NINTENDO DOWNLOAD: NEED FOR SPEED: NITRO-X BRINGS HIGH-OCTANE THRILLS TO NINTENDO DSIWARE

Nov. 15, 2010

This week's additions to the WiiWare™ and Nintendo DSiWare™ downloadable game services offer fast cars, talented canines and cIassic casino kicks. Get behind the wheel of a world-cIass speedster in Need for Speed™: Nitro-X, or enjoy short- and long-distance running challenges with Triple Running Sports. If it's pet-oriented fun you're after, Derby Dogs lets Wii™ owners raise their own talented pups and train them for competition, while Go Fetch! gives Nintendo DSi™ users a way to give their virtual pooches an active workout. For a taste of Las Vegas anywhere you go, 21: Blackjack puts a high-stakes card table in the palm of your hand.

Nintendo DSiWare

Need for Speed: Nitro-X
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) - Mild Violence
Price: 800 Nintendo DSi Points™
Description: Get in gear for the super-charged thrill of driving the world's hottest cars and the flat-out fun of arcade-styIe racing. Access awesome custom features such as the Camera Tag Editor. Snap images with the built-in camera and plaster racing environments with your personal tag. Touch controls give you the feel of real racing, too. Push it to the limit in up to 18 supercars, including the Pagani Zonda R, Porsche Carrera GT and Lamborghini Gallardo. You can also set your sirens off in the exclusive Super Pursuit Mode that lets you drive as a cop. Lay down the law in up to six never-before-driven police cars, including the Hummer H2 SUT. Chase or be chased through 16 detailed tracks. Factor in tracks that can be reversed and you've got nearly 30 amazing runs to choose from. Accelerate through three streamlined tiers as you pull off extraordinary maneuvers, win awards and blow away up to three friends in local multiplayer mode. Feed your need for speed like never before on the Nintendo DSi system.

Go Fetch!
Publisher: Agetec, Inc.
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: The idea of Go Fetch! is simple yet entertaining. Balls are thrown and players must use the stylus to guide the puppy and collect balls. The puppy must avoid various obstacles and collect items in order to complete stages. A wide variety of locations, including Backyard, Park, Beach, Riverside, School, Plaza and Parking Lot, offer various challenges. Choose from different breeds of puppies, each with its own unique appearance and attributes. Remember, puppies are easily distracted, so don't get too close to a cat or you'll lose valuable time. If the puppy knocks something down, time is lost since the item must be picked up. Fetch this game and enter the doggy dog world.

21: Blackjack
Publisher: Digital Leisure Inc.
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: T (Teen) - Simulated Gambling
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Now you can take the thrill of the casino on the go with 21: Blackjack. Whether you're a seasoned player or a rookie at the table, 21: Blackjack has a variety of game-play options to take your skills to the next level. You can change the payouts, the number of decks in play, splitting options and even choose whether or not the dealer hits on a soft 17. These are just a few of the many advanced game-play options. If you want to know how well you've been playing or how many Blackjacks have taken you to a winning hand, check out a full range of player stats available for viewing at any time. Now's your chance to Hit, Stand or Double Down with 21: Blackjack.

WiiWare

Derby Dogs
Publisher: Aksys Games
Players: 1-8
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Wii Points™
Description: Derby Dogs is a simulation that lets you raise, breed and compete with dogs by feeding them and training them in a variety of exercises. You can also frequent a virtual dog shop to rent dogs or buy new doghouses or meals. Your dogs can race on numerous courses to win titles and prize money. You can also breed your dogs to create even better dogs. Raise your dogs and have them compete with players far and wide via the Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection service (broadband Internet access required). Can you become the best handler around?

Triple Running Sports
Publisher: The Code Monkeys Ltd
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Wii Points
Description: Triple Running Sports is one of the most advanced recreational running games available for the WiiWare service, immersing players in the world of competitive running. Most events consist of activities that are traditionally derived from hunting and combat skills. Over time these practices have evolved into a variety of competitive sports that include 100-meter, 400-meter Sprints, Hurdles and the 1,500-meter race. As with real-life running events, players have full control over the pace of each race. They must also account for the finish-line surge and the timing of hurdle jumps, as these factors can all influence their success.

lucky enough i no longer have high hops on updates that way when a good games comes out i am excited and when trash like this comes out i go" meh no big deal"

I'm just wondering where all those Virtual Arcade games are from Capcom that have been getting promoted over the last few weeks.  In fact, if I recall some other company pledged to put a few games on the VCA about a month ealier.... was that Namco?  Hmmmmm....

Amazing that Nintendo has allowed Wiiware and DSiware to become home of shovelware. And yes I know the Wii is filled with it as well. What happened to the Nintendo seal of quality.

Dvader said:

Amazing that Nintendo has allowed Wiiware and DSiware to become home of shovelware. And yes I know the Wii is filled with it as well. What happened to the Nintendo seal of quality.

It's pretty much only there to prevent buggy games these days. La-Mulana just got turned down, and I think that's why Fatal Frame was never released in America. Is the game a piece of crap? That's fine, just so long as a it loads correctly.

I'm really hoping to see Donkey Koing 64 on the VC one of these days.  I know the chances might be slim, but I still hope.

Er, that's not what he said at all, that's a mish mash of completely different comments from completely different interviews presented as if he was talking about the same thing. About Fatal Frame he just hadn't heard of the game when asked (or he just said they aren't publishing it for the US, maybe it was a different game that he never heard of), that wasn't given as the reason they aren't bringing it over (which I don't think he ever gave any reason for at all), there was just internal conflict between NoJ and Tecmo with that title, mostly about the technical issues present. I'm pretty sure NoA have published plenty Wii/DS games that didn't sell a million. Captain Rainbow would never be localised by any company given the themes and Japanese humour. There are a few games to hold grudges over as they could have had some potentional in the West but these aren't them.

As for WiiWare, there are plenty good games on it, not all of which may appeal to any one person (which doesn't change that fact), and it's not infested with more shovelware than similar platforms either.

Well sorry I guess I lump "average stuff" along with the "bad stuff" because I'd never play either since there are "good stuff" to play instead and it's not like I'll try each and every game that looks like ass to separate it as "average" instead of "bad" which I don't believe you do either anyway. So yes I guess I'm denying it.

Agnates said:

Well sorry I guess I lump "average stuff" along with the "bad stuff" because I'd never play either since there are "good stuff" to play instead and it's not like I'll try each and every game that looks like ass to separate it as "average" instead of "bad" which I don't believe you do either anyway. So yes I guess I'm denying it.

This has nothing to do with what you will play. I am just saying the WiiWare library is mostly full of crap and it is not the same as other services.

Agnates said:

Well sorry I guess I lump "average stuff" along with the "bad stuff" because I'd never play either since there are "good stuff" to play instead and it's not like I'll try each and every game that looks like ass to separate it as "average" instead of "bad" which I don't believe you do either anyway. So yes I guess I'm denying it.

I'm going completely off the topic here, because I'm not that interested in it, but I wanted to challenge you on this one.

How do you know what is good, bad, average etc... until you try it yourself?  You don't seem like the kind of person content to go along with the conventional wisdom.