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Okiraku Putter (and Balance Board) Golf
We love the idea of Arc System Works' Okiraku WiiWare game series. Rather than selling yet another sports minigame collection, Arc is selling them a la carte as $5 downloads. With that tiny commitment, even the decision about buying this casual entertainment is a casual one. And if Family Table Tennis is any indication, the games are likely not to be terrible."Casual" may not necessarily mean "simple": the next Okiraku game to come out, Okiraku Putter Golf, allows you to use the Balance Board to fine-tune your golfer's stance, in addition to using motion controls for swinging. That sounds insanely complicated!
Wii Ware priced and dated for Japan
When it comes to Wii Ware in Japan, Nintendo is cutting it fine. Just this morning, the company announced that the service would launch in the region on March 25th, a mere fortnight from now. The U.S. launch of Wii Ware, you may recall, is down for May 12th.As well as a date, Nintendo revealed a launch line-up of nine titles with prices that ranged from 500 (Okiraku Ping-Pong Wii and Angel's Solitaire) to 1500 (My Life As A King: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles) Wii points: Okiraku Ping-Pong Wii (Arc System Works, 500 points) Word Puzzle Mojipittan Wii (Bandai Namco, 1000 points) Sakusaku Animal Panic (Konami, 1000 points) Star Soldier R (Hudson, 800 points) My Life As A King: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (Square Enix, 1500 points) Angel's Solitaire (G-Mode, 500 points) Dr. Mario & Bacillus Extermination (Nintendo, 1000 points) Everybody's Pokemon Ranch (Nintendo, 1000 points) Lonpos (Genki, 1000 points) Update 1: GameTrailers has just updated with videos of Everybody's Pokemon Ranch, Star Soldier R, Word Puzzle Mojipittan Wii, and Dr. Mario. Hit the break, people!
