VC and WiiWare for 3/30/09. (Bear Hugger!)

WII-KLY UPDATE: "THE FAREWELL EDITION"

March 30, 2009

In this farewell edition of the Wii-kly Update (more on that below*), we're pleased to announce a pair of excellent games based around completely opposite vocations. Newly available on the Virtual Console™ is Super Punch Out!! ™, the cIassic boxing title that pits players against tough pugilist rivals such as Bald Bull. Speaking of baldness, the unique new WiiWare™ game Bonsai Barber™ invites players to take off the gloves and work their clippers instead, giving new hairstyIe to a colorful cast of fruits and vegetables. Both are yours for the downloading via the Wii™ Shop Channel.

Nintendo adds new and cIassic games to the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time every Monday. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points™ to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week's new games are:

WiiWare

Bonsai Barber (Nintendo, 1-4 players, Rated E for Everyone-Comic Mischief, 1,000 Wii Points): The village residents are hungry for the latest in foliage fashion, and it's up to you, the new barber, to fix them up. Use the tools of your trade: scissors, clippers, spray can, and more in this humorous, first-of-its-kind "first-person-groomer" game. Bonsai Barber features a colorful cast of 12 intriguing customers, including a temperamental shallot starlet (don't call her an onion), an oddball strawberry boffin, a cactus cowboy, a daredevil carrot, and a suave banana with top-secret clearance. Each day, five customers arrive to test your stylistic skill. If the customer requests a specific styIe, you'll plow that furrow, or you can rely on your expertise to pick from more than 30 popular fashions. Or, why not turn over a new leaf? Be creative and see how they react. They're a demanding bunch, so if you miss an appointment, you'll hear about it-on your Wii Message Board. If you do a good job, you may receive a gift or even a postcard from an exotic destination as your happy customers travel to distant lands and show off their exquisite coifs.

Virtual Console

Super Punch-Out!! (Super NES™, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone, 800 Wii Points): Featuring the tight game play and humor the series is known for, this sequel to the NES™ cIassic sees Little Mac return to the ring with the World Video Boxing Association belt once again at stake. Slug your way through the grueling, sweat-pounding matches of the Minor, Major and World Circuits as you face off against some of Little Mac's greatest rivals, such as Bear Hugger, Bald Bull and Super Macho Man. With a cast of new challengers waiting, do you have what it takes to identify their unique patterns and exploit their weaknesses? Go to your corner and come out fighting, but remember what Doc Louis would say: "It's not about brawling-it's about finesse!"

Remember that Wii features parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other Wii features, visit Wii.com.

* - About that "farewell edition" stuff: Starting next week, the name of this newsletter will be changed from Wii-kly Update to Nintendo Download. Why? With the April 5 launch of the new Nintendo DSi™ portable game system comes the opening of the Nintendo DSi Shop. Like the Wii Shop Channel, the Nintendo DSi Shop will offer a growing library of downloadable games, with new titles added every week. Accordingly, we'll be using this space to tell you not only about new games for Wii but also for Nintendo DSi. Watch for the first edition of Nintendo Download on April 6.

Well at least we have super punch out!, but I want Crystal defender already. It's already been released on the 360 and PS3. Oh well, I guess patience is a virtue

Lol at the bonsai barber game. Super Punch Out is a good addition though.

You know how people were waiting for Super Mario RPG and others are still waiting for Earthbound? That's how I was with Super Punch Out. Now that I have my wish, it's only proper of me to immediately want something else. Tetris Attack.

In other words: Super Punch Out FTW!!! But where's Tetris Attack?!?

:P

Yes!! wish granted thank you nintendo.

You know how people were waiting for Super Mario RPG and others are still waiting for Earthbound? That's how I was with Super Punch Out. Now that I have my wish, it's only proper of me to immediately want something else. Tetris Attack.

In other words: Super Punch Out FTW!!! But where's Tetris Attack?!?

:P

JordanElek

Same here--Super Punch-Out has been one of my most anticipated games for awhile. I downloaded it a couple minutes ago. It is glorious.

While it lacks a bit of the personality of the original (there's no banter between rounds--because there's only one round now :shock: ), and the music isn't as good, the characters are incredible (and hillarious), the graphics are some of the best on the SNES, and the new super punch meter isa great addition. I'm not sure if I like it as much as the original yet, but it lived up to all the hype I had for it--which is saying something.

Oh, and it's still wicked hard.

I downloaded Super Punch Out. Fun game, although not nearly as good as the NES game. There's only 7 more games until we reach the 300th game on the VC. Any guesses? I'm going with the obvious choice and saying Super Smash Bros.Rocky32189

Well I was thinking Majora's Mask--it's going to be released in Japan pretty soon--but it might be a bit soon for it to hit North America in time for the big 300. Yeah, I'd say Super Smash Bros 64 would be a good guess, seeing as vc-reviews.com confirmed awhile ago that it was coming this year.

While it lacks a bit of the personality of the original (there's no banter between rounds--because there's only one round now :shock: ), and the music isn't as good, the characters are incredible (and hillarious), the graphics are some of the best on the SNES, and the new super punch meter isa great addition. I'm not sure if I like it as much as the original yet, but it lived up to all the hype I had for it--which is saying something.blankshore

The only thing I miss from the original is the star system. I don't mind the meter, but I miss finding that certain moment to take a risk and go for the star. It'd be nice if that moment was still there, but instead of giving a star, it boosted the meter twice as much as usual or something.

The new Punch Out goes back to the star system, though, which is what I'd choose if I had to. It'd be nice to have the flashing gloves back, but I haven't heard anything about that in the new one.

Super Punch-Out! Finally!

Even though I have the points to buy it I am not sure if I should because the new Punch-out seems way too similar to it and it comes out in a couple of months.

Just got SPO. Great game, same as first.