NINTENDO DOWNLOAD: BASH AND POP YOUR WAY THROUGH   SUMMER WITH NEW  DOWNLOADABLE GAMES

July   12, 2010

This summer season is anything but lazy for  Nintendo fans,  thanks to hundreds of action-packed game downloads  available for Wii™  and Nintendo DSi™ systems. Starting today, you can  get your adrenaline  pumping with Toribash™, a brawny new  fighting game for the  WiiWare™ service. On the Nintendo DSiWare™  service, new attractions  include the adaptable puzzle fun of Primrose and the freewheeling  action of Pop Island – Paperfield.

We've   also got new  arrivals in the "Big Name Games" section of the WarioWare™:    D.I.Y. series, which features downloadable microgames from some of   the industry's most talented figures. This week we have some new   additions from the Treehouse, Nintendo's game localization team. New   "Big Name Games" will be added every Monday through July 26, all   available to download for zero Nintendo DSi Points™ to anyone with   broadband Internet access and a copy of either WarioWare: D.I.Y. for the Nintendo DS™ family of systems or WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase software for the WiiWare service. Visit the Nintendo Channel on your   Wii system today to learn more about these games.

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WiiWare

Toribash
Publisher:   Nabi Studios
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: T (Teen) –   Animated Blood, Fantasy Violence
Price: 1,000 Wii Points™
Description:   Toribash is an online fighting game where you make all the   moves. Use precision motion controls to create any move you want – the   only limit is your imagination. Manipulate your fighter's joints for   maximum impact and take out your opponents with precise hits. Boost your   joints for added speed and strength to hit harder, then grab your   opponents and slam them to the ground. Fight online and challenge   players around the world using Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection (broadband   Internet access required). Want to make your own fight movies? Just jump    into the replay editor. You can enter replays at any point in time and   review your fight to catch that mind-blowing move you missed. When    you're done, share with your buddies through WiiConnect24™.

Balloon   Pop Festival
Publisher: UFO Interactive
Players:    1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 800 Wii Points
Description:   Balloon Pop Festival is a revolutionary puzzle game that's   suitable for all ages. Point the Wii Remote™ controller at the screen to   aim and link a series of balloons to create satisfying combos. Watch  as  the festival is beautifully animated, releasing different graphical   elements to represent each month. The goal of the game is to score as   much as you can before balloons cross the line on the bottom. Each   festival has different graphical elements, animation and character   costumes. The more you do through the festival, the more you will unlock   graphics for playing other modes.

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Nintendo   DSiWare

Primrose
Publisher:  Sabarasa
Players:   1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price:  200 Nintendo DSi  Points
Description: Take your time, set  your own pace,   establish your own goals and adapt your play styIe however you like. Primrose rules are easy: There are no time  limits, no levels, no arbitrary  objectives and no constraints. Just  place pairs of tiles on a game grid  and attempt to corral groups of  tiles with pieces of a different color.  Surrounded tiles disappear and   surrounding tiles change colors, allowing  chain effects to trigger   combos for massive points. You can play long  matches and try to keep up   with increasing levels of difficulty, or just  go all out on a huge   single-move combo for millions of points.

Pop  Island –  Paperfield
Publisher: odenis studio
Players:  1-8
ESRB  Rating: E (Everyone) – Comic Mischief
Price:  200  Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Discover a fresh, fun universe  with  easy pick-up-and-play control themes. Join your team and race, surf  or  fly on three new islands. Get a maximum of flags to win in the "Race   for flags" or "Capture the flag" modes. With the new "Magic Shooters"   team, take control of eight land, sea and air vehicles (including tanks,   hovercrafts and planes) or animals (surfing penguins, eagles and black   cats). An impressive graphics engine runs fast and smooth at 60 frames   per second. In Solo Mode, rack up points and unlock new playable   vehicles and maps. Use DS Download Play to share Pop Island – Paperfield   and compete joyfully with up to seven friends. If you own Pop  Island on your Nintendo DSi system, you can get three new maps and  four  vehicles, including a helicopter and a submarine.

Music   on:  Retro Keyboard
Publisher: Abylight
Players: 1
ESRB   Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Turn your Nintendo DSi system into a full electronic keyboard with a   carefully chosen selection of sounds and rhythms from the mythic   computers and consoles of the 1980s. Whether you're already an expert or   taking your first steps, Retro Keyboard will help you capture   your inspiration wherever you are. Features include an '80s-inspired   interface and a selection of keyboard, console and computer sounds from   the '80s, plus rhythms inspired by the first generation video games.  You  can also enjoy an automatic accompaniment function with chord   recognition, up to eight user-definable chords, a six-octave keyboard   (two octaves visible), pitch bend function, 16 instruments, an   integrated sequencer, metronome, recording and replay options.

24/7   Solitaire
Publisher: cosmigo
Players: 1
ESRB   Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description:   24/7 Solitaire features 24 variations of the most widely known   and best-loved single-player card games including Klondike, Freecell,   Spider, Pyramid, Yukon and seven versions of Peg-Solitaire. Most games   have custom game play options so you can enjoy the game with your   favorite rules. On-screen instructions can help you learn new Solitaire   variations. Statistics are available for players who love to track  their  wins. Save your game status at any time. The game's styIe and interface  have been designed for easy, intuitive operation with  the stylus or the   control pad. Sit back, relax and enjoy the endless  challenge and fun of   this Solitaire game collection.

4   TRAVELLERS™ –  Play French
Publisher: AGENIUS  Interactive
Players:  1-4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price:  800 Nintendo  DSi Points
Description: Challenge your family  and friends in a  new digital board game while learning your first words  in a new  language together. Compete in a foreign hotel where the goal  is to  acquire objects, money and friends. Strategy and fast learning  are  essential. The game is suitable for players young and old, and no   previous knowledge is necessary. The more you play, the more your French   vocabulary increases. The game is perfect to bring on your trip,   including more than 240 carefully selected words.

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