]

SS3, sweet.

[TJ Spyke]

Last weeks Japanese releases:

Mario Tennis 64 (released in other regions as Mario Tennis) from Nintendo for N64 on VC (1000 points)
Action Puzzle Rabi x Laby from Silver Star Japan for DSiWare (200 points)
Arc Style: Furo Jump!! Guilty Gear Gaiden!? from Arc System Works for DSiWare (500 points)
Dungeon RPG Pikudon from Intense for DSiWare (500 points)

Last weeks PAL releases:
Samurai Shodown III from D4 Enterprise for NG on VC (900 points)
Fishie Fishie from DK Games for WiiWare (500 points)
GO Series: 10 Second Run (released in Japan as 10 Hyō Sō) from Gamebridge for DSiWare (200 points)
Where's Wally? Travel Pack 2 from Ludia for DSiWare (500 points)
Jazzy Billiards from Arc System Works for DSiWare (500 points)
My Farm from Bip Media for DSiWare (200 points)

This weeks North American releases:
Samurai Shodown III from D4 Enterprise for NG on VC (900 points)
Fenimore Fillmore: The Westerner from Revistronic for WiiWare (1000 points)
Simply Mahjong from Engine Software for DSiWare (200 points)
My Exotic Farm from Bip Media for DSiWare (200 points)
Music On: Acoustic Guitar from Abylight for DSiWare (200 points)

[TJ Spyke]

This weeks Japanese releases:

Shin Megami Tensei II from Atlus for SNES on VC (900 points)
SonSon from Capcom for VCA on VC (800 points)
Surinuke Anatōsu from Nintendo for WiiWare (800 points)
G.G Series: Shinobi Karakuri Den 2 from Genterprise for DSiWare (200 points)
Kokoro no Health Metre: Kokoron from T&S for DSiWare (500 points)

[TJ Spyke]

A bit of surprise for European gamers as the highest price ever for a WiiWare game this week, the game also requires the Wii Balance Board (not supports, requires)

This weeks PAL releases:
My Aquarium 2 from Hudson Soft for WiiWare (500 points)
Racers' Islands: Crazy Racers from Zallag for WiiWare (1200 points)
Physio Fun Balance Training from Kaasa Solution for WiiWare (2000 points)
Trailblaze: Puzzle Incinerator (known in North America as Flametail and Japan as Moyasu Puzzle Flametail) from Nintendo for DSiWare (500 points)
Where's Wally? Travel Pack 3 from Ludia for DSiWare (500 points)
Music On: Acoustic Guitar from Abylight for DSiWare (200 points)

PAL regions also get a DSiWare App:
myNotebook: Tan from Nnooo (500 points)

[TJ Spyke]

This weeks North American releases:

Adventure on Lost Island: Hidden Object Game from Ateam for WiiWare (500 points)
Castle Conqueror from Circle Entertainment for DSiWare (500 points)
Crazy Pinball from DTP Entertainment for DSiWare (500 points)

North America also gets a DSiWare App:
myNotebook: Tan from Nnooo (500 points)

[TJ Spyke]

Sorry for the late delay, personal family matters had my attention.

Last weeks North American releases:
Aero the Acrobat 2 from Sunsoft for SNES on VC (800 points)
Triple Throwing Sports from The Code Monkeys for WiiWare (500 points)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's ABCs from Cybird for WiiWare (800 points)
GO Series 10 Second Run (known in Japan as 10 Hyō Sō) from Gamebridge for DSiWare (200 points)
Everyday Soccer (known in Japan as Arc Style: Soccer!) from Aksys Games for DSiWare (500 points)

North America also gets a DSiWare App:
Nintendo Countdown Calendar (known in Japan as Ato Nannichi? Kazoeru Nintendo DSi Calendar) from Nintendo (200 points) - Mark a date on the calendar and it will count down how many days until it happens.

