First WiiWare Game Announced ‘LostWinds’

I am not at all shocked at how great this game looks already. 3rd party developers have something to prove, and they work hard to prove it. If this game plays as good as these screenshots look, the first WiiWare title may be a hit. If it’s under 1500 WiiPoints, I will download it as soon as it is available. I am looking forward to more announcements of Wii exclusive titles such as this one in the near future.

Frontier’s ‘LostWinds’ puts ‘The Power of the Wind in the Palm of your hand’ on Wii.

Leading independent developers announces innovative title available exclusively via WiiWare.

Cambridge, UK. 20th February 2008. David Braben’s Frontier Developments (”FrontierTM”), one of the games industry’s leading independent developers, today announced its first title for WiiWareTM - LostWindsTM; a high quality, enchanting adventure bursting with new gameplay ideas that embrace the innovative controller of the Wiiâ„¢

Built with Frontier’s in-house 3D game-engine technology LostWinds puts “the power of the wind in the palm of your hand” as you wield the awesome powers of Enril the wind spirit - from raging tornados to the gentlest breeze - to guide and protect Toku, a young boy who is the only one who can help you release the curse placed upon the world of Mistralis by evil Balasar. Mistralis is a stunningly presented, magical land full of wonder and intrigue that bursts to life with your every action and exploration. The game’s novel, playful control mechanism lets you use Enril’s elemental powers to help Toku in your quest to overcome Balasar - powering his jumps and glides through Mistralis’ different regions, buffeting and smashing enemies, and solving puzzles.

“LostWinds is an innovative game, and an exciting project for many reasons,” commented David Braben. “Not least the fact that it’s one of the large number of excellent concepts that have arisen through our long running internal forum discussions on game ideas. Frontier is packed full of talented game enthusiasts, and contributing creative ideas and feedback is actively encouraged. WiiWare offers a perfect extra outlet for that creativity, and I hope that LostWinds is the first of many games that will follow this process.”

More details on LostWinds can be found at www.frontier.co.uk/games/lostwinds.

New Okami Screens and Vids

Okami was one of the sadest stories on the PS2. A brilliant game with amazing gameplay, artistic style and plenty of originality that didn’t sell well and found itself stuck on a dying system. Luckily for us the people over at Capcom are bringing the game to the Wii where it’s unique paintbrush gameplay will be getting the controls it always deserved. Capcom has some gorgeous new screens and video for the upcoming game. Check them out, if you see something you don’t like then you’re not watching the right video. After you fall in love with game’s look and gameplay make sure you pick it up when it hits shelves later this year.