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Dr. Mario WiiWare gets a new name and a pricetag


Colette Bennett \\ 05.07.2008	19 comments

Ready to fight some nasty germs? I can't say much for whatever already lives in your bathroom, but as far as WiiWare is concerned, Mario has you covered. A video on the newly launched Nintendo Channel reveals that the newest incarnation of Dr. Mario will be called Dr. Mario Online RX and will cost 1000 Wii points ($10) to download when it hits North America.

There was no official release date announced, although the news will surely start to fly as the highly anticipated WiiWare launches this May 12th. Just when you though you were going to be able to find a Wii on a Best Buy shelf again...between Wii Fit and WiiWare, Nintendo's going to keep rolling in the green until at least Christmas (at which point they will undoubtedly have come up with some new way to rob us of all our earthly dollars.) Good grief, Charlie Brown.

[Via Shacknews -- Thanks, Jonathan]

19 COMMENTS, LATEST BY Jetsetlemming
@Justice: Prescription. Dr. Mario Online Prescription is the title, which is why I called it clever. - view discussion

There are 19 comments about this post:

bleep says:
05/07/2008 18:16

Just when you though you were going to be able to find a Wii on a Best Buy shelf again...

I don't think anybody thought that! lol

Sharpless says:
05/07/2008 18:28

I'm so excited, I'm so excited, I'm so...

I'M SO SCARED!

Aerox says:
05/07/2008 18:29

Sharpless wins.

MechaMonkey says:
05/07/2008 18:40

I wonder if Mario prescriptions are as illegible as real doctors.

The-Excel says:
05/07/2008 19:17

I purchased my Wii by chance from a Best Buy on a Sunday morning.

liquidninja says:
05/07/2008 19:48

All I'm not worried it's not like they'll run out of Wii's or anything. I'll just wait untill the next ship comes in and mug the clerk.

Senor Candle says:
05/07/2008 19:51

I think I take the blue and white capsule in the middle.
Woo!!

Mxyzptlk says:
05/07/2008 19:54

Oh man Sharpless, I freaking love you. Total win.

njsykora says:
05/07/2008 20:54

This game is going to be one hell of a competetive game online. I don't mess around when playing Dr Mario.

Tristero says:
05/07/2008 23:45

@njsykora: All I can say is, you better watch your back. I've sent many friendly Dr. Mario competitors home crying in a quivering ball of shame and regret. Here comes a new challenger!

@Colette: Hiya! *hug*

Jetsetlemming says:
05/07/2008 23:49

Clever title of the game.

mistic says:
05/08/2008 01:28

10$ ? that sounds pretty steep though :-)

Vitamin Awesome says:
05/08/2008 04:06

I love pills.

mmmmmmmm pills.

Justice says:
05/08/2008 05:18

What does RX stand for, Revolution X?

Lamito says:
05/08/2008 06:06

I would rather have Dr. Mario EXTREEEEEEMEEEE as a title

Holyetheline says:
05/08/2008 08:50

There's just no stopping Nintendo...

necrozen says:
05/08/2008 10:00

I was hoping nintendo would start a direct deposit account so i could skip the whole "taking my check to the bank" part and have my check sent to them directly.

YONKE says:
05/08/2008 12:24

lol to that episode of saved by the bell
thumbs up to sharpless.....

Jetsetlemming says:
05/08/2008 12:48

@Justice: Prescription. Dr. Mario Online Prescription is the title, which is why I called it clever.

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