If Nintendo's recent WiiWare launch in Japan left a putrid, toothpaste-resistant taste in your mouth, rest assured that the service's American debut is going to arrive like a bottle of fresh, minty mouthwash. Indeed, games like Defend Your Castle and World of Goo will make you forget you ever bought an import system and wasted valuable Wii Points on titles like Pokemon Ranch. And if those games weren't already enough, there's LostWinds from development studio Frontier, a title that proves right out of the gate that WiiWare projects can play, look and sound just as good -- better, in fact -- than some major retail Wii efforts. All within the confines of Nintendo-set 43-megabyte WiiWare file limits, mind you.
Alex S. from Link-Cable writes: "The official end of the WiiWare service may not be until early 2019 but we wanted to give everybody as much of a chance as possible to remember all of the great games that Nintendo’s first every download service brought us. Last week we counted down the first 10 games in our look at the Top 20 WiiWare games ever made, and if you haven’t had the chance yet you can check out those picks right here but now we switch our focus over to the very best that WiiWare has to offer so if you still have a Wii (or a Wii U) kicking around make sure to download these games before they are lost forever."
Alex S. from Link-Cable writes: "As I continue my quest to complete my backlog (last week I was in the trenches of World War II) I find myself returning to a console that is near and dear to my heart, the Wii, and it’s virtual games service WiiWare. And by back I mean way back as I decided to finally give a go at the WiiWare launch title LostWinds a go. "
Triverse writes, "Not very many returning games on the list this week which means there is nearly a full new set of games to peruse. iOS gamers enjoy the perks of getting games, that once cost money, for free while Android users are limited to still having to pay something for sales (we will have a fresh list tomorrow for both iOS and Android). For now, enjoy these great titles on your iOS device as we head into the Christmas season."
