Nintendo Download: Bits, Tanks, Ants, Commandos, Pulses and Brains (US)

I really didn't expect an import week for America. Oh, regarding Secret Command - even if Sega did get the Rambo license back, it would have been 600 points still just because its a licensed game. Whether it was an import or a licensed game, Americans would be paying 600 points.

Ah No Art Style KuBos!

Pulseman!! Sweet.

Well a decent week in my opinion, I'm very happy to see Bit Boy! and Pulseman so that I can try them out.

Also where in the crap is Tales of Monkey Island?

Good update.

I'll wait for the review of Incoming!, but it actually looks kinda cool.

Oh and Secret Command is Rambo btw... I guess they had to remove the license.

@ Supermarioman: Not until later this month.

You should just buy them on PC though, you can get all 5 episodes for $35 instead of $50 and you'll get them faster

I like the idea of Bit boy but it sounds like it didn't quite turn out like everyone hoped. I might check it out at some point though it's not real high on my must have list. Now Pulseman on the other hand looks great!
I'll probably get that.

Good update today. I hope the 2 game VC week train keeps rolling. I may give Bit Boy a try and Pulseman and Secret Command are good additions. I guess you can just pretend it's Rambo in Secret Command.

Nice update. I really wish Monkey Island was here though... that's quite a delay. I'm actually interested in Ant Nation (since the I had so much fun with the DS demo) and Pulseman. Probably will get the former... or both.

Yes! I knew we'd get Ant Nation today. Bit Boy, Pulseman and Ant Nation make for a great update once again, IMO.

Also TWO VC GAMES TODAY. regardless of what those titles are, it's great to see that we finally get more than one!!

2 vc games and not one is Super Smash Bros. how many weeks has it been since 2 vc games?

This is actually a good update. Now,I need to buy more Wii points to buy some of these games.

This week is special since its an import week. You'll be back to a solo game next week.

Only game I might want is Pulseman, and I don't have enough points for it. I wish I could delude myself into thinking we'll get two VC games in one week again within the next couple months, but I doubt it. Nice when it DOES happen though, right?

@ KnucklesSonic8 - Yeah but you also guessed Arkanoid Plus, 5 Spots Party, NyxQuest, and Carnival King. You're almost as good at this as I am. I couldn't even get it with an IGN release date.

i have no feelings for this update with 5 games i should be happy but yet it just feels empty i may get the ant game

Aww so hoping for Monkey island today and I can't get it for PC since all I have is this laptop with a 1.8 Ghz Processor and Tales of Monkey Island requires 2.0 Ghz sigh
Oh well at least there is Pulseman

I'll definitely buy Pulseman someday. Everything else, I'm not interested in.

@Corbie: lol, well I had other sources for my predictions (they're not random guesses). Remember I also predicted Incoming also. Like WarioFan said yesterday, IGN's release dates aren't always reliable for WiiWare releases. The Ant Nation release date was practically confirmed though.

@Bass X0: That's what I'm afraid of. Still, even if it's only temporary it's a change that's welcomed.

Good update, especially with 2 VC games for once. I'm still bummed about no SSB, but the games look really good. I wonder if Pulseman is a better Mega Man clone than Shockman was?

Good update.

Its nice to see more than one VC game this week unfortunately none of them interest me and another Final Fantasy less week. The only import games I'm looking forward to are Devil World and Super Mario's Picross. Again nothing this week VC wise but at some point I'll get Bit Boy but I don't feel like buying it now.

@ Mike: Pulseman is nothing at all like Mega Man, really. It's much faster.

@BassXO: You sure it wouldn't have cost more than 600 if the Rambo liscense were attached?

Anyways, i'll get Pulseman and maybe Bit Boy!!

Well Turtles is 600 points extra because its a licensed game. Maybe different licenses would vary in how many more points they would cost. But we just don't know for sure.

W00T! Excellent update

For once we get two VC games. I'll definitely buy Pulseman, might give Secret Command a chance. On the WiiWare front, I'm mildly interested in Incoming and Ant Nation. For DSiWare... I'll pass.

