13th May 2008 – The
opportunity to create the next groundbreaking video game for Wii has well and
truly arrived for developers as WiiWare hits Europe. Launching on 20th
May 2008, developers, no matter how big or small, will be able to create
exciting new downloadable game’s to be sold through the Wii Shop Channel.
Changing the way developers create Wii games and players access them, WiiWare
will make it possible for smaller, creative titles to take centre stage.
Developers will be able to see their big ideas step into reality, without risk
or the need for a big budget.
With WiiWare games the
possibilities are endless. Only limited by the imaginations of the developers,
expect to see a raft of new, fresh and original games head to Wii from an
entire range of genres. Utilising the Wii’s unique control methods from the Wii
Remote and Nunchuk to potentially the Wii Board and Wii Wheel, developers have
the freedom to create the game of their dreams in an affordable way, with low
entry barriers and flexible criteria in front of them. Such is the opportunity
that, already developers who have never created or published games for Nintendo
are working on a host of potential ideas.
Laurent Fischer, Managing
Director of Marketing & PR of Nintendo of Europe comments, ‘We are excited by the positive
response we have received from third party developers to the announcement of
WiiWare. We hope that this opportunity and the inspiration to produce original
and exciting games will allow developers of all sizes to bring new concepts,
genres and game play experiences to Wii. Opening this creative door will also
provide Wii users access to a huge choice of games that they can easily
download and enjoy.’
Easy to access and simple to
use, WiiWare games will be available to download directly onto Wii from the Wii
Shop Channel from 500 Wii Points. To date, a vast array of exciting and
creative new projects are already in the pipeline, ensuring fresh concepts and
content will frequently become available for all to enjoy. Players themselves
will also become central to the creative process as their download choices and
genre selection will become instrumental in helping developers determine future
projects.
From 20th May
onwards a whole host of brand new creative games from developers across Europe
and the rest of the globe become available, including:
·
Dr. Mario & Germ
Buster™ from Nintendo
·
FINAL FANTASY® CRYSTAL
CHRONICLES: My Life as a King™
from Japanese developer SQUARE ENIX
·
Lost Winds from UK developer Frontier
·
Pirates: The Key of
Dreams from Dutch
developer Oxygen Interactive Ltd
·
Pop™ from Australian developer Nnooo
·
Star Soldier R from Japanese developer HUDSON SOFT
·
Toki Tori from Dutch developer Two Tribes B.V.
·
TV Show King from French developer Gameloft
With so much creative freedom
on offer to developers there is sure to be something for everyone on WiiWare.
Keep checking www.Wii.com
and the Nintendo Channel (launching on 30th May 2008 on Wii) for all
the latest WiiWare news and releases.