Wii Shop Thread: ***FINAL FANTASY 3 IS OUT ON THE VC***

[quote name='vherub']nothing yet today?[/QUOTE]

I was wondering the same thing. I've tried looking around but couldn't find any info. Of course I've never really tried before so I have no idea where the folk who post it here get the info from so early.
 
The press release hasn't been posted yet. It's usually released around 6am eastern, but there's been a couple of times they've been quite late.
 
I know, I've been checking it too. I like to hope that we're getting something exciting, but then, I don't really like to hope about these sorts of things.
 
There's an update to the Nintendo Channel. It's actually a decent update. The whole thing is renovated. You can even rate/recommend DS games. You can see your game records..aka I've played Animal Crossing for likw 224 hours :lol:

You can also stream videos in high def, or whatever their version of high def is. Whatever it is, it looks MUCH better than what it used to be.
 
It's up in the Wii Shop Channel:
Wiiware
Texas Hold 'Em
Spaceball: Revolution
Mart Racer

VC
Crash 'n the Boys: Street Challenge

DSiWare
Oscar in Toyland
Art Academy: First Semester

They also released an update for the Nintendo Channel that adds a some new features.
 
[quote name='lilboo']You can see your game records..aka I've played Animal Crossing for likw 224 hours :lol:

You can also stream videos in high def, or whatever their version of high def is. Whatever it is, it looks MUCH better than what it used to be.[/QUOTE]

So you can see how much you've played all of your games? If so, that is an AWESOME update, and I'm not being sarcastic. That's something I've wanted since the Wii came out, and in fact something that I thought the system would do at release.
 
Crash N' The Boys Street Challange is actually pretty awesome, although there are a lot of other games in that series that never made it out of Japan that are superior, like the Ice Hockey game, and the Samurai Game.
 
Crash N the Boys is a worthy addition to the VC. No seriously. It's part of the Kunio series (AKA River City Ransom).

Also, the Nintendo Channel update is pretty cool. The whole thing's been redone
 
[quote name='lilboo']There's an update to the Nintendo Channel. It's actually a decent update. The whole thing is renovated. You can even rate/recommend DS games. You can see your game records..aka I've played Animal Crossing for likw 224 hours :lol:

You can also stream videos in high def, or whatever their version of high def is. Whatever it is, it looks MUCH better than what it used to be.[/QUOTE]


The game records are scary, here's mine:

  • Smash Bros Brawl
    • 362 hours, 52 minutes
    • 159 times
  • Animal Crossing: City Folk
    • 158 hours, 19 minutes
    • 55 times
  • Rockband 2 (I have a feeling my roommates left my Wii on here)
    • 100 hours, 10 minutes
    • 17 times
  • The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
    • 79 hours, 29 minutes
    • 41 times
  • Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
    • 66 hours, 36 minutes
    • 16 times

Also ranking up there are Okami and Mario Galaxy. Surprisingly, WiiSports has less than I thought at around 58 hours. I'm also surprised that Animal Crossing is that high, since I only played it from Oct-Dec of last year and haven't touched it since.
 
There's a homebrew app that does something similar to what the update does, but it doesn't work correctly on everything. (I think it said I played Wii Sports for negative time or something)

Will give it a shot.
 
I'll be downloading the Nintendo Channel just for stats. And might as well get some WiiWare games I've had on my list for months while I'm there.
 
I don't know what it is about pointless stats like this, but I'm drawn to them.
Now if only someone could make a really addictive game that teaches me a useful skillset, like a foreign language. Then the no longer countless hours I devote to entertainment could pay off.
 
Sweet, I love Street Challenge. It's basically River City Ransom meets Track & Field.

Need to download the Nintendo channel update. Though I'm scared as to what my game stats will be like.
 
I seriously doubt if this has anything to do with my connection (since I can stream HD stuff fine elsewhere and on my PS3), but has anyone else had buffer issues when playing the higher quality versions on the new Nintendo Channel? I assume it has something to do with the < 500mb internal memory and wanted to see if anyone else is having the same problem.
 
[quote name='BlueLobstah']I seriously doubt if this has anything to do with my connection (since I can stream HD stuff fine elsewhere and on my PS3), but has anyone else had buffer issues when playing the higher quality versions on the new Nintendo Channel? I assume it has something to do with the < 500mb internal memory and wanted to see if anyone else is having the same problem.[/QUOTE]

Yeah , the high quality videos for me stutter really bad , I had to set it to normal mode since high quality was unwatchable. Incidently the normal mode videos usually have to stop and buffer for me at least once per video that I watch , but at least they are watchable.

