Japanese Nintendo downloads: Ivy the Kiwi, Fatal Fury 3

JC Fletcher — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:16:00 EST

We thought it was odd when Prope's Windows Phone game Ivy the Kiwi was ported to DS and Wii as retail games rather than downloads, given its mobile origins. Well, now there are downloadable versions as well, on both DS and Wii. But at 1,000 points, it's one of the most expensive DSiWare games yet.

Speaking of expensive games, Fatal Fury 3 -- once an expensive Neo Geo cart -- is now available on the Virtual Console. Other interesting games include the retro cave-exploring game Fall in the Dark, and the cute hamster platformer Ike! Ike! Hamster on DSiWare.

Fatal Fury 3 (Neo Geo, 1-2 players, 900 Wii Points)
Ivy the Kiwi? mini (WiiWare, 1 player, 1,000 Wii Points)
World Amusing Party Game (WiiWare, 1-4 players, 500 Wii Points)
Almost-Daily Health Notebook (DSiWare, free)
At Enter Taisen Igo (DSiWare, 1 player, 200 DSi Points)
At Enter Block Kuzushi (DSiWare, 1 player, 200 DSi Points)
Ike! Ike! Hamster (DSiWare, 1 player, 200 DSi Points)
Fall in the Dark (DSiWare, 1 player, 500 DSi Points)
Ivy the Kiwi? mini (DSiWare, 1 player, 1,000 DSi Points)

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Japan can stay healthy with new DSiWare app

JC Fletcher — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:15:00 EST

Earthbound creator Shigesato Itoi, by way of his Hobo Nikkan Itoi Shimbun company, has a new DS project on the way in Japan. Hobonichi no Kenkou Techou ("Almost-Daily Health Notebook") is a DSiWare app designed to help users keep track of what's going on with their health, and it's every bit as likely to be localized for English-speaking users as Mother 3.

The app allows you to log your height, weight, allergies, recent illnesses and other health-related data daily, as well as prepare answers for seven questions you'd be likely to be asked upon admission to a hospital.

The free app, out tomorrow, is based on a physical notebook produced by Itoi's company in collaboration with physician Miwako Honda. It's really a lot cuter than the concept sounds, on account of all the cartoon animals.

[Via Andriasang]

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