Hulu Plus comes to Wii, a 3DS Ambassador game becomes available for purchase, and the Wii Virtual Console drought come to an end.
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Nintendo has a wealth of downloadable goodies this week, including the first Wii Virtual Console game in over five months. In addition to games, the streaming video service Hulu Plus is now available for Wii.
The Sega Genesis version of Strider is coming to Wii Virtual Console today. It is the first Wii Virtual Console release in North America in the past 175 days. The last release was The Ignition Factor on August 25, 2011. Strider is available for 800 Wii Points.
Wii is also getting Hulu Plus, which is available for free download for paying subscribers to the service. Hulu Plus features the latest episodes of TV shows, movies, and more. Subscriptions start at $7.99/month. Hulu Plus will be available on 3DS later this year.
On 3DS, Super Mario Bros. for NES is the first Ambassador game available for sale in North America. Available for $4.99, the re-release of the classic game features two-player alternating multiplayer and save states.
As previously reported, the Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater 3D demo is hitting the eShop free of charge. Players can try the game out before its February 21 release.
Lastly, iSpot Japan is out on DSiWare. This $2 application is made up of "Spot the Difference" games featuring Japan locales.
Wait, the demo does support he CPP?
And Ian, I've never played Strider before as I didn't own a Genesis as a kid. How does it compare to.. say.. similar games on the SuperNES? I may just have to pick this up.
Does anyone know if HuluPlus can be downloaded by anyone
Is Strider on the Genesis the same as Strider on the NES? Because if so, that game is... not good.
Does anyone know if HuluPlus can be downloaded by anyone
If you don't subscribe to Hulu Plus, it would be a worthless app. But you can download Netflix even if you don't subscribe. If you can get coins for it, I would download the app though.
The fact that Super Mario Bros. is the only 3DS eShop release this week is a slap in the face to Ambassadors. I've had the game for five months now; the addition of the save state is fairly meaningless to me. I'm fairly pissed we didn't get Wario Land like Europe did.
The NES Strider is mediocre and has nothing to do with the original arcade game (it was an adventure-platformer rather than an action-platformer...think Zelda II).What Lindy said. Expand a little bit more the NES is considered part of the lore last I checked. There is also Strider 2 for the PS1 which is fun but not as good or hard as the original. I blame the lack of the mechanic critters.
The original arcade game is, as already mentioned, more along the lines of a Castlevania (if you want a recent example, look up Outland on the 360/PS3). It's a straight action-platformer.
If the Genesis game is a faithful recreation of the original arcade version, it'll be good.
I got a Capcom arcade game collection for the PS2 that includes Strider.The fact that Super Mario Bros. is the only 3DS eShop release this week is a slap in the face to Ambassadors. I've had the game for five months now; the addition of the save state is fairly meaningless to me. I'm fairly pissed we didn't get Wario Land like Europe did.
Quit whining, I'm still waiting for Mutant Mudds. I played Wario Land to death on the GB back in the day.
