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European Nintendo downloads: Pokemon Rumble, Shootanto, demos

JC Fletcher — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:45:00 +0000

The WiiWare demo service arrives in Europe today, though a bit light on content compared to other regions. On the upside, both of the demos offered are for games that cost 1,500 Wii Points, which means you could save a pretty large chunk of change if you discover (somehow) that you don’t like World of Goo.

In terms of stuff you pay for, Shootanto is going to be totally overshadowed by Pokemon Rumble. DSiWare has a decent selection of games, including something that looks kind of like Defend Your Castle, a few card games, and myNotebook.

Pokemon Rumble (WiiWare, 1-4 players, 1,500 Wii Points)
Shootanto: Evolutionary Mayhem (WiiWare, 1-2 players, 500 Wii Points)
Army Defender (DSiWare, 1 player, 200 DSi Points)
A Little Bit of … All-Time Classics: Strategy Games (DSiWare, 1 player, 500 DSi Points)
myNotebook: Blue (DSiWare, 1 player, 200 DSi Points)
Uno (DSiWare, 1-6 players, 500 DSi Points)
Demos: Pokemon Rumble, World of Goo (free)

European Nintendo downloads: Pokemon Rumble, Shootanto, demos originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Crystal Bearers dives into Europe February 5

JC Fletcher — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:45:00 +0000

The good news: no Boxing Day shopping trips are in store for European gamers eager to telekinetically grab Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers. The (relatively) bad news: that’s because it’s coming out more than a month later. Square Enix announced today that Crystal Bearers will be available in PAL territories on February 5, 2010. As waits for Final Fantasy games go, it doesn’t seem that bad.

In fact, with the game being released on a normal day instead of the day after Christmas, maybe someone in Europe will notice its release — something we suspect may be a problem for a game that has been under the radar for most of its development.

Gallery: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Crystal Bearers

Crystal Bearers dives into Europe February 5 originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sky Crawlers landing in Europe this February

JC Fletcher — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:50:00 +0000

Namco Bandai declined to publish The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces in North America, licensing the game out to XSEED instead. However, the company is handling the game itself for the European release, due in February. The game is a flight action game developed by Ace Combat dev Project Aces, and based on both the novel and the Mamoru Ishii-directed anime film of the same name.

In addition to the game, the movie is planned for a DVD and Blu-Ray release in PAL territories at an unspecified future date (”coming soon”). That seems like a good idea — licensed games probably work better when people know what the source material is.

Gallery: Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces

Sky Crawlers landing in Europe this February originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Again and Monster Rancher DS also headed to Europe

JC Fletcher — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:45:00 +0000

Tecmo has just announced a spring release date for Monster Rancher DS and Again … again. But in Europe this time! Last week, Tecmo announced March release dates for the Cing-developed adventure game and monster training game. Tecmo Koei Europe has followed suit, though with a less specific spring release window.

Monster Rancher DS, of course, is a game about creating and training monsters — in this game, monsters are generated either by speaking into the microphone or drawing. Again is an adventure game about an FBI agent who investigates crime scenes in both the past and the present.

Gallery: Monster Rancher DS (11/10/09)

Gallery: Again (DS) (11/10/09)

Again and Monster Rancher DS also headed to Europe originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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VidZone expanding to 11 more European countries

Andrew Yoon — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:45:00 +0000

Europe’s totally awesome (and totally exclusive) VidZone service is finally expanding its reach. Sorry Americans, but this free music video streaming service isn’t coming our way. Instead, eleven new European countries will be able to join the party by year’s end. Here’s the roll-out schedule:

Thursday 26th November: Netherlands, Portugal, Austria
Thursday 3rd December: Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland
Thursday 10th December: Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, New Zealand

According to PlayStation.Blog, new users will have to wait upwards of 15 minutes when initially launching the service. Why? Apparently, there’s so just that much content to load when the application is launched for the first time. Each subsequent visit will only take seconds — good, because we’re confident you’ll be coming back for more.

VidZone expanding to 11 more European countries originally appeared on Joystiq Playstation on Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Microsoft: Natal launch details ‘not accurate’

Xav de Matos — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:15:00 +0000

While reports circulated last week that Project Natal would launch sometime in November 2010, Xbox UK boss Neil Thompson says the details were only rumors. Speaking with Eurogamer at a launch event in London for the console’s new social media applications, Thompson said the rumors “weren’t accurate” and claimed Microsoft has yet to determine “a lot of things” related to the launch of its new motion-sensing technology.

