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nintendan
 
| | #1 posted May 12, 2008 at 10:43am (EDT) |
Today's inaugral line-up:
FINAL FANTASY® CRYSTAL CHRONICLES®: My Life as a King (Square Enix, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone - Mild Fantasy Violence, Mild Suggestive Themes, 1,500 Wii Points): FINAL FANTASY CRYSTAL CHRONICLES: My Life as a King takes a legendary franchise and launches it into the realm of simulation gaming. Players are challenged to rebuild a kingdom, leading its young king on a path of discovery through an adventure bristling with mystery and intrigue.
LostWinds (Frontier Development, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone - Mild Fantasy Violence, 1,000 Wii Points): A fresh, enchanting platform adventure that puts the power of the wind in the palm of your hand - from raging tornados to the gentlest breeze. You'll wield your Wii Remote™ controller to power Toku's jumps and glides, suspend and smash enemies, meet friends and solve puzzles using LostWinds' novel, intuitive and playful control system.
Defend your Castle (XGen Studios, 1-4 players, Rated E for Everyone - Cartoon Violence, 500 Wii Points): Defend your Castle takes place on a grassy plain surrounded by invaders. You are the commander of your castle, and it is your duty to fling the invading enemies sky-high, watching them plummet to their demise. As you progress, add powerful spells and upgrades to your arsenal for repelling the attacks. How long can you hold them off?
Pop (Nnooo, 1-4 players, Rated E for Everyone, 700 Wii Points): Pop bubbles to score points and stop the timer from running out. Pop can be enjoyed by anyone - casual gamers can simply play to pop bubbles and keep the game moving, whereas advanced players will need to pick their shots rapidly and accurately and generate combos to maximize their score.
V.I.P. Casino: Blackjack™ (High Voltage Software®, Inc., 1-4 players, Rated T for Teen - Simulated Gambling, 700 Wii Points): V.I.P. Casino: Blackjack re-creates the casino experience, with fully animated players and a realistic Las Vegas dealer. Single players can increase their bankrolls, while multiple players can engage in a head-to-head mini-blackjack tournament.
TV Show King (Gameloft, 1-4 players, Rated E for Everyone, 1,000 Wii Points): TV Show King transforms your living room into a real TV quiz show studio where you'll face the challenge of answering more than 3,000 questions across six different categories. Compete against family and friends and use your Wii Remote controller in original ways to make it to the finals to see who can win the greatest amount of cash in one final, deciding duel.
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knighthawk
  
| | #2 posted May 12, 2008 at 11:01am (EDT) |
this is available to download now?
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colon
 
 
| | #3 posted May 12, 2008 at 11:35am (EDT) |
Yes, you access it through the WiiShop Channel.
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knighthawk
| | #4 posted May 12, 2008 at 12:23pm (EDT) |
word. let me know what you guys get and whatcha like. might get final fantasy...
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NINTENDOMASTER
 
| | #5 posted May 12, 2008 at 1:30pm (EDT) |
getting Lost Winds for sure and maybe FF.
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somethingweird
| | #6 posted May 12, 2008 at 2:06pm (EDT) |
I really want LW and FF. |
Organization_XIII
 
| #7 posted May 12, 2008 at 2:46pm (EDT)
edited May 12, 2008 at 2:48pm (EDT) |
knighthawk wrote:
> might get final fantasy...
>
Big surprise...
somethingweird wrote:
> I really want FF.
Didn't see that coming. |
knighthawk
| | #8 posted May 12, 2008 at 2:58pm (EDT) |
Organization_XIII wrote:
> knighthawk wrote:
>> might get final fantasy...
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> Big surprise...
the "might" is the surprise part... 
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NINTENDOMASTER
| | #9 posted May 12, 2008 at 3:50pm (EDT) |
picked up Lost Wind and i really like it so far. Has Okami feel to it (music/art style). Like the wind puzzles and it's very relaxing  May get FF tomorrow.
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colon
| | #10 posted May 12, 2008 at 4:01pm (EDT) |
I was thinking of getting the TV Show King game but since it doesn't have an online mode I'll pass on it.
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MightySlacker
 
