Do the Math - Animal Apps, Toppling Towers and Hungry Penguins
Fans of the popular Animal Crossing series can enjoy a pair of downloadable—and practical—debuts this week via the Nintendo DSiWare service. Whether you're telling time or doing arithmetic, these handy applications will give your daily number-crunching a critter-friendly boost. A new WiiWare game also takes a fun peek into the animal kingdom, while the latest Virtual Console release sends players underwater for classic Commodore 64 action.
Nintendo DSiWare
Animal
Crossing Calculator (Nintendo, 1 player, 200 Nintendo DSi Points):
Need to figure out what you owe Tom Nook or the amount in your savings
account? Animal Crossing Calculator features the full functionality of a
traditional calculator, including a Memory key and the ability to
display up to 13 digits, adding a layer of atmosphere unique to Animal
Crossing. Use the Unit Converter to turn one unit of measure into
another (such as length, weight, volume and age), or track the history
of calculations you've performed. Listen to the Animalese pronunciation
of numbers when you press them, and watch for a favorite Animal Crossing
character to appear when your result meets certain criteria. Get ready
for an inventive and practical way to experience the charm of Animal
Crossing.
Animal
Crossing Clock (Nintendo, 1 player, 200 Nintendo DSi Points): Enjoy
the atmosphere of Animal Crossing in a whole new way with Animal
Crossing Clock. Select from either an analog or digital clock and set up
to three alarms (with snooze functionality for those who need it). Make
your own Town Tune or use sounds created in Nintendo DSi Sound, then
assign them to the alarms you've set. Use the system's internal clock or
offset the time however you like. Then sit back and watch as different
characters from Animal Crossing appear and the color of the sky changes
as time passes. You'll never miss an important appointment with one of
your Animal Crossing friends again.
WiiWare
Penguins
& Friends - Hey! That's My Fish! (Gammick Entertainment, 1-4
players, Rated E for Everyone, 800 Wii Points): The penguins are hungry
and need your help. Catch all the fish you can before someone steals
them from you. Strategy is fundamental in this exciting game. Keep
moving ahead of the other penguins so you don't get trapped, and try to
get to the ice floes that hold more fish. One to four players can play
Penguins & Friends at the same time, provided they can handle the polar
cold. The board is made up of ice blocks with a set number of fish under
them. The ice blocks are hexagonal and form a structure like a beehive.
The starting position of the ice blocks can change, creating different
game boards.
Virtual Console
Tower
Toppler (Commodore 64, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone, 500 Wii
Points): Weird things are happening on Planet Nebulus. Someone or
something has begun building huge towers on the sea floor without a
construction license. Your mission is to ascend each of the eight
cylindrical towers, passing various obstacles along the way, and to
trigger the tower's destruction mechanism to demolish the evil threat.
Praised upon its original 1987 release for its graphical innovation,
this is considered to be the most outstanding game from Hewson. Don't
miss out on this classic favorite.
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.
For the latest WiiWare games, click here.
Click here
for a list of games available on Virtual Console.