According to the rumors, Microsoft was set to ship around five million Project Natal units next fall, alongside 14 supporting titles at a price point that could go as low as $50 (£30). When asked about the rumored details and price, Xbox’s head of Europe, Chris Lewis, jokingly added, “Now you know better than to listen to that stuff! We will announce in good time.”

However, Lewis did remind Eurogamer that Microsoft is striving for “unique” and “compelling” experiences with the technology. “That has to happen and will happen,” he said. As long as whatever “happens” doesn’t follow Microsoft’s traditional Xbox 360 peripheral pricing scheme, we’ll be happy.

Microsoft: Natal launch details ‘not accurate’ originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Tradewest continues ex-Midway Europe exec hirings

Ben Gilbert — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:00:00 +0000

Having worked with Nick Howard in the past at Midway Europe where he acted as head of sales, Tradewest Games head Martin Spiess recently added Howard to the growing roster of ex-Midway Europe employees now employed by his newly formed outfit. “Nick has been a key contributor to our business over the years and we are confident that his appointment will accelerate Tradewest’s growth strategy,” Spiess told MCV.

Howard will act as managing director for the nascent company, specifically looking over UK sales and marketing. We’ve still yet to hear what Tradewest Games is up to in terms of, well, games, but hopefully this new hire is bringing the company closer to revealing some details.

Tradewest continues ex-Midway Europe exec hirings originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Metal Gear Solid (the first) coming to Euro PSN this week

Alexander Sliwinski — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:15:00 +0000

Snake’s first “solid” adventure is finally making its way to Europe’s PSN. Eurogamer reports Konami’s announcement that the tactical espionage action title will arrive this Thursday, November 19, for £8. We followed up with Sony Europe and a representative confirmed the release.

The PSN version of MGS is the original game released on PlayStation and not the Twin Snakes update released in 2004. For those living the States, the title has been available since this summer. The release of the first Metal Gear Solid on PSN will be followed by MGS: Portable Ops, MGS: Portable: Ops+ and MGS: Digital Graphic Novel. Of course, this is all in preparation for Peace Walker sometime next year.

Metal Gear Solid (the first) coming to Euro PSN this week originally appeared on Joystiq Playstation on Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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European Nintendo downloads: My Zoo, Ninja Gaiden, Rock N’ Roll Climber

JC Fletcher — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:15:00 +0000

Today, on the European Wii Shop, Hudson follows up its surprisingly successful My Aquarium with more animals to take care of. Also on WiiWare, Nintendo’s still-weird Balance Board-equipped Rock N’ Roll Climber, whose rock-climbing/air-guitar concept, and whose non-standard apostrophe use we’ll never get used to.

The big draw for us is the arcade brawler version of Ninja Gaiden, which seems fresh to us after 20 years of dodging eagles in the NES game.

My Zoo (WiiWare, 1 player, 500 Wii Points)
Rock N’ Roll Climber (WiiWare, 1 player, 800 Wii Points)
Ninja Gaiden (Arcade, 1 player, 800 Wii Points)
A Little Bit Of …. Nintendo Touch Golf (DSiWare, 800 DSi Points)

European Nintendo downloads: My Zoo, Ninja Gaiden, Rock N’ Roll Climber originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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European Nintendo downloads: Zombies Lit, BBQed My Ghost Mansion

JC Fletcher — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:00:00 +0000

Nintendo of Europe apparently believes Halloween is serious business and worth celebrating. Four of the five new downloadable games this week are in some way horror-themed! Zombies Ate My Neighbors arrives on Virtual Console in the same week as its North American release (under the European title Zombies), as does (unfortunately) Ghost Mansion Party. WayForward’s LIT proves a more appropriate Halloween release than its Valentine’s Day-adjacent release in the US would suggest.

Perhaps the biggest, scariest surprise of all: Little Red Riding Hood’s Zombie BBQ is out in Europe, finally! And, while it was released on a cartridge here, it’s an 800-point DSiWare download in Europe! No excising of zombie food talk for this one.

Zombies (SNES, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points)
LIT (WiiWare, 1 player, 800 Wii Points)
Ghost Mansion Party (WiiWare, 1-4 players, 1,000 Wii Points)
Little Red Riding Hood’s Zombie BBQ (DSiWare, 1 player, 800 DSi Points)
A Little Bit of … All Time Classics: Card Classics (DSiWare, 1-8 players, 500 DSi Points)

European Nintendo downloads: Zombies Lit, BBQed My Ghost Mansion originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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