March 21, 2011
Forget about tan lines and beach towels. This
spring break, you can download the ingredients for a fun-filled getaway
on your Wii™ or Nintendo DSi™ system. Fans of classic 16-bit action can
launch themselves into the wrestling ring as Natsume Championship Wrestling™
- a brawny favorite from the Super NES™ era - makes a fresh appearance
on the Virtual Console™ service. Other adventuresome offerings include G.G Series D-TANK
for the Nintendo DSiWare™ service, which places players on the front
lines of a fierce tank battle. Visit the Wii Shop Channel and Nintendo
DSi Shop today to browse hundreds of downloadable games, no sunscreen
required.
Virtual Console
Natsume Championship Wrestling
Original platform: Super NES
Publisher: Natsume Inc.
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) - Mild Violence
Price: 800 Wii Points™
Description: Step
into the ring. Choose from 12 outrageous wrestlers and bring the pain.
Wield the massive power of Asteroid, the lightning-fast strikes of
Viper, the underhanded attacks of Phantom and many more madmen of the
ring. With its robust grappling system and more than 50 moves to master,
Natsume Championship Wrestling delivers the deepest and most
realistic wrestling action of the 16-bit era. Test your might against
the crafty AI, or up to four players can compete in exhibition, tag team
and round-robin matches. (Additional accessories are required for
multiplayer mode and are sold separately.)
WiiWare™
Arcade Essentials
Publisher: Nordcurrent
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Wii Points
Description: Arcade Essentials
is a collection of five classic arcade games. All are presented in a
modern reincarnation with enhanced game play, stylish graphics and sound
effects. Jump right in, enjoy the nonstop game play and immerse
yourself in these popular games as you did many years ago. Discover lots
of levels to unlock, plus high score tables and other cool stuff to
keep you entertained.
Dive: The Medes Islands Secret (demo version)
Publisher: Cosmonaut Games
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Mild Violence
Price: 0 Wii Points; full version available for 1,000 Wii Points
Description: Over
the past five centuries, hundreds of ships flying every ensign have
succumbed to the power of the ocean. Merchant boats, pirate ships, navy
vessels - all of them have ended up covered in coral at the bottom of
the ocean. They all guarded secrets that remained hidden over the years,
secrets that have always been a mystery...until now. In Dive: The Medes Islands Secret,
you are John Sanders, a treasure hunter and experienced diver who
spends months planning and documenting a major expedition to locate and
recover several ships of different ensigns around the world.
Note: Some demo versions do not support all game features, and players cannot save their in-game progress in demo versions.
Nintendo DSiWare
G.G Series D-TANK
Publisher: Genterprise Inc.
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Mild Cartoon Violence
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points™
Description:
You control a tank that can respawn any number of times. The focus of
this shooting game is to put your life on the line to successfully carry
out a variety of defensive and offensive missions. In defensive
missions, you must take out the enemy tanks targeting your base before
it is destroyed. In offensive missions, you must capture the enemy's
stronghold within the time limit. The key to success in these missions
is the strategic use of items such as bombs and special ammo.
Shapo™
Publisher: Tik Games, LLC.
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Shapo is
a challenge that will keep you on the edge. Balance the scales as you
place shapes made of different materials. Play more than 150 levels in
Classic or Puzzle mode to unlock the greatest wonders of the world.
Stunning art brings 15 wonders of the world to life. Enjoy exciting
power-ups such as the material bomb and line bomb. Each ball and shape
has a different weight, so be careful when placing your pieces. In
Classic mode, create lines to remove balls. Match sequential lines and
watch the combo multiplier grow. In Puzzle mode, complete increasingly
complicated levels by filling the grid with the given balls.