I'm still perplexed as to why Nintendo won't give North America Smash Bros. but it's hard to complain about any update that gives us two games. Aside from the promising Pulseman, these are both catch up games so we are that much closer to Smash Bros.! Hopefully next week but I bet we'll get Altered Beast first, just to make us wait even longer.

My impressions:
Bit Boy:I know this game might be medicore,but I'm still going to buy this game.
Incoming!:Since this game is made by the developers of Pong Toss,I think it is doomed.
Ant Nation:I have no clue about this game.
Pulseman:OH YEAH!!! This is a must buy for me!!
Secret Command:I knew this game would be released as an import,I think I will buy this.
Brain Challenge:An useless update.

Pulseman FTW!!!

nyx quest? why do we not have this yet? let me guess, we'll get tons of shovelware first then we finally get it.

Import weeks are worth waiting for guys.

Rambo, Secret Command, WHATEVER it's called - I loved that game and will buy it INSTANTLY just for the nostalgia factor alone! I'm sooooo happy they finally released it here in NA. I was concerned it was going to drad on and on.

of all these titles released today, i might just give Pulseman a chance

Thank god Nintendo FINALLY released 2 VC games!
1 vc game is dumb!
But still one problem... Still no SSB or SMK...

I agree, NOA has finally released 2 VC games together. Let's hope it stays that way!

You can say North America got a mini version of the Hanabi Festival this week.

@KS8: Pulseman is a import so...

I would have liked Tales of Monkey Island, but I want Pulseman, and Ant Nation sounds really cool.

Ant Nation sounds like something I might actually download....

hmm, will wait some wiiware reviews, as usual
pulseman might be a purchase though

The last 2 game week was in late March with Detana Twinbee and Bomberman. I am excluding the introduction of the VCA and C64. Prior to March the last two game week was in November of 2008 with Space Invaders and Forgotten Worlds. It's possible the reason for the 2 game week is because they are imports. The other possibility is Nintendo has a bunch of games rated and lined up to be released. I guess we will find out next monday.

I've been waiting for Pulseman! Insta-Download as soon as I get another points card!

I might get Pulseman from what I just saw it look like a good decent game. last week I just bought super mario world and I'm low on points. one thing I just hope there's continue and not just start back from the beginning of the game cuz I really hate that.

@Tony: Well they do have a bunch of games rated/"confirmed" but yeah, that's a good look at it. Let's hope our next Import titles include Mario Super Picross!

Man, I was going to be all over Pulseman, but I saw it's priced at 900 points, and I'm sitting right at 800. I just bought 2000 points and used them all on Mario, so I can't justify buying another 1000 to get the 100 I need for Pulseman. Another question for another time, but: Why, Nintendo? Why can't I just buy 100 points?

Poopy.

Monkey Island, where are you?

@Tony: I was JUST thinking that myself, actually. It stinks that imports would be the only way we could get two games in a week, but I guess it's better than only getting one even THEN.

@KnucklesSonic8: Don't I wish. It isn't looking very bloody likely we'll EVER get that one, though. Or Devil World (which I want even more thanks to PiCTOBiTS).

Two good games in your update: ANT NATION and PULSEMAN!

i wish i had saved my wii points until today. my sister and i are pikmin freaks so i want to check out ant nation. incoming! and bit boy! also both piqued my interest as well as pulseman. so i am sad

2 things 1: wheres Monkey Island 2: I give up on SSB I have waited time and time again it is going to be the 350th VC game and that will most likly come out in november december time. When we get the game Europe will already have Super Mario Kart and maybe even Star Fox!!! I give up on the VC!

Wow, no Art Style, no Smash, no Flipnote. Come on Nintendo! Each week i lose a little more hope..........

Little anties are mine! Muahaha

This week is great because we got not 1 but 2 Virtual Console Games for a chance even tho i am still happy with Clay Fighter.I can't wait until we get Super Smash Bros. and Super Mario Kart just to name 2 VC Games that a bunch of us want.I wish that NOA or whoever is in charge of the Downloads would release Nintendo World Cup already instead of waiting for Europe's reaction to VC Games.

