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Nintendo's Final Fantasy Arrives on WiiWare in US

01.06.2009

The latest batch of downloads for the Virtual Console, DSiWare and WiiWare services from Nintendo have now been released in the US. This week sees two major releases in the form of WayForward's eagerly-anticipated brain-buster Mighty Flip Champs, whilst fans of old school Role-Playing Games are definitely in for a treat as Square Enix's previously Japan-only mobile sequel to Final Fantasy IV on the SNES has been re-jigged and the first of nine chapters has now arrived on WiiWare, albeit for a rather over-inflated 800 Points.

Check out the full roster of games on offer this week:

DSiWare

Mighty Flip Champs! (WayForward Technologies, Players: 1, 800 Nintendo DSi Points)
Are you ready to become a Mighty Flip Champ? Take control of Alta and page-flip through a series of action-packed mazes. The touch screen reflects a preview of the next chamber and shows Alta's projected destination within it. When it's time to flip, use Alta's Magical Warp Wand to replace her world with the next one. Will she land safely on solid ground or be crushed under it? By cycling endlessly through room after brain-busting room, you'll match wits with some of the most devious traps in puzzle/platforming history.

WiiWare

FINAL FANTASY IV: THE AFTER YEARS (SQUARE ENIX, Players: 1, 800 Wii Points)
FINAL FANTASY IV: THE AFTER YEARS is the sequel to the hit RPG FINAL FANTASY IV. The story takes place many years after the original and centers on a young man named Ceodore, son of the paladin Cecil and the white mage Rosa, who, along with their loyal and steadfast friends, once saved the world from evil born of the second moon. Now, monsters are reappearing in a world that had finally attained peace. The second moon has returned anew. What tidings does this ominous harbinger bring? Familiar faces and new allies join the battle to save the Blue Planet once more.

Texas Hold'em Tournament (Digital Leisure, Inc., Players: 1-6, 500 Wii Points)
The deck is shuffled and the blinds are in - it's your move. Call, raise or even bluff your way "all in" with Texas Hold'em Tournament. You'll start off in the small Nevada gaming halls and work your way up to the Las Vegas Championship. Multi-round, no-limit hold'em game play ensures hours of serious poker action. Think you're the best poker player out there? Using broadband Internet access and Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, start climbing the worldwide rankings by winning online tournaments, and see how your poker skills stack up by viewing the online leaderboard. Texas Hold'em Tournament also lets you play multiplayer poker with up to five friends, and with full Mii character support, you can truly bring yourself to the table.

Virtual Console

Boulder Dash (Commodore 64, Commodore Gaming, Players: 1-2, 500 Wii Points)
Originally released in 1984, Boulder Dash is one of the big computer-game classics. It is one of the very few computer games ever to be ported from home computers to arcades, not the other way around. The hero of the game is the brave prospector Rockford. He must dig through caves to collect diamonds while avoiding various types of dangerous creatures and obstacles such as falling rocks. He is in constant danger of being crushed or trapped by an avalanche or killed by an underground explosion. Strategy and planning are the keys to mastering Boulder Dash. Once enough jewels have been collected, the door to the mysterious escape tunnel is revealed and Rockford can explore another cave.

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JoshSL 01.06.2009#1

800 Wii Points for one episode of FFIV? There are 9 episodes... that makes 7200 Points... nearly the price of 2 Wii games.

Fuck what a rip off. Smilie

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satsubatsu347 01.06.2009#2

SuperLink nailed that one... The fifty quid I plonked down for StrongBad still hurts.

jesusraz 01.06.2009#3

Some people are pointing out that nowhere does it say this is 'Episode 1' and this could be a one-off payment, with the other chapters being downloaded from within it (a la My Life as a King) at a cheaper price-point.

Let's hope so anyway Smilie

Who's getting Mighty Flip Champs, btw? Looks very cool!

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EdEN 01.06.2009#4

We won't know what the deal on the Wiiware FF tile is until either reviews start pouring in or someone downloads it and sees what the main menu has to say...

Still, 800 points seems about right for 5-8 hours of RPG gaming.

Glenjamin 01.06.2009#5

Well I'm a huge fan of FFIV (FFII), so I'll shell out the points and hopefully it won't be 800 points per episode.

WP-Final 01.06.2009#6

Apparantly, that's just the price of the first one. The rest are supposedly only 300 points each. I read somewhere that the second one is already available though I'm not sure if it's true.

Light Wolf 01.06.2009#7

WTF!! I really want to play The After Years, but that's a fuckingly giant rip off!! I'll wait some time and see how it works before downloading.

jesusraz 02.06.2009#8

wAyNe - sTaRT said:
Apparantly, that's just the price of the first one. The rest are supposedly only 300 points each. I read somewhere that the second one is already available though I'm not sure if it's true.

See now that makes sense to me - hope it's definitely the case.