Nintendo’s exciting WiiWare service has launched in Europe, following the service going live in Japan and North America. The WiiWare service is a lot like Xbox Live Arcade, allowing developers to create Wii games that are smaller in scope and much more accessible for gamers; they are cheaper, too.
As with full-fledged Wii games, titles on WiiWare can make use of the Wii Remote and Nunchuk as well as other system resources, allowing for the trademark motion-sensitive Wii gaming.
Laurent Fischer, Managing Director of Marketing & PR of Nintendo of Europe comments, “We are excited by the positive response we have received from third party developers to the announcement of WiiWare. We hope that this opportunity and the inspiration to produce original and exciting games will allow developers of all sizes to bring new concepts, genres and game play experiences to Wii. Opening this creative door will also provide Wii users access to a huge choice of games that they can easily download and enjoy.”
Europeans will be able to download most games from the Wii Shop Channel for 500 Wii points. Some of the launch titles are Dr. Mario & Germ Buster, Final Fantasy Crystal
