In the future, this section will be for known upcoming titles. For now, it's also to-do list for this thread. Future updates will contain:
An index of titles for all systems, organized by genre+price.
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Upcoming WiiWare games to keep an eye on:
BUTTERFLY GARDEN
Butterfly Garden is a computer simulation by independent developer Autonomous Productions, revolving around the raising and collecting of butterflies. From the developer: "It's a disruptive, original game, more like Animal Crossing and Nintendogs than anything on XBox, except maybe Viva Pinata. We became approved Nintendo devs around the same time as we started working with Microsoft, and over time, it's become more clear to us that the Wii is a better machine because of the players, the unique online capabilities and the reduced cost of development.
1-Player
500 Points (?)
Release date unknown
CAVE STORY
1-Player
1000 Points
Possibly the best indie game of all time, Cave Story is a long, Metroid-esque quest with a steep difficulty curve, a solid story, and some fantastic boss fights. The game's avaliable for free on your PC (and I highly suggest downloading it), but the WiiWare version will feature updated graphics, new music, more areas, and other bonuses. If you're a fan of the 8-bit graphics and music, though, you'll have the option to restore those too. Look for it to release this Summer.
CONTRA REBIRTH
2-Players
1000 Points
The return of the old-school continues! Like Gradius Rebirth, Contra Rebirth is an updated version of an old classic. Already out in Japan, it should hopefully cross over soon.
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HARVEST MOON: MY LITTLE SHOP
1-Player
Price unknown
A spinoff from the long-running Harvest Moon series, My Little Shop eschews the farming in favor of running...a little shop. Create different kinds of shops and engage in mini-games to make your products. Sure, I'm probably the only person interested in this game, but it's my thread, so nyeh!
LOST WINDS 2
It's been informally announced. That's all we've got so far.
MILITARY MADNESS
4-Players
Points unknown
A turn-based RTS, and a sequel to the classic Turbo-Grafx game, Military Madness is the long-awaited next game in the series. It will have four player online battles, and online leaderboards to determine who truly is the maddest. This game is further proof that Hudson rocks!
NIGHT GAME
1-Player
Points unknown
Night Game (working title) is part action game and part puzzler. It invites players into a beautifully atmospheric world, where they must use real physics to maneuver a mysterious, glowing sphere through vastly different locales. Night Game pushes the boundaries of design with its unique art style, and professionally produced music score. This title is a 2009 Independent Games Festival Seumas McNally Award nominee and from the same developers responsible for Cave Story on Wii. Coming this Fall.
MUSCLE MARCH
1-Player
Points Unknown
Do you like wacky Japanese games? Do you like steroid-abusing body builders? Do you like wacky Japanese games about steroid abusing bodybuilders? Then Muscle March was made for you! It's probably never making it out of Japan, but if it did, each and every last one of you would be honor-bound to buy at least three copies.
GROTESQUE TACTICS
An original SRPG, Grotesque Tactics has you take control of a new soldier who flunked his academy exam. Nonetheless, it appears to be up to him to stop the Dark Church from its goal of...evil stuff. Players recruit monsters and women into their army, and any half-naked virgin they rescue will start to follow the main character around like groupies. Despite its name, the developers are claiming that Grotesque Tactics will actually be a light-hearted affair, like the Disgaea series.
LA MULANA
Nicalis continues its streak of bringing updated freeware PC games to the WiiWare service. La Mulana is a 2005 2D sidescroller starring an Indiana Jones wannabe, but it's also a surprisingly fun title for an indie game. Now if only Nicalis would get around to actually releasing some of their promising games...Look for it this Winter.