This weeks Japanese releases:
Romancing SaGa 3 from Square Enix for SNES on VC (800 points)
Exed Exes from Capcom for VCA on VC (800 points)
Arc Style: Robot Rescue (known in North America as Robot Rescue) from Arc System Works for DSiWare (200 points)
3 Minute Tenka Tōitsu from Gakken Publishing for DSiWare (500 points)

Japan also gets a DSiWare App:
Sokuren Keisen Shōgaku 1 Nensei from IEEE Institute (200 points) - Math training for first graders

This weeks PAL releases:
Mystic Quest Legend (known in North America as Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest) from Square Enix for SNES on VC (800 points)
Robox from Dreambox Games for WiiWare (1000 points)
GO Series: Defence Wars (known in Japan as Uchimakure! Touchpen Wars) from Gamebridge for DSiWare (200 points)
Music On: Learning Piano from Abylight for DSiWare (200 points)
My Exotic Farm from Bip Media for DSiWare (200 points)

[TJ Spyke]

This weeks North American releases:

Target Toss Pro: Lawn Darts from Incredible Technologies for WiiWare (700 points)
Astro Bugz Revenge from Sudden Games for WiiWare (700 points)
Zenonia from Gamevil for DSiWare (800 points)
Fizz from DK Games for DSiWare (200 points)

[TJ Spyke]

This weeks Japanese releases:
Planetarium from Hudson Soft for WiiWare (500 points)
Osu! Exercise Dojo from IEEE Institute for WiiWare (200 points)
Sepas Channel from G-Mode for DSiWare (500 points)

Japan also gets a DSiWare App:
Sokuren Keisen Shōgaku 2 Nensei from IEEE Institute (500 points) - Math training for 2nd graders

This weeks PAL releases:
Gods vs. Humans from Zallag for WiiWare (1500 points)
Learning with the PooYoos: Episode 3 from Lexis Numerique for WiiWare (500 points)
Aura-Aura Climber from Nintendo for DSiWare (200 points)
Petz Dog Superstar (known in North America as Petz Dogz Family) from Ubisoft for DSiWare (800 points)
Petz Cat Superstar from Ubisoft for DSiWare (800 points)

[TJ Spyke]

This weeks North American releases:

Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory from D4 Enterprise for NG on VC (900 points)
Racers' Islands: Crazy Racers from Zallag for WiiWare (1000 points)
Learning with the PooYoos: Episode 3 from Lexis NumĂŠrique for WiiWare (500 points)
Shantae: Risky's Revenge from WayForward Technologies for DSiWare (1200 points)
Rummikub from Games Factory Online for DSiWare (800 points)

[Caterkiller]

So the new Sonic came out today and I'll be getting it. If anyone is hesitant I will try to give my impressions ASAP.

[TJ Spyke]

My computer crapped out on me (the Windows configuration file is missing or corrupt, I need to either find the original start-up disc or pay Gateway $99 to restore it without losing everything saved on it).

Last weeks PAL releases:
Rival Turf! from Jaleco for SNES on VC (800 points)
Fenimore Fillmore: The Westerner from Revistronic for WiiWare (1000 points)
Datamine from Enjoy Gaming for DSiWare (500 points)
Thorium Wars from Big John Games for DSiWare (800 points)
Match Up! from Digital Leisure for DSiWare (200 points)

This weeks North American releases:
Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode I from Sega Sammy for WiiWare (1500 points)
Triple Jumping Sports from The Code Monkeys for WiiWare (500 points)
Ivy the Kiwi? Mini from Xseed Games for DSiWare (500 points)
Datamine from Enjoy Gaming for DSiWare (500 points)
G.G. Series Super Hero Ogre (known in Japan as G.G. Series: Super Hero Ooga) from Genterprise for DSiWare (200 points)

[TJ Spyke]

This weeks Japanese releases:

Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode I from Sega Sammy for WiiWare (1000 points)
The Game of Life: Happy Step from Takara Tomy for WiiWare (1000 points)
G.G. Series: Drift Circuit 2 from Genterprise for DSiWare (200 points)

[Stratos]

This weeks North American releases:
Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode I from Sega Sammy for WiiWare (1500 points)

This weeks Japanese releases:
Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode I from Sega Sammy for WiiWare (1000 points)

What?!?

[Mop it up]

This isn't the first time a game was cheaper in Japan. I'm going to guess that Sonic isn't very popular there.