Nintendo bringing shmup to DSiWare … and it looks good

DSiWare kind of sucks. There are a few cute games on it, but it’s generally a big waste of potential that PSP Minis is going to totally upstage. Nevertheless, there’s the occassional glimmer of hope, and Aa Mujyou Setsuna is one of them.

The game, translated roughly as Ah Cruel Instant or Oh Heartless Moment, is a classic top-down shmup full of everything that makes shmups good. Power-ups, attack chains and endless swarms of enemies. Nintendo is listed as the game’s creator, although Arika is also credited. It’s hitting the Japanese DSiWare store on September 2 and will cost a mere 500 Points. 

So, when does North America and Europe get this? Will we get it at all? I really hope so, because I’m sick of Japan getting things that make DSiWare worth having while the rest of the world is stuck with four downloadable clocks.