Nintendo makes a return to WiiWare this week with a brand new 800 point title, as do demos for some of the more popular recent releases.
This week provides a packed set of releases with a total of four demos on WiiWare, alongside a first party Nintendo release. DSiWare offers up three brand new titles, and Virtual Console even sees some action with a single Neo Geo release.
Nintendo plans to relaunch the WiiWare demo service this Monday and this time it appears to be staying.
After a year-long hiatus, WiiWare Demos are finally making a comeback. There are four planned titles ready for a launch this Monday: BIT.TRIP FATE, And Yet It Moves, ThruSpace and Jett Rocket. The service also appears to be back for good this time around as the e-mail Nintendo sent out this morning states that "additional demos will be added on Mondays and each will remain available on the Wii Shop Channel for a limited time". Great news for those curious about current titles.
Take control of Commander Video once again for his latest challenging adventure.
The Bit.Trip series has taken its star character, Commander Video, through a variety of different experiences all of which hearken back to gaming of yesteryear. Fate, the latest title in the series, carries the aesthetic of the titles which precede it, but makes a leap into more modern day gaming experiences with its bullet hell shoot 'em up based gameplay. Like the other games in the series, the concept is not without a twist, and a rail would be Fate's. This rail winds around the screen, allowing players to only travel forward and backward along whatever path the rail has set, and shoot in any given direction. As we've come to expect from the series, this makes for a tremendous challenge that will take players a significant number of replays to conquer.
Gaijin Games has officially revealed the launch date of the upcoming on-rails shmup.
Today, Gaijin Games revealed that Bit.Trip Fate is due out on Nintendo's downloadable service in just under two weeks. The fifth title in the series will be releasing on October 25.
