Today's Nintendo Download update marks Europe's 100th WiiWare game - and what a game it is. It joins five other titles today across all services.
Back in May 2008, Nintendo launched the highly-anticipated WiiWare service on Wii. You might recall that one of the service's launch titles was a game by Frontier Developments and was called LostWinds - a game that has since found a massive fanbase all around the world, so much so that in Japan, Square Enix stepped in to publish the game on the region's WiiWare service.
The WiiWare service was launched with LostWinds. Today, it celebrates its 100th game - and how fitting that that game should be LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias.
LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias
Publisher: Frontier
Players: 1
PEGI Rating: 7
Price: 1000 Wii Points
Description: Celebrate the 100th WiiWare release with the sequel to one of the original WiiWare launch titles! In this epic platform adventure, harness the power of the wind with your Wii Remote and lead brave young Toku through beautiful yet dangerous lands. You can even change the seasons, from summer to winter and back again, at will!
Also available in the Wii Shop Channel today are:
WiiWare
Happy Holidays Halloween
Publisher: 505 Games
Players: 1
PEGI Rating: All ages
Price: 500 Wii Points
Description: Planning a Halloween party? Want to get creative with the invitations? Then here is the solution. Happy Holidays Halloween lets you make fun spooky-themed e-cards - complete with characters, costumes, decorations and music - and send them straight to friends' Wii consoles!
Virtual Console
Final Fight 2
Platform: Super Nintendo
Publisher: Capcom
Players: 1-2
PEGI Rating: 12
Price: 800 Wii Points
Description: After taking a beating at the hands of Haggar and co. in the first Final Fight, the Mad Gear gang is back for revenge! Play solo, or team up with a friend in the cooperative two-player mode, as Haggar or two new fighters, each with their own unique signature moves.
Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap
Platform: SEGA Master System
Publisher: SEGA
Players: 1
PEGI Rating: 7
Price: 500 Wii Points
Description: Following on directly from the events of Wonder Boy in Monster Land (also on Virtual Console), the final Wonder Boy adventure on SEGA MASTER SYSTEM sees the heroic youngster scouring the land for a mystical artefact, to rid himself of a curse that transforms him into different animals.
There are also two new titles in the Nintendo DSi Shop today:
Nintendo DSiWare
Dragon Quest Wars
Publisher: Square Enix
Players: 1-4
PEGI Rating: 3
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Take control of a squad of mighty monsters from the Dragon Quest universe and wage war against computer-controlled opponents, with friends using DS Wireless Play or even against players worldwide via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection!
Photo Clock
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1
PEGI Rating: All ages
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: Turn your Nintendo DSi into a digital photo frame, complete with alarm clock function. Choose from a selection of clock and alarm types, and use the photo feature to display a slideshow of images taken with the Nintendo DSi camera.
The next EU Nintendo Download update will be on 16 October.