http://nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=15650
Hudson has announced that it has a slate new WiiWare games in development. Tetris, Bomberman, Alien Crush, Blue Oasis, and Joysound were revealed during a press event in Japan yesterday.
Hudson explained that 40% of the 20 million Wii consoles in the world are connected to the Internet. That means eight million consoles are capable of accessing WiiWare content. The company is looking to capitalize on this fact but concentrating on what it does best: making family-friendly games that are multiplayer focused.
Tetris: Japan Online is another version of the puzzle classic. It includes six-player online multiplayer, online leaderboards, Mii support, and a two-player cooperative mode that features two players sharing a double-wide playfield. Tetris for WiiWare is currently scheduled to release in Japan this June.
Wi-Fi 8-Man Battle Bomberman is the classic multiplayer Bomberman game that features, as you might have guessed, eight-player games over Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Mii support is also planned, allowing you to put the head of your Mii on the body of a Bomberman. Hudson is also working on a full retail version of Bomberman, and the two games will share the same engine. It is not known if this means WiiWare players can play against owners of the full version of Bomberman. The WiiWare Bomberman title will be released in Japan this July.
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Including the recently-released Star Soldier R, these new game announcements bring Hudson's known WiiWare game count to ten games, the most of any developer by far.
I saw articles posted already about Joysound, Alien Crush, and Blue Oasis, but not these. If it's been posted already, link me please. Otherwise, enjoy some screenshots courtesy of NWR:
Are you kidding me? Online co-op Tetris? 6-way vs. mode? 8-way online Bomberman with Mii heads? This is old-school heaven with a modern twist! I hope to see much more of this kind of thing on WiiWare.
