Today Nintendo of Europe and Australia added new classic games to the popular Wii Shop Channel. The games went live at midnight CET. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at stores like Amazon UK (Card).
We’ve included videos of the games so you can see if it’s for you. This week’s new games are:
Earthworm Jim (Sega Mega Drive, Action/Platformer, 1 player, 800 Wii Points = €8 / £6 / AU$12): Jim was just an ordinary earthworm who did regular earthworm-like things such as flee from crows and eat dirt. One day, during a grand space battle overhead, a super suit drops to Earth and lands around Jim – and transforms him into a large and intelligent (at least by earthworm standards) superhero! Then, when Jim learns of the evil plans of Psy-Crow and Queen Slug-for-a-Butt, he jumps into action and resolves to rescue the beautiful Princess What’s-Her-Name! — Play as Jim in this zany, madcap Sega Mega Drive adventure! Run, gun, swing on hooks by your (worm) head and launch cows at the quirky villains you meet along the way, such as Major Mucus, Chuck and Fill, Evil the Cat and Bob the Killer Goldfish. Groovy!
(Supports Wii Component AV cable Interlace Mode.)
Shining Force II: Ancient Sealing (Sega Mega Drive, RPG, 1 player, 800 Wii Points = €8 / £6 / AU$12): It’s a dark and stormy night in the kingdom of Granseal, when a thief steals two jewels from the Tower of the Ancients, which sets in motion strange events that lead to the resurrection of Zeon, the Devil King! Granseal’s king falls sick, the princess is kidnapped and a door to Arc Valley, the Devil King’s home, is opened. The young swordsman Bowie, realising the grave danger Granseal faces, must lead the Shining Force to find the Holy Sword and the stolen jewels and protect Granseal against the invading armies of the evil Zeon.
(Supports Wii Component AV cable Interlace Mode.)