Looking at my Game Time Stats , my most playes Wii Game is Mario Kart at 45 hours and played around 100 times. Nothing else besides the internet channel or the Shop channel come anywhere close. Apparently I've played lots of games for little time , instead of fewer games for more time lol.

Oddly enough does anyone know about games showing up with time played that you've never played? It shows that I've played Pajama Sam for about 12 hours , yet I don't own nor have ever played the game. I have no idea what that data could be , or why it's there.
 
I'm really bad at Crash n' the Boys, but it's still pretty cool. It seems like you can upgrade your guys like RCR. It's fun to ram into a hurdle, jump into the air and slam it over the CPU's head. No texted sound effects, though :(

I spent my remaining 500 points on Ninja Gaiden 3, so I can have the complete trilogy.
 
[quote name='KingBroly']I spent my remaining 500 points on Ninja Gaiden 3, so I can have the complete trilogy.[/QUOTE]

Good Luck beating that game with only 3 continues.;):lol:
 
If anyone wants info about Art Academy DSiWare...

http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/SO4beRHnpkZ_jX2CzxurhGnZHiNrPpSc#overview

Art Academy is a portable art course that anyone can join to replace the lecture-like structure of art school, or the trial and error on canvas, with a Nintendo DSi system. Art Academy: First Semester will guide you through the basics of using pencil and paints, which draw like the real things. With your own paintbrush set and color palette, you will learn texturing and blending techniques, along with how to depict light and shade. There is also Free Paint mode where you can select photos from your Nintendo DSi Camera Album to draw from. In just a few lessons, you will be discovering your inner artist and creating your own masterpieces, with art skills that you can apply with real-life materials.

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I think I'll buy it.
 
Downloaded Art Academy, and I'm really impressed. Provides basic principles to an all-ages audience. The first lesson is simple pencil work, and the instructor, Vince, will have you draw an apple. The tools are quite tactile, and I even got out a sketchpad to compare. My in-game artwork looks very much the same as my real-world drawings. And, quite awesomely, the pictures you draw in the game are saved to the DSi's internal memory. You can see them in your photo album and can thus get them off the DSi to share with others folks!
 
Pretty friggin sweet. I'm no artist, but this program makes you think you are. :) I love that you can share the pictures. Upload them to Facebook or SD Card or anything. Really nice addition.

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[quote name='KingBroly']
I spent my remaining 500 points on Ninja Gaiden 3, so I can have the complete trilogy.[/QUOTE]
Because one terrible game isn't enough.
[quote name='StarKnightX']It shows that I've played Pajama Sam for about 12 hours , yet I don't own nor have ever played the game..[/QUOTE]
You should if you haven't already played it on any platform. :)
 
[quote name='Doomed']You should if you haven't already played it on any platform. :)[/QUOTE]

Didn't say I wasn't interested in playing it , just wondering why my system thinks I already have.
 
This week, Europe got 2 VC games, and 2 WiiWare games, Super Star Wars - SNES/800 Points, Golden Axe - VC Arcade/900 Points, Learning With The PooYoos: Episode 1 - WiiWare/500 Points, and Magnetis - WiiWare/500 Points.
 
I'm not sure if I'll get the other Art Academy games. It's actually really cool, but I am so NOT artistic it's amazing.

I really fucked that pear up :lol: :rofl: :cry:
 
[quote name='Bill Mcdougal']So what is the word on the street about the Strongbad games?[/QUOTE]
Awesome, but get the PC's better graphics and price if you can.
 
[quote name='lilboo']I'm not sure if I'll get the other Art Academy games. It's actually really cool, but I am so NOT artistic it's amazing.

I really fucked that pear up :lol: :rofl: :cry:[/QUOTE]

You should post a pic. I'm still on the third lesson myself. Considering there's only 7 lessons, I'm trying to stretch out my enjoyment of this one.
 
:rofl: Yeah I agree. I was watching him do it and I'm like Oh! That looks eaaaaasy..and then I'm like ..wait..how did my mess happen?!?!
 
[quote name='botticus']Safe to say if you're a terrible artist, that's an amazing program.[/QUOTE]

I think the pictures are pretty good. I haven't finished my tree or moved on to the next lesson, so I can't say how I'd do.

[quote name='lilboo']:rofl: Yeah I agree. I was watching him do it and I'm like Oh! That looks eaaaaasy..and then I'm like ..wait..how did my mess happen?!?![/QUOTE]

Your tree looks like an olive tree. :D
 
This week it's Kenji Eno's You, Me, and The Cubes, along with Family Tennis and Last Ninja 2. DSi gets another Clubhouse Games Express title and something related to MySims.

