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NintendoWare Weekly: Fluidity - Spin Cycle, The Lost Levels, Mega Man

Sinan Kubba — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 19:30:00 EST

Curve Studios' Fludity: Spin Cycle washes up on the 3DS eShop today, whirling in at a price of $10.99. The follow-up to the 2010 WiiWare game is also joined by a couple of retro superstars in Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels and Mega Man.

There aren't any new games on the Wii U eShop this week, but head there and you'll find Trine 2, Little Inferno, and Chasing Aurora on sale until January 3.

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Now you can exchange Club Nintendo Coins for games

JC Fletcher — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:00:00 EST

If your home is already full to bursting with Mario paraphernalia, you'll be delighted to learn that you can exchange your Club Nintendo Coins for downloadable games. Nintendo is featuring a rotating selection of WiiWare, Virtual Console, DSiWare, and eShop downloads offered on the North American Club Nintendo site.

Through January 10, your choices include Super Mario Kart (100 Coins), 3D Classics: Xevious (100 Coins), Fluidity (150 Coins), and Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again (150 Coins). In a way, this is really cheap as it trades illusory fun money for games -- but in another way, it's outrageously expensive as said fun money is only acquired through the for-real purchase of multiple games.

Those of you with more space for swag have new reward options as well: three different, adorable Mario notebooks, and a Zelda poster set.

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Curve Studios director spills about Fluidity's inspirations, origins

JC Fletcher — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 12:20:00 EST

On December 6, Nintendo and Explodemon developer Curve Studios released Fluidity for WiiWare, an unusual platformer in which you tilt the level to guide a puddle of water through puzzles, changing it to ice or vapor as necessary. This is framed as taking place entirely within the "Aquaticus," a sort of magical, living encyclopedia about water.

Design director Jonathan Biddle explained the evolution of the concept to Joystiq. "Early on, we were pursuing a more scientific presentational style that focused on teaching the science of water," he said. "We liked the idea that the game was an interactive school book from the future that taught you by letting you play it. As the game dropped its scientific slant, we retained the book presentation - since we still thought it was fresh - but took it in a much more colorful direction." That direction now involves guiding a small amount of water through the landscape of the book, picking up "Rainbow Drops" and clearing away the evil Influence -- an ink spill.

Gallery: Fluidity (12/6/10)

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NintendoWare Weekly: Fluidity, Commando, SonSon

JC Fletcher — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 10:00:00 EST

Finally, this WiiWare game has arrived -- one we've been reading about for months, that will allow us to experience a common natural phenomenon in a new way. We're talking, of course, about Fireplacing (formerly My Fireplace). Oh, also, Fluidity is out. If you download them together, will they cancel each other out?

Meanwhile, on Virtual Console, Capcom surprises us with a pair of games that weren't supposed to be out until next year!

Gallery: Fluidity (12/6/10)

Gallery: Fireplacing (WiiWare)

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Just look at the state of these Fluidity trailers

Ludwig Kietzmann — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 18:40:00 EST

In a somewhat inconvenient science lesson, Nintendo has posted three different trailers across the web, each representing a different state of water in the upcoming tilt-em-up, Fluidity. We've got all three for you -- like having a glass of water, with ice, in a sauna.

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Fluidity trickles down to WiiWare on Dec. 6

JC Fletcher — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 10:35:00 EST

Fluidity, a WiiWare game that might be described as a platformer starring a small amount of water, will be released on the Wii Shop on December 6 for 1,200 Points.

First revealed at this year's PAX, Fluidity is a side-scrolling game in which players tilt the Wii Remote to move water through various obstacles, gaining the ability to freeze or boil the water when necessary. While a game like this may not really need a story (do you really need to motivate some water?) Nintendo revealed one in its announcement today: Fluidity is set within an encyclopedia called "Aquaticus," which is apparently under attack from the evil "Influence." Okay, it's not a lot of story.

To learn more about how Fluidity works, you'll find a 'How to Play" trailer after the break.

Gallery: Fluidity (WiiWare)

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Nintendo opens the floodgates on Fluidity media

JC Fletcher — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:00:00 EST

Filed under: Weird But True, Opinions, New In Pop Culture

Fluidity, the new WiiWare game Nintendo is showing off at PAX, looks a lot more interesting than you'd expect from a game about tilting containers to let water flow. For one thing, the containers in question are whole rooms set inside a comic book, filled with puzzles that require you to squirt, freeze, melt or otherwise manipulate water to complete them. For another, the water animation is mesmerizingly pretty.

PAX attendees have the opportunity to swish around in Fluidity for themselves, but the rest of us will have to be content with the trailer after the break and the screens in our gallery.

Gallery: Fluidity (WiiWare)

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Nintendo bringing fall lineup, new WiiWare game to PAX

JC Fletcher — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:00:00 EST

Filed under: Weird But True, Opinions, New In Pop Culture

Visitors to Nintendo's PAX booth will be able to try out some upcoming Wii games, including Kirby's Epic Yarn and Donkey Kong Country Returns, along with anticipated third-party games Goldeneye 007 and NBA Jam. Next week's Metroid: Other M will also be on display. Nintendo will also show a new WiiWare game, Fluidity, for the first time. The game involves "using the three forms of water -- liquid, ice, and cloud" to solve puzzles.

Be sure to bring your DS as well, as Nintendo will be distributing a new Dragon Quest IX map, "Orgodemir." If you're anything like us (which is to say hopeless), the rest of the convention will be spent trying to complete said map. Go sit on one of those bean bags and find some pals for multiplayer questing!

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