| | #11 posted May 12, 2008 at 4:45pm (EDT) |
Lost Winds is getting awesome reviews across the boards.
FF has DLC on day one? Fudge that noise
And what happened to Dr mario?
Dave
2004-07-22 17:30:17 Morph Mr. Funny man, get ready to have ur life get funnier
HAS HE LEARNED ANYTHING IN A YEAR?
7-Sep-2005 11:04pm Morph keep it up mighty i will have you nailed for harassment
HELL NO! |
Sartori
BTRs
| | #12 posted May 12, 2008 at 4:49pm (EDT) |
So Lost Winds looks like a hybrid adventure/platformer, which seem to be making some kind of resurgance (for that I am extremely pleased).
FF looks like Dark Cloud, but this is an uneducated assessment (based on just a few shots). And by that I mean build a city while playing a mundane game.
Furthermore, SquareEnix can rot in hell for offering like 30 dollars of downloadable content right off the bat. Disgusting. |
Nick
| | #13 posted May 12, 2008 at 7:37pm (EDT) |
Haha, that is pretty ridiculous. |
somethingweird
| | #14 posted May 13, 2008 at 12:13am (EDT) |
I'm excited about the DLC in FF. I read somewhere that the game is kind of like Crystal Chronicles meets Sim City . . . a statement that absolutely intrigues me. I wasn't a huge fan of Crystal Chronicles, but it was fun. |
somethingweird
| | #15 posted May 13, 2008 at 12:14am (EDT) |
Organization_XIII wrote:
> somethingweird wrote:
>> I really want FF.
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> Didn't see that coming.
Do I come off as a FF whore or something? |
Sartori
BTRs
| | #16 posted May 13, 2008 at 12:50am (EDT) |
somethingweird wrote:
> I'm excited about the DLC in FF.
Square Enix is really excited about you. |
somethingweird
| | #17 posted May 13, 2008 at 1:01am (EDT) |
Sartori wrote:
> somethingweird wrote:
>> I'm excited about the DLC in FF.
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> Square Enix is really excited about you.
Hehe. |
TripleElbow
| | #18 posted May 13, 2008 at 5:25am (EDT) |
I've always been curious about something when I first heard about this service. How do they store those games when you factor in the Wii's limited system memory? The descriptions of the games on this thread indicate that these aren't small-file size games. |
CoachMcGuirk
 
| | #19 posted May 13, 2008 at 6:48am (EDT) |
There's 512mb of internal flash memory, I believe. You can transfer the games (for storage only) onto a SD card. |
benstylus
 
