March, Fight and Fish Your Way to World Domination
With this week's additions to the Nintendo DSi Shop and Wii Shop Channel, fun truly comes in all shapes and sizes. A new Mario vs. Donkey Kong title on Nintendo DSiWare features miniature versions of the world's most famous video game icon, while a pair of fresh WiiWare releases invite players to wield a fishing rod or storm a sprawling battlefield. For king-sized thrills, the latest Virtual Console offering lets players don the boots of one of the world's biggest warriors.
Nintendo DSiWare
Mario
vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
Publisher: Nintendo
Players:
1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Comic Mischief
Price:
800 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Thanks to the runaway
success of Super Mini Mario World, Mario and Pauline have expanded their
toy-filled theme park and invited everyone to the opening celebration –
everyone, that is, except Donkey Kong, who was too late to get in.
Donkey Kong decides to crash the party and kidnaps Pauline along the
way. Can Mario and his Mini Marios rescue Pauline from Donkey Kong's
clutches yet again? Make sure to explore the Construction Zone, where
you'll find all the tools needed to make your own original levels. You
can then share your masterpieces or download levels created by others,
via a local wireless connection or with broadband Internet access and
Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection.
WiiWare
Swords
& Soldiers
Publisher: Ronimo Games
Players:
1-2
ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) – Cartoon
Violence, Mild Suggestive Themes
Price: 1,000 Wii Points
Description:
Rewrite history as you take control of the brutal Vikings, the
devious Aztecs or the crafty Chinese in their global quest to win the
favor of the Gods. Swords & Soldiers is a side-scrolling strategy game
that lets you control an entire army and wield devastating magical
abilities. Demolish your enemy's castle at the end of these
two-dimensional battlefields and lead your troops to victory. Featuring
hours of single-player campaign game play and challenging skirmishes,
the game also offers frantic local multiplayer matches that let you take
the fight to your friends. If that still isn't enough for you, there are
several unlockable challenge modes that will test your abilities even
further.
Fish'em
All!
Publisher: Abylight
Players: 1-2
ESRB
Rating: E (Everyone) – Mild Cartoon Violence
Price: 800
Wii Points
Description: Here's an arcade game with real
coin-op flavor. Jack and Walter are two old fishermen in a fantasy
world. They've found places where crazy fish leap out of the water all
day long – perfect for fishing. It's a shame the other strange creatures
aren't going to make things easy. In this surreal action game, you'll
experience the excitement of the great arcade classics on your Wii
console. Hold on tight to your controller and fish 'em all, featuring
nine colorful scenarios, three game modes (Arcade, Challenge and
Fishtris) and one- or two-player action.
Virtual Console
Genghis
Khan II: Clan of the Gray Wolf
Original platform: Super NES
Publisher:
KOEI
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and
Older) – Mild Violence
Price: 800 Wii Points
Description:
In Genghis Khan II: Clan of the Gray Wolf, unite the scattered
Mongol tribes under your banner and conquer the world as Genghis Khan.
Choose from two riveting scenarios: Mongolia and all of Eurasia. It's up
to you to take your fledgling empire from humble beginnings on the
Mongolian plateau and expand your borders across the land. As your
rivals look enviously upon your domain, you must struggle to weather the
assaults of your opponents and carve out a living for your people.
Engage in diplomacy to forge alliances and organize your troops to
defend the prosperity of your empire. If you can manage to spread the
borders of your empire to the corners of the world, all will pay homage
to your might.
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.
