LostWinds 2 Becomes 100th WiiWare Release

This week sees the launch of the 100th WiiWare game and to mark this momentous occasion, the eagerly anticipated LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias comes exclusively to WiiWare this Friday. What makes this week so exciting is that the release of the original, award-winning LostWinds game marked the launch of WiiWare in May last year, so what better way to celebrate the 100th game than with the launch of the LostWinds sequel; LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias. Cubed3 recently went hands-on with the game, which appears to improve upon the original in every way possible. Be sure to check out the early preview of the title here to see what players can expect from the game.

"We launched the original LostWinds game on WiiWare with much anticipation, as it was such an exciting and new way to access games. We are now thrilled to be able to mark the 100th game launch with LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias."
David Braben, Game Creator at Frontier.

Since its launch over a year ago, WiiWare has provided an innovative and exciting new platform for smaller game developers to reach consumers where they may have struggled before. WiiWare has also been the launching force behind a number of hugely successful games including the puzzling World of Goo and immensely popular new chapters of the FINAL FANTASY series. And if that's not enough to get you excited, this week you'll also be able to lead an army of monsters into battle in DRAGON QUEST WARS on Nintendo DSiWare, combat dragons in Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap on Virtual Console and more.

WiiWARE

DSiWARE

Photo Clock (Nintendo, 200 Nintendo DSi Points)
Photo Clock turns your Nintendo DSi into a photo frame with added clock and alarm functions. Choose from a range of clock styles and alarms and use the photo feature to display a slideshow of pictures from the Nintendo DSi Camera album. You can opt for analogue or 12-hour/24-hour digital clock displays, and set up to three separate alarms with three different tones. Photos displayed on the top screen will either be chosen randomly from your album or chosen based on the stickers they were tagged with.

VIRTUAL CONSOLE

Final Fight 2 (SUPER NINTENDO, 800 Wii Points)
The Mad Gear Gang has emerged once again, and this time they want revenge! They'll stop at nothing to bring Haggar and the entire world crumbling down. To prove they're serious, they've kidnapped Guy's master, Genryusai, along with his daughter, Rena, who is also Guy's fiancee. Now Haggar must travel far and wide to search for Genryusai and Rena. But he's not alone - helping him are Rena's sister, Maki, and Haggar's apprentice, Carlos. Together, the three set out to take down the Mad Gear Gang once and for all. Take control of any of the three heroes and make use of their unique techniques and abilities in a fast-paced adventure which will take you to locations all around the globe. And you're not alone, either - you can also have a friend join the heroic fight to bring an end to the Mad Gear Gang.