On Monday, September 29, Nintendo of America released a brand new game for download: Orbient on the WiiWare Channel. This download, a mere 600 Wii Point charge, offers a simple and basic, but ultimately surprisingly fulfilling experience on the Wii system. Orbient is one of the cleverest games ever to use just two buttons for its gameplay, and more games along this line may be coming.
In anticipation of more games in the Art Style series, IGN thought they would revisit the games in the Bit Generation franchise. Though Nintendo hasn't made any announcement that more Bit Generations titles are forthcoming, this will give you an idea of what you might expect to see in the coming months from the Art Style brand.
"If you knew in advance that you would be stranded on a desert island, what games would you take to keep yourself entertained while you awaited rescue? Throughout this week, some of us will be answering that very question. Instead of a set number of games, each team member has been given 5000 Wii Points to spend on any combination of titles from the Wii Shop Channel, as well as the chance to nominate one game they just couldn't quite fit into their budget. What games will we choose to help pass the days, weeks and months isolated from civilization? Read on to find out!" -- Wiiloveit.com
Gaming Target examines Nintendo's Art Style series, the latest attempt at bringing experimental and avant-garde game design to the downloadable realm. From the article:
"Nintendo is a company not above resting on its laurels. As games continue to rise in cost, new and unproven intellectual properties are the first games to get dropped. So it should come as no surprise that the company making the most profit is content to use its established brands for all they are worth in the console space. The relatively new downloadable game realm, on the other hand, is slightly different. Familiar faces still do well but with lower consequences for failure, even a company as conservative as Nintendo can afford to take some chances. Enter their newest series: Art Style, cheap experimental puzzles games for your internet-enabled Nintendo systems."
GamesRadar writes: "It's the same as the GBA game Orbital. The graphics are a bit better and there are effects to inform you when you're attracting, when you're repelling and when you're in orbit, which are the only things you need to know. Play it and it'll all make sense. It's hardly rocket science, is it?"
