Block Breakin', Samurais, More Arrive on Wii Shop

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Nintendo has announced this week's additions to its downloadable gaming platforms, revealing two original WiiWare titles and a lone Virtual Console release.

WiiWare

  • Block Breaker Deluxe (Gameloft) / 800 Wii Points ($8)
  • Cocoto Fishing Master (Neko Entertainment) / 700 Wii Points ($7)

Virtual Console

  • Samurai Shodown (SNK, Neo-Geo) / 900 Wii Points ($9)

As always, the games are available via the Wii Shop channel as of 12 PM EDT, 9 AM PDT today.

Read on for more details.

Block Breaker Deluxe
Gameloft
800 Wii Points ($8)
1-2 players

Prepare for the frenzy of the coolest block-breaker game ever. Block Breaker Deluxe is a reinvention of the classic arcade brick-breaker game with a trendy graphical style, fun atmosphere and an exclusive multiplayer mode. Lively characters and amazing graphics provide distinctive settings of the jet-set nightlife, including a cool bar, dance club, casino and more. Special bricks, multiple bonuses, secret weapons, paddle size options and ball-speed variations make this fascinating game even more challenging. The Block Breaker Deluxe rage has arrived.

Cocoto Fishing Master
Neko Entertainment
700 Wii Points ($7)
1 player

Welcome to the adventures of Cocoto, Fishing Master. Get ready for a completely new experience on Wii. Play the role of Cocoto and travel the world to find five millennial fish. Only they can stop the magic cauldron from overflowing with lava and prevent the world from being destroyed. Thanks to Cocoto Fishing Master for Wii, fishing has never been such fun. Use the Wii Remote and Nunchuck controllers like a real fishing rod to catch more than 30 different fish. Discover five enchanted lakes in five different worlds from Cocoto's universe. Confront gigantic bosses to collect each fragment of the statuette that will allow you to wake the great god Geo from his slumber. Meet Cocoto's friends, sell your fish to Baggy and buy new fishing equipment from Neuro's shop.

Samurai Shodown (Neo-Geo)
SNK
900 Wii Points ($9)
1-2 players

This first entry in the extremely popular and revolutionary fighting-game series was released in 1993. Choose from 12 swordsmen with highly individualistic characteristics and fight furiously, ultimately confronting the evil Amakusa Shiro Tokisada. Each character wields his or her own specific weapon, but you must be careful not to lose it during the heat of battle. Some of the fighters also bring an animal companion into the fray, offering a unique aspect to the quick-paced action. Another significant feature of the game is the anger gauge, which indicates the level of anger felt by each of the combatants as they suffer repeated injuries. If the anger reaches its maximum level, the attacking ability of the character increases, leading to even more intense confrontations. Through it all, the refined camera system smoothly zooms in and out of the playing field, presenting the frenzy of the battle while showcasing the lively background (watch as the referee scores hits). Awaken the samurai spirit within and get ready for a new kind of fight.
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    June 16, 2008 12:13 PM

    I'm wondering if Samurai Shodown is the censored version or not.

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      June 16, 2008 12:41 PM

      wiki says its the censored version, if i understood it correctly: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai_Shodown#Home_version_and_ports

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        June 16, 2008 1:04 PM

        Yeah, you read it correctly. The AES version was censored. :(

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          June 16, 2008 4:43 PM

          I thought the AES (arcade) version was uncensored.

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            June 16, 2008 6:11 PM

            vc-reviews.com is reporting the virtual console version release is uncensored.

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              June 16, 2008 6:44 PM

              Makes sense...especially considering Samurai Shodown Anthology on Wii and PS2 (coming out this Fall) is going to be uncensored (though I don't know if we'll get the unreleased uncensored version of V-Special with all the fatalities...and if we'll get 6/Tenka with blood or not).

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