Samurai toaster, Space Harrier top Wii DLC slate

  • By philonious_matt, GameSpot
  • Posted Jun 15, 2009 12:37 pm PT

The Brave Little Toaster, the protagonist in the eponymous 1980s kid's movie, has learned that courage is no match for his potential nemesis, Eduardo the Samurai Toaster. The more formidable appliance stars in a game that is part of this week's offerings in Nintendo's weekly download slate.In...

The Brave Little Toaster, the protagonist in the eponymous 1980s kid's movie, has learned that courage is no match for his potential nemesis, Eduardo the Samurai Toaster. The more formidable appliance stars in a game that is part of this week's offerings in Nintendo's weekly download slate.

In Eduardo the Samurai Toaster, players and up to three other friends assume the roles of anthropomorphized toasters through 13 levels of side-scrolling action. The toasters vanquish their enemies ("dastardly food products") with an assortment of pastries. Players can hop onto laser-mounted scooters and don rocket packs as they buzz across the screen. The game is available for 800 Wii points ($8 ).

In Sega's multiplayer party game Let's Catch, participants test their agility through in-game features such as speed catch, which gauges the player's ability to catch a fastball. It's a counterpart to Let's Tap, and customers unlock special features when they own both products. The game costs 1,000 Wii points ($10). TAITO's Rainbow Islands: Towering Adventure is a one- to two-player game in which players ascend a celestial tower while defeating aerial foes with their rainbow-magic powers. Players can choose between a story mode and a time-challenge mode. The game costs 800 Wii points ($8 ). Sega's 1985 arcade classic Space Harrier is available through the Wii's Virtual Console this week for 800 Wii points ($8 ).

Nintendo has also added a pair of new titles for the DSiWare shop this week for 200 Wii points apiece ($2). Mario Calculator is a franchise-themed calculator, and Mario Clock is a themed clock that also features a coin-collecting game based on Super Mario Bros.

10 Comments

  • Burin077

    Posted Jun 17, 2009 7:27 pm PT

    Space Harrier for the Wii? Really?

    Wonder how it plays, I used to love testing myself in that game.

  • mariokart64fan

    Posted Jun 16, 2009 9:51 pm PT

    brave little toaster? loved that movie and didnt even know about a game ever being released

  • nate1222

    Posted Jun 16, 2009 3:59 am PT

    Now if Nintendo would just port some of their Virtual Console library over to DSiWare, I'd love'em even more. note: I own both Wii and DSi. I love'em to both to death.

  • Djungelurban

    Posted Jun 15, 2009 8:45 pm PT

    Hey people, what's wrong with "Eduardo the Samurai Toaster" then? It's a Contra-esque run'n'gun shooter after all. Should give it the benefit of a doubt before dismissing it outright.

  • X-RS

    Posted Jun 15, 2009 7:35 pm PT

    GET READY!
    dun-dun--dun'dun-dun
    id totally get athat if i had highspeed and not the original/32x copy.

  • skullboy950

    Posted Jun 15, 2009 4:01 pm PT

    Yet another mediocre lineup.

  • hatieshorrer

    Posted Jun 15, 2009 3:35 pm PT

    Again gamespot promotes some bad Wii games in an attempt to make the Wii look bad.
    To think I havent seen an article on the release of Final Fantasy IV the after years.

  • Vhial

    Posted Jun 15, 2009 3:15 pm PT

    Ahhh...so these games...are why they are releasing Wii-Demo...so you can let the system play these titles....

  • warbou

    Posted Jun 15, 2009 1:51 pm PT

    what?.. why would they?... huh...

  • thunderhorse55

    Posted Jun 15, 2009 1:45 pm PT

    BBBBOOOOO WIIWARE/DSIWARE WHY DO YOU SUCK SO BAD???!!!!

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