GameZone reports:
''When I first heard about Nintendo's Wii Ware service, I was indeed skeptical. Yeh sure, you could download original titles off the Wii for $5-10, but the memory limitation (43 Megabytes's) was pretty much a joke and guaranteed that the games would look like DS ports. While I can't vouch for all the Wii Ware titles to be released, I do know that LostWinds, from developer Frontier, has shattered any worries that these downloadables will be flash games. While the game has a few areas that could be improved in a sequel (and a sequel has already been confirmed to be in the works) LostWinds puts many Wii games to shame with extraordinary innovation and polish.
Like its name suggests, the game is about reclaiming winds that happen to be lost. Of course, that burden falls upon a boy named Toku from the Japanese village of Mistralis. Using the help of Enril the wind spirit, Toku must slowly gain back a local villager's lost memory and also find power from shrines along the way. Where does the player fit into this Japanese fable? While you don't control Toku directly, you instead act as Enril and guide Toku omnipotently with the Wii-mote curser. Toku, unlike his plump Italian counterpart, cannot jump and relies upon Enril's wind to float him up to ledges.''
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."