Sure this week's import week was a great start when it comes to having 2 VC Games a week.But having more even if it is not always an AAA Game that i like would help out fans a lot.

How can you guys be anticipating WiiWare games when they haven't existed yet?

@PhoenixSage: Go buy a Pepsi! Apparently the free 200 points are easy to come by.

Ant Nation looks good for 700 points.. would get Pulseman, but I have to clear my backlog of a few platformers before I can justify the 900 points.

I bought Bit Trip Beat, Bust-a-Move+, and Shining Force II yesterday.
I do not regret anything today, especially since I am expecting another Wii Points Card next week.

(Yay! Two VC games!)

While Pulseman sounds very interesting and all, I'm just gonna have to wait for SSB, because that's all I'm interested atm. Though Pulseman and Bit. Trip CORE are def on my radar.

I love how people complain about people NOA not listening to them about SSB. Its not like they login just to read your comments. At the same time I am happy because there were a lot less complaints.

Anywho, This is a good week I am still skeptical of these games. Ant Nation sounds good and Pulse Man seems interesting but what I really want to try is Bit Boy. So I will wait for reviews and see. I am happy with more Wii Ware this will lead to something good.

2 Virtual Console games! WOW!

I'm downloading Pulseman right now (and then patching the English translation patch).

As for Secret Commando, it looks okay but has some strange glitches like walking on water. This video explains how bad it is: http://www.gametrailers.com/video/angry-video-screwattack/29877

Great update alround. I downloaded Pulseman hours ago. 60hz version FTW. Not sure about Secret Commando though.

I still laugh at people who want SSB. It has aged horrendously people. Get over it and play Brawl of Melee.

Where's Monkey Island?

Oh well. I just got Pulseman, and so far it's great! Ant Nation sounds interesting, but given Konami's previous Wiiware efforts (Sandy Beach and Critter Round-Up), I've decided to wait for a review. I'm thinking of getting Bit Boy!!out of morbid curiosity, but I'm afraid to waste the cash.

I wonder who's going to review Incoming. I bet he's handsome.

@Ricardo91: I think you fail to realize that Sandy Beach and CRU weren't developed by Konami. For that reason, Ant Nation shouldn't be written off.

I got Bit Boy and despite the freeze issue I had the game's decent so far. Not great, not terrible, just decent. Hoping it gets better though as I could've gotten Pulseman...

@ P. D4NG3R, 64

Well, it's their opinion. Do you think you can really just change it?

Finally! A two game week for the Virtual Console! This is a good week. IT'S BEEN OVER THREE MONTHS SINCE WE GOT A GOOD WEEK, NOW IT'S HERE!

I cannot wait to download Pulseman, but I'll give The Conduit some playing first, since I just got it.

Guys, I think the Virtual Console is in a revival.

I TELL YOU I JUST DON'T CARE ANYMORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Somehow though I DOUBT that FREAKING SSB64 will come out at the end of July; for that's when STINKING NINTENDO will release it then... as the 310th game!!! If they keep pushing it back though, & it goes until August before we see SSB64; then THERE WILL BE MORE HELL TO PAY WHEN YOU'LL HEAR US WHINNY FAN BOYS COMPLAIN MORE AND MORE!!!

But you want to know why WE complain?! Because those of us who are DYING FOR SSB64 love the origonal and first game in the series for NOSTALGIC REASONS!!!! Even if we had it for the origonal 64 system; or DON't HAVE IT anymore!!! Need I repeat that a THOUSAAND TIMES?!!!

NINTENDO JUST NEEDS TO STOP RELEASING CRAP WE DON'T CARE ABOUT AND JUST FREAKING RELEASE SSB64 FOR CHRIST SAKES!!!!!!!

I have many fond memories of "Secret Command" on the C-64, it might be a purchase. On the DS, I am waiting to hear more about Phantasy Star: Zero.

