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New Art Style on DSi & WiiWare demos debut today

16.11.2009
Last week that Nintendo was considering adding Wii demos to the Wii Shop Channel, almost three years after the system and the store launched. While it may have taken some time for Nintendo to address the problem, at least they acted quickly once they acknowledged it--the company's Wii and DSi Monday update includes five WiiWare demos, including some of the service's most enjoyable games, some of which have been overlooked. The five games are Bit.Trip Beat, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord, NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits, World of Goo, and the newly-released Pokemon Rumble, which sells for $15, making it definite demo material.

The non-demo games coming to Nintendo's console marketplaces ain't too shabby either. The DSi is receiving a new game in the always-solid, sometimes-stellar Art Style series, alongside two $2 titles. The Virtual Console has some intriguing titles this week, too. There's Indiana Jones' Greatest Hits, which is a Indy game that plays like the Super Star Wars Trilogy, as well as the Turbografx-16 port of Street Fighter II: Championship Edition. It's the fifth version of Street Fighter II, and the second version of Street Fighter II: Championship Edition. If this is any indication, the only differences are that the music is a little more tinny, and there's no ladies in the background of Guile's stage. However, it is a buck less than every other version if you're that frugal.

There's never been a better time to check out the extraordinary lineup of downloadable games from Nintendo. This week, Wii(tm) owners who connect their Wii consoles to the Internet can enjoy demos of five exceptional games for the WiiWare(tm) downloadable game service for zero Wii Points(tm): BIT.TRIP BEAT, FINAL FANTASY(r) CRYSTAL CHRONICLES(r): My Life as a Darklord(tm), NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits, World of Goo(tm) and a brand new entry in the Pokemon(tm) game series, Pokemon(tm) Rumble. To get a taste of any or all of these tremendous titles before downloading the full versions, go to the WiiWare section of the Wii Shop Channel and search for "Demo." For more information, please visit

This week's launch of Pokemon Rumble for WiiWare delivers more than just a fun-packed new addition to the beloved Pokemon universe. Anyone who joins Club Nintendo(tm) - or is already a member - will have the opportunity to unlock an exclusive Toy Pokemon character that can be used in the game. Simply connect your Wii Shop Channel account to your new or existing Club Nintendo account, use Wii Points to download Pokemon Rumble and watch for an e-mail containing a special password that lets you access the character in the game. More information about this offer can be found at

In addition to the WiiWare demos and a new Pokemon adventure, visitors to the Wii Shop Channel this week will also find a pair of classic Virtual Console(tm) games - one offering irresistible action with the iconic Indiana Jones(r) series, the other featuring the timeless thrills of Capcom's Street Fighter(tm) series. Meanwhile, Nintendo DSiWare(tm) users can visit the Nintendo DSi(tm) Shop to discover an eye-popping new Art Style(tm) game, a fun, arcade-style bowling title and a robot-themed logic game, all available for easy download and playable anytime, anywhere on the hand-held Nintendo DSi system.