NINTENDO DOWNLOAD: TOPPLING CUBES, 3-D CHARACTERS AND CLASSIC NINJA KICKS LEAD A STELLAR LINEUP

Sept. 21, 2009

Beware of falling objects and soaring imaginations with this week's new downloadable game offerings from Nintendo. The WiiWare™ service welcomes the precarious puzzle action of You, Me, and the Cubes™ and the court-storming antics of Family Tennis. Commodore 64 favorite Last Ninja 2 arrives on the Virtual Console™, pushing players to heroic heights in a classic martial-arts adventure. Nintendo DSiWare™ users can let the chips fall where they may with Clubhouse Games™ Express: Strategy Pack or create imaginative pictures with MySims™ Camera. Another heads-up for Nintendo DSi fans: Consumers can still receive 1,000 bonus Nintendo DSi Points™ by purchasing a new Nintendo DSi™ game system and connecting to the Nintendo DSi Shop by 11:59 p.m. Pacific time on Oct. 5, 2009. For full offer details, please visit DSiOffer.Nintendo.com.

WiiWare

You, Me, and the Cubes
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Comic Mischief
Price: 1,000 Wii Points™
Description: Experience a unique combination of strategy and skill as you maintain a level playing field in the physics-based action puzzler You, Me, and the Cubes. The action centers around Fallos, mysterious creatures that resemble humans and have an ability to balance on a playing field of 3-D cubes. First, create a pair of Fallos inside your Wii Remote™ controller by shaking it up and down. Next, determine suitable places for the Fallos to land, then fling them to the selected cube with a swinging motion. After that, the Fallos are on their own. If your placement is sound, the Fallos will remain stable and you'll clear the stage after tossing a required number onto the cubes. But if the weight or locations of Fallos causes the cubes to tilt and sway too much, the Fallos will lose their balance and fall off. Adding to the challenge, you'll find that some cubes have different properties, making tosses tricky and further threatening the stability of the Fallos. Guide Fallos through dozens of single-player stages or invite family and friends to join you in two-player cooperative mode.

Family Tennis
Publisher: Aksys Games
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Comic Mischief, Mild Suggestive Themes
Price: 500 Wii Points
Description: Daddy, Mommy, Sarah and Billy return for some hard-hitting, fast-paced tennis action. Battle it out between the happy family members as you vie for the top spot. Choose from three different modes: Elimination Match, Free Match and Thrilling Rally. Play against the CPU or compete with friends. Elimination Match mode pits you against the CPU to test your skills, while Free Match mode allows you to play against another player under conditions of your choosing. Thrilling Rally mode lets you join up to three other players and rally to see who can get to 100 points first.

Virtual Console

Last Ninja 2
Original platform: Commodore 64
Publisher: Commodore Gaming
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) - Mild Violence
Price: 500 Wii Points
Description: The ninja known as the Mystic Shadow Warriors were the elite fighting force of ninth-century feudal Japan. The evil Shogun Kunitoki was once beaten, but he has gathered all his mystic powers to create a modern-day tyranny in Manhattan. Face your archenemy Kunitoki in the urban jungle and conquer him with your ninja skills. Transported to 1988 Manhattan by an unknown force, the ninja leader Armakuni must find a way to defend himself against the unknown dangers that lie before him. Will this be the final battle? Can you vanquish the evil Kunitoki once and for all?

Nintendo DSiWare

Clubhouse Games Express: Strategy Pack
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1-8
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Prepare yourself for a lesson in tactics as you play through five strategy-based games in this Nintendo DSiWare version of the popular Clubhouse Games. Take on an opponent in the classic Backgammon, invade an enemy base in Field Tactics, sandwich your opponent's pieces to capture them in Turncoat, create strings of five in a row in Connect Five and guess where to attack your opponent's pieces in Grid Attack. Play by yourself or use DS Download Play to host as many as seven friends.

MySims Camera
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Players: 1
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: MySims Camera is a camera application that utilizes popular MySims characters. You can take photos and overlay 3-D MySims characters to bring them into the real world. The 3-D characters can be animated, moved, scaled, rotated and cropped. You can also draw on the photos with the stylus or use the stamp tool to add more art and style. Create a unique frame and save the photos to the Nintendo DSi Camera album to share with friends. MySims Camera is a fun, creative experience for the entire family.

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.
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Bah. Pass on DSiWare. I'm really not a fan of these "express" titles. They've got enough of those now to practically equal the cost of buying the game.
 
I'm in for You, Me, and the Cubes!, but will be waiting a bit as I've got a lot on my plate and need to finish some of it up before getting anything new.
 
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