I think the worst part about all these SSB64 spammers.. err.. complainers is the fact that I've noticed many of them complain about how the games we get in the updates are games "we don't care about" which is untrue. By saying that, they completely disregard the games in the rest of the update and the same case is true this time. People complaining in that manner are completely disregarding Pulseman - the clear winner for this week. This is the same case every week and I'm getting sick of it especially when the game that comes out is a game I care about. I'm secretly still wanting SSB64 pretty badly but I'm mature enough to not complain EACH AND EVERY WEEK and completely pass off the updates that we do get as "useless". I know patience has its limits sometimes but come on... Gimme a break. Just grow up already.

AWESOME!!! Two VC games this week!!! I downloaded Pulseman the moment I saw it! Too bad there is no Monkey Island today; thanks for the accurate information IGN!

64. P. D4NG3R
Maybe people that played SSB, Melee and Brawl actually enjoy all 3 games. The game hasn't aged poorly, it's just the game is pretty bare bones compared to the other 2.

I love how many people ignore Incoming because of the graphics with no review but want to try Bit Boy which already has a very negative review. With Incoming you at least get the CHANCE to have something that doesn't suck (plus it's 100 points less).

Ant Nation and Pulseman look. Cool. When I get the money, I may pick them up. Everything else.....not interested.

Great update! Everyone makes mistakes, for Bit Boy, it's way better than the review, sorry.

They might finally realize it when they waste $10 on it. Anyway, Pulsman and Ant Nation look like instant-buys.

IT'S BEEN OVER THREE MONTHS SINCE WE GOT A GOOD WEEK, NOW IT'S HERE!

Are you kidding? We've had good weeks these last three months.

Oh wait, don't tell me you only consider weeks with more then one VC as good weeks? How pathetic.

This is quite the week hopefully NOA can keep this up

I sure hope Nintendo continues releasing 2 VC games per Monday.

@swiket I am wining to and the only good games this update are pulseman and bit boy!!, other than that the update freaking sucked!

I might get Pulseman, though I'm sweating on a review of Ant Nation, it sounds pretty cool

I'm DEFINITELY getting pulseman

I hope they release Killer Instinct Gold, Paperboy, Contra, and Base Wars before they release your stupid SSB64, hahaha. I hope they save it till the 500th release party, ohohohohahaha. But hey if someone can persuade me I can threatin' to eat NOA's faces off for you if they don't deliver it by next week.

Anyway, can't wait to check out that ants game and Bit Boy sounds pretty cool though it sounds like someone already played it and wasn't impressed and those imports, well import, it sounds like I might be spending a lot this week.

I love ant games. I hope it gets a good review.

I'm not interested in the WiiWare games, but I'll probably get Pulseman.

@Capt. Jack Sparrow. Just shut your pie hole and get Pulseman already!

Nothing for me this week. Sorry.

@Syr: I was thinking about that, but I didn't want to have to buy a bunch of Pepsi products to get the 200 points. If I won on the first try, I'd be happy, but if I blew $10 bucks getting 200 points I'd be a mite unhappy.

@Captain_Jack_Sparrow, post #70: Whoa. Calm down, seriously.

@Chicken_Brutus, post #66: ...lol.

@anyone complaing about no SMB64

Chill out, you guys. Nintendo IS bringing it to us. We just have to be patient. If you can't handle the wait, there are plenty of other good games on VC/WiiWare to download. Why not try Pulseman? The point is, complaining about it here won't help, and it will annoy people. The point is; just chill out and enjoy what you get each week. Thanks for listening.

Ant Nation looks really fun.
I could care less about SSBB, any of them. Aren't there 3 or 4 of them? Just play the ones you already have, and quit complaining, people.

^You could care less about Super Smash Brothers Brawl?

I did buy some points and download Pulseman today. It's really good, although it takes a bit of getting used to (I died a lot in the first couple levels, but I'm doing just fine in level 5). At the rate of "stuff I don't care about" we've been having lately, it's SO nice to actually download a new release again.

Got Pulseman and Bit Boy!!. Both are very entertaining.

@Stuffgamer1: It is nice to have a game that I want to download when it came out as well. Pulseman ftw

Pulseman looks good but I heard you can't save and that's a buzzkill for me. Great week for NA though.

