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Smoking hot details on the Japanese WiiWare launch: Now with more Tetris photo

WiiWare has technically existed since the Wii launched in late '06, but up until now the service hasn't actually offered any, you know, games. That's about to change, at least in Japan, where original titles for download are about to hit in a big way. The latest new title to be announced the service gets my vote for "the sluttiest game of all time" award. Tetris, the one and only, is getting all gussied up for the WiiWare coming out party, and boy does she look sexy. 

Well, not really. But it's Tetris. It can look however it wants. 

Once published by Tengen, then by Nintendo, then Capcom, then THQ, then Nintendo again (and that's just off the top of my head), Tetris is now in the capable publishing hands of Hudson, the great minds behind Bomberman Online. I wonder if that means we can get Mr Destructoid thrown in this game as well? His head would work great as the square block. 

Hit the jump for more on WiiWare's Tetris, as well as the release dates and prices for multiple other Japanese WiiWare games. 

Thanks, Adam!

[Via NintendoWiiFanboy

These nine WiiWare games are set to be made available for download on March 25, 2008, a mere two weeks from today. 

Okiraku Ping-Pong Wii (Arc System Works, 500 points)

Word Puzzle Mojipittan Wii (Bandai Namco, 1000 points)

Sakusaku Animal Panic (Konami, 1000 points)

Star Soldier R (Hudson, 800 points)

My Life As A King: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (Square Enix, 1500 points)

Angel's Solitaire (G-Mode, 500 points)

Dr. Mario & Bacillus Extermination (Nintendo, 1000 points)

Everybody's Pokemon Ranch (Nintendo, 1000 points)

Lonpos (Genki, 1000 points)

It's not yet known which of these games will be making it to the Western launch of WiiWare on May 12th. Final Fantasy is pretty much a lock, as is Dr Mario, and according to my heroes at GoNintendo, Star Soldier R will also be making the jump across the pond. The rest I'm not so sure about.

As for Tetris on WiiWare, it wont be coming out until sometime in the summer. Hudson is probably playing it smart and waiting for Japanese puzzle gamers to get sick of Dr Mario before they let Tetris loose. At point of launch, it doesn't make sense to have two big puzzle games available at the same time. My guess is that Dr. Mario won the coin toss. 

Tetris on WiiWare is planned to have online support and some weird sort of pointer and motion controls as well. Personally, I could give two craps about that. I'm glad Tetris is coming to the Wii just because there are still legions of parents out there who still wont buy their kids a video game console unless it has Tetris on it.

It's the game that sold a million Game Boys. No parent-friendly console's library is complete with out it. 

What are your thoughts, D-toid? Will you be able to convince your family to buy a Wii now that it'll have Tetris ready to be locked and (down)loaded?

 

 


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Cube's Avatar
Cube at 03/11/2008 18:43
Will it have the music from the black and white 1989 gameboy/NES version? If it don't that will cut the fun down.



Tetris DS let me down only 2 tracks was in it and only at the end.
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Cube at 03/11/2008 18:45
The game has to have a retro sound and look option in it or I am not going to buy.
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Scary Womanizing Pig Mask at 03/11/2008 18:52
Tetris looks awesome! Any idea when Pokemon Ranch is coming out?
Jaren Face's Avatar
Jaren Face at 03/11/2008 18:58
The Tetris blocks replaced with Mr. Destructoid heads would be awesome.
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CaffeinePowered at 03/11/2008 19:01
2 player wide screen tetris? sweet
grrza's Avatar
grrza at 03/11/2008 19:10
I'm never gonna get over how ugly miis are. I'm decidedly obstinate.
Riegel88's Avatar
Riegel88 at 03/11/2008 19:15
I'll get this to play with my friends online...ever since tetrinet2 went down my life has a void in it =(
Kennard's Avatar
Kennard at 03/11/2008 19:28
If nintendo can release some awesome games for wiiware that compete with xbla games then i will be happy. I rarely play my Wii and i hope Wiiiware will be a good opertunity for me to start playing it again. Cheap wiiware games ftw.
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Dexter345 at 03/11/2008 19:55
Is that... cooperative Tetris? I can see that making relationships go very badly. The only way that would work out is if both people are good at Tetris.
mistic's Avatar
mistic at 03/11/2008 20:01
I wonder if that means we can get Mr Destructoid thrown in this game as well? His head would work great as the square block.

yeah that would be great indeed :-)
animateria's Avatar
animateria at 03/11/2008 20:02
@Dexter345

Its probably better than any type of battle tetris...

Co-operative play in tetris! That actually sounds cool to me.
Gameboi's Avatar
Gameboi at 03/11/2008 21:31
Man.... I just can't see buying another Tetris game. It's just wrong.
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Copyright 2008 Agent Chieftain at 03/11/2008 22:22
Why the hell is the board so damn wide?

Shit sucks.
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The-Excel at 03/11/2008 22:23
@Dexter345:
Online co-op confirmed for Tetris.
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manasteel88 at 03/11/2008 22:44
i'd rather have tetris (NES) on the VC...thats the only real Tetris game
Justin Villasenor's Avatar
Justin Villasenor at 03/11/2008 23:01
No more versions of Tetris needed for me k thnx.

Although, with all these "new gamers" the Wii has roped in maybe there are some people that have never played it before.
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hpv at 03/11/2008 23:44
I'm just curious if that multiplayer Tetris mode is going to support four players and widescreen.
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smurfee mcgee at 03/12/2008 00:09
@ manastell88: Tetrisphere ftw
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HarassmentPanda at 03/12/2008 01:09
My girlfriend buys every single version of Tetris. So, if you guys are wondering why they keep making them and whole the hell buys them, now you know.
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brad drac at 03/12/2008 06:54
A new tetris game with spiffy looking co-op for a tenner(I'm assuming) sounds just fine to me. Interesting to see nintendo finally letting a third party use miis, though. Wonder if that bodes anything for the future.
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Gamechamp at 03/12/2008 18:59
I'm gonna be getting Dr. Mario for 100% sure.
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