| | #20 posted May 13, 2008 at 8:16am (EDT) |
so what are the "block counts" that each of these games take up?
Want Wii Sports? Sick of it being overpriced?
Well I also want things which I'm sick of being overpriced.
Let's meet in the middle and trade! |
DefaultGen
| #21 posted May 13, 2008 at 9:08am (EDT)
edited May 13, 2008 at 9:09am (EDT) |
My Life as a King looks interesting. It looks like they just slapped the FF franchise onto any old game to boost sales, but that's why I'm interested, I never was an RPG fan. Thinking about busting out my Wii to get this later on.
DefaultGen.info Trade me Steel Battalion/Tekki Stuff!
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somethingweird
| | #22 posted May 13, 2008 at 9:30am (EDT) |
benstylus wrote:
> so what are the "block counts" that each of these games take up?
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The blocks are just a representation of how many open MB's you have. I don't know what the exact ratio is though. e.g. MB:Block |
benstylus
| | #23 posted May 13, 2008 at 9:35am (EDT) |
i know that, silly - i was looking for the number of blocks each game uses.
Want Wii Sports? Sick of it being overpriced?
Well I also want things which I'm sick of being overpriced.
Let's meet in the middle and trade! |
knighthawk
| | #24 posted May 13, 2008 at 10:09am (EDT) |
someone get the FF game and let me know how it is. i would have to spend $20 to get this game since you cant buy points in 500 blocks... 
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colon
| | #25 posted May 13, 2008 at 11:28am (EDT) |
benstylus wrote:
> i know that, silly - i was looking for the number of blocks each game uses.
I just tried to check for you but it doesn't tell you until you click to buy or gift the game and since I only have 200 points left it wouldn't let me click either option.
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benstylus
| | #26 posted May 13, 2008 at 11:46am (EDT) |
i wish i could give you 800 more points to check out all the games except FF.
Want Wii Sports? Sick of it being overpriced?
Well I also want things which I'm sick of being overpriced.
Let's meet in the middle and trade! |
colon
| | #27 posted May 13, 2008 at 11:50am (EDT) |
I just saw this posted on GameFAQs
Defend Your Castle: 121 blocks [121 needed]
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King: 287 blocks [287 needed]
LostWinds: 258 blocks (1 save block) [259 needed]
Pop: 110 blocks (2 save blocks) [110 needed]
TV Show King: 290 blocks (1 save block) [290 needed]
V.I.P: Casino Blackjack: 207 blocks
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Sartori
BTRs
| | #28 posted May 13, 2008 at 12:24pm (EDT) |
CoachMcGuirk wrote:
> There's 512mb of internal flash memory, I believe. You can transfer
> the games (for storage only) onto a SD card.
For storage only? .. ugh. |
colon
| | #29 posted May 13, 2008 at 1:09pm (EDT) |
LostWinds sequel is coming.
http://www.frontier.co.uk/games/lostwinds/
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somethingweird
| | #30 posted May 13, 2008 at 2:26pm (EDT) |
benstylus wrote:
> i know that, silly - i was looking for the number of blocks each game
> uses.
>
>
My bad. |
Godfather
| | #31 posted May 14, 2008 at 10:03pm (EDT) |
I've been playing Lost Winds. This game is a lot of fun. Definitely worth the $10.00. The wind physics are pretty cool and are incorparated well. The visuals are impressive as well. Kinda soft and glowing.
I'll get around to downloading the FF title sometime tonight.
Guitar Hero forum GTZoners |
somethingweird
| | #32 posted May 14, 2008 at 10:12pm (EDT) |
I went to download FF today, but I only had 1200 points. I cried a little bit. |
Godfather
| | #33 posted May 15, 2008 at 4:58am (EDT) |
citizen_zane wrote:
> I've been playing Lost Winds. This game is a lot of fun.
Scratch that. I've played a bit more and have come to the conclusion that this game is pure awesome. Anyone with a Wii should download this...NOW!
Guitar Hero forum GTZoners |
knighthawk
| | #34 posted May 15, 2008 at 7:34am (EDT) |
citizen_zane wrote:
> citizen_zane wrote:
>> I've been playing Lost Winds. This game is a lot of fun.
>
> Scratch that. I've played a bit more and have come to the conclusion
> that this game is pure awesome. Anyone with a Wii should download
> this...NOW!
a la okami?
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Godfather
| | #35 posted May 15, 2008 at 9:11am (EDT) |
I wouldn't know, I haven't played Okami yet. 
Guitar Hero forum GTZoners |
somethingweird
| | #36 posted May 15, 2008 at 9:26am (EDT) |
citizen_zane wrote:
> citizen_zane wrote:
>> I've been playing Lost Winds. This game is a lot of fun.
>
> Scratch that. I've played a bit more and have come to the conclusion
> that this game is pure awesome. Anyone with a Wii should download
> this...NOW!
>
>
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That's good to know. I might just have to get it this weekend. |
Godfather
| | #37 posted May 15, 2008 at 10:04am (EDT) |
You won't regret it.
Guitar Hero forum GTZoners |
sailorneorune
| #38 posted May 17, 2008 at 11:39pm (EDT)
edited May 17, 2008 at 11:39pm (EDT) |
It has apparently been said already, but LostWinds is a lot of fun, and well worth the 1000 Wii points. I would have bought it even if it were a retail release. Vaguely reminiscent of Okami in its control aspects and music, LostWinds is a blast to play, especially if you're on the fence about its Japanese big brother.
Every time a Phoenix Wright game is scalped, little Pearl Fey cries. Please, think of the Pearls... |
knighthawk
| | #39 posted May 19, 2008 at 8:04am (EDT) |
looks like lost winds is the winner for me then. almost got ff:crystal chronicles. glad i didnt after reading reviews. you can put these games on an sd card and take them to a friends house?
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Godfather
| | #40 posted May 19, 2008 at 9:02am (EDT) |
Well, you can't do that with VC games, so I'd assume that you can't do that with Wii Ware titles either.
Guitar Hero forum GTZoners |
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