Ok, we had one of those rare, good updates; 2 VC, 3 WW, 1 DSi, pretty nice. I really want Pulseman, but I'm out of points ; well, I may get some at the end of the month since it's gonna be my birthday .

@Objection_Blaster: It's true that you can't save, but you shouldn't really need to from what I can tell. Once you get the hang of the game, it's really not too hard. And if you need to stop for a bit, the usual VC quicksave works just fine. I always prefer being able to save in games as well, but this one is okay without that feature.

EDIT: Forget what I said, man. I lost all my damn lives and continues trying to get through Stage 6, and thanks to no saves, I would have to start the ENTIRE game over just to get here and die over and over again! Screw it. Another great game ruined by an impossible underwater level.

@Twilight Crow: Gonna be happy birthday, then. Make sure you play lots of Birthday Party Bash (if it's available by then...I don't know when it hits)!

I'm revolting--I'm not buying one more VC or WiiWare game until Super Smash Bros. is released onto the Virtual Console. In your face, Nintendo!

Ok. For real. We need a 3 dsi game release week, why do Wii owners get to have all the fun??

Any other Ant Nation impressions?

@80. P. D4NG3R
$10 isn't that much money. Besides, the game is still good.

Just watched the video for incoming, looks ummmm, what're the words I'm looking for?... Oh ya! Not Good. They should have just made a Scorched Earth Clone, I don't like the proximity of the opposing tanks. =(

EDIT:
Also, good to see less people complaining about SSB64 not on vc this week... except for the freak on comment #70

Damn no Artstyle KuBos, oh well, hope it comes out next week, but todays update was pretty good... we got 2 vc games at least... i guess ill go and download Bit Boy and Brain Challenge for this week and try them out too.

it's the game everyone's been waiting for... Brain Challenge...
...
What's the difference between DS and DSi version? Only profile with photo?

@Stuffgamer1
Er, thanks?
Ha Ha very funny , I'm not expecting a game for a present, but if anybody dares to give me that I...

would sell it ASAP and get something better , like wiipoints, I'm sooo far behind with the VC and WW games I want, btw sorry to hear you got stuck in Pulseman, underwater levels, ew, I dont like those specially the ones on the Sonic games.

@73. KnucklesSonic8
Thank you very, very much kind sir. I like your words! Supporting you 100%!

As for the update, it's good. 2 VC games. Yay, something different. I really don't know what to say. ^^; They look all like fun games, I do want to buy something new, just not sure what to buy yet...

@107 Exactly. And thank you for making that point I was just about to say so myself.

@Twilight Crow: SuperSonic1990 rubbed off on me, and I couldn't resist.
Sounds to me like people need to give you Wii points or Gift you games! Get you all nice and caught up at last.!

The underwater stage in Pulseman is of the ESPECIALLY stupid variety, because much of it is falling down and trying to dodge mines you can't even see until you're right on top of them without any way to swim up. And of course, you can't use your lightning powers underwater.

Poor update for NA overall IMHO. If you don't have BC Wiiware or DS retail I recommend it for a download. You guys had a good update
last week anyway eh.

I'm interested in Pulseman, but I just spent my entire gaming budget for the next month or so on Beyond Good & Evil, Yakuza 2 and pre-ordering my copy of Little King's Story, so I'm going to have to wait a bit on purchasing the necessary points.

@112: Thanks!

@RevolverLink: If you spent money on Beyond Good & Evil, it was DEFINITELY worth the sacrifice!

Seeing Tales of Monkey Island isn't out today i'm guessing it will come out at the end of the month. The same thing happened for SBCG4AP.

sweet two games!

Didnt expect that one, will get pulseman at a future date.

Week in hindsight
Pulseman- Looks amazing, and from Game Freak!
Ant Nation- I forgot about this game... Near the bottom of my "to-get" list
Incoming!!- Great review by Chicken Brutus...
Secret Commando- Not that interested.
Bit Boy- My "to-get" list is too long for average games.

Yea, quit whining for SSB, I want Rondo already darnnit! XD