Nintendo Downloads for 10/5/09.

NINTENDO DOWNLOAD: DISCOVER NEW WORLDS, HIDDEN WORDS AND THE FIRST FINAL FANTASY

Oct. 5, 2009

Fans of the legendary FINAL FANTASY® series should be especially pleased with this week's downloadable game lineup. Making its Virtual Console™ debut is the original FINAL FANTASY, an NES™ cIassic that can now be enjoyed on the Wii™ system for the very first time. For hand-held gaming action with a sci-fi twist, this week's new Nintendo DSiWare™ title, Thorium Wars™, lets you take control of an arsenal of vehicles to blast through waves of enemies in a variety of exotic locations. If it's a more down-to-earth experience you're after, check out an engaging new WiiWare™ puzzle game. Consumers should also note that today is the final day of a special promotion: You can receive 1,000 bonus Nintendo DSi Points™ by purchasing a new Nintendo DSi™ game system and connecting to the Nintendo DSi Shop by 11:59 p.m. Pacific time on Oct. 5, 2009. For full offer details, please visit DSiOffer.Nintendo.com.

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Virtual Console

FINAL FANTASY
Original platform: NES
Publisher: SQUARE ENIX
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Mild Fantasy Violence
Price: 500 Wii Points™
Description: The world lies shrouded in darkness. The winds die. The sea rages. The earth decays. But the people believe in a prophecy, patiently awaiting its fulfillment. "When darkness veils the earth, four Warriors of Light shall come...." After a long journey, four young travelers did at last appear, and in the hand of each was clutched a crystal.

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Nintendo DSiWare

Thorium Wars
Publisher: Big John Games
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) - Fantasy Violence
Price: 1,000 Nintendo DSi Points
Description: In Thorium Wars, you must stop the Thorions, a super species of Thorium-based machines, from destroying mankind. Blast through waves of Thorions by controlling an arsenal of tanks, skyfighters, hovercrafts, gunboats and starfighters with either the standard or touch-screen controls. In 12 exciting missions, navigate through a variety of combat environments while viewing 360 degrees of the battlefield, fully rendered in 3-D. Toggle between first- and third-person views to destroy the terrifying army of Thorium beasts, from swarms of Redeye Drones to the bone-crushing Manticore Walker. This man-versus-machine battle proves to be the ultimate test for the survival of the fittest.

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WiiWare

Word Searcher
Publisher: Digital Leisure Inc.
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Wii Points
Description: You'll need a sharp eye and a quick mind to complete 100 themed word-search puzzles. Word Searcher contains fun words from multiple categories including anatomy, world cities and U.S. presidents. With a huge assortment of subjects to choose from, there's sure to be a puzzle for everyone to enjoy. Help improve your vocabulary, memory and problem-solving skills with these engaging puzzles. Track and try to beat your own play-through times again and again—words are scrambled every time you play.

not worth it this week, cause anyway i havent upgraded my Wii yet to 4.2 due to bricking issues, so i cant access the Wii Shop Channel until they fix this

The DSiWare game looks good.

I don't know about 1,000 points though...

i think that ds game would be worth 1,000 points if it had a wifi feature......

anybody played that DSiware game yet looks kind of fun

Aww, when I first read this I thought Final Fantasy was out on DSiware.spike6958

Same XD. DSiware looks great this week, however...I'm broke :(

Talk about expensive. o_o'

It'll probably take up and whole crud of memory space on the DSi so I doubt I'd be able to fit it on my DSi anyway with all of the other Wares I have on there.

Is this the most expensive DSiware game yet?

Yup. I believe it is.

I could imagine some 1500 point games going in there though.

Oh yeah, and I should probably mention it takes up 112 blocks of memory. Personally, I have 16 blocks left. :v Yes, I love me some DSiWare.

Bite me.

I meant expensive as in, it's the most costly of them all so far.

And knowing that most DSiWare games only last as entertainment for a week or so...

Bite me.

I meant expensive as in, it's the most costly of them all so far.

And knowing that most DSiWare games only last as entertainment for a week or so...

Yoweeh

I dunno, but a week of entertainment for 10 dollars seems a pretty good deal to me. Regardless, I just don't see it as much more expensive than most DSiWare games. I see your point, though.

Awesome! But I spent all of my money, and my DS and PSP have been confiscated, so... :(

For a dsiware game...that cost much,it has to be that good then?If anyone gots this...is it good???:?

I'm still playing Box life a couple months later... :D

For a dsiware game...that cost much,it has to be that good then?If anyone gots this...is it good???:?

miester211

Look a few posts up.

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For a dsiware game...that cost much,it has to be that good then?If anyone gots this...is it good???:?

postmanmanman

Look a few posts up.

Oh, wait, I take that back. Seems the mini-review I posted was deleted. Sorry 'bout that.

Essentially, yes, it's a good game, worth the ten dollars. Read the NintendoLife review, as it pretty much encapsulates my feelings about the game.