Last week's Nintendo Download brought us Contra ReBirth; could anything possibly top that this week? Well, probably not so much, but this week's offerings aren't so bad, either.
DSiWare has two interesting offerings: one is Art Academy: First Semester for 800 DSi Points. Unlike the typical entries in the genre, this one is more about teaching you the nuances of painting on a canvas. But if art isn't your thing, then the run-and-jump action of Oscar in Toyland, also 800 Points, might be more your style.
WiiWare has a triple threat of the 600 Wii Point Texas Hold'Em Poker; the 800 Point Mart Racer, in which you race through super markets with shopping carts; and the 800 Point Spaceball: Revolution, which sadly has nothing to do with the Mel Brooks film.
Finally, the Virtual Console sees an update for the NES in the form of Crash 'N The Boys Street Challenge, a sort of rough'n'tough street-style sports game for 500 Wii Points.
Find out more about each title in the press release after the cut.
Clap Hanz, creators of the critically acclaimed and multi-million unit selling Hot Shots Golf® series, serves yet another exciting addition to one of the most beloved gaming franchises in the industry with the new Hot Shots Tennis for the PSP system. Complete with Hot Shots' signature over-the-top visuals and pick-up-and-play fun, franchise fans will now be able to take the action on the go with new characters, exotic court locations, fun-filled game modes, providing the wackiest tennis experience on the PSP system to date.
Among gamers, there exists those who appreciate the zany, insane antics of Rayman's rascally rivals, the Raving Rabbids, but find the mini-game style of gameplay to be a turn-off. But with their upcoming title, Rabbids Go Home, revealed to be a "comedy-adventure" platformer, those same fans were finally able to rejoice: It seemed that Ubisoft was finally making a Rabbids game for the core gamer.
And in fact, the newest issue of Nintendo Power (via Dpad) has revealed that is exactly what they were hoping to do. "Core Nintendo gamers should enjoy the controls and gameplay variety as well as the open progressive structure," said Creative Director Jacque Exertier. "We are working to make Rabbids Go Home easy to learn, hard to master, in the finest Nintendo tradition."
In addition, the UK's Official Nintendo Magazine has revealed much more about the upcoming title.
Among the other news revealed today by Nintendo, the company has issued a press release which details their holiday plans in terms of games which will be made available, and a peek at what to expect in 2009.
Of particular interest are WiiWare titles such as Tetris Party, Strong Bad Episode 3, World of Goo, Boingz, and cult PC classic Cave Story. In addition, a new Pokemon Ranger title will arrive on DS on November 10th.
To help get people gaming, Nintendo hopes to have an increased supply of Wii consoles on store shelves between October and December: "We have new games and new experiences for every kind of player this holiday season, and that will certainly fuel increased interest in Wii and Nintendo DS," said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. "While there's no way to gauge total demand for our hardware systems, we're trying to satisfy as many of those players as possible."
Check out the full press release after the cut.
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