Tiki Towers (WiiWare)

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Tiki Towers Lined Up For A Christmas WiiWare Launch

Posted Sat, 13 Dec 2008 by Darren Calvert

Monkey madness!

Monkey madness!

Alongside Fun! Fun! Minigolf, the next game to reveal its release date for the pre-Christmas slot of Monday, 22nd December is RealArcade’s Tiki Towers. The price point is confirmed to be only 500 Wii points. The observant among you remember that this was originally scheduled to be released last Monday, but for whatever reason that did not happen.

Some might write this game off as a World of Goo clone as it is a construction themed puzzler too, but at a closer look it probably isn’t that similar. The idea is you have to get a group of five monkeys to a safe place by building bridges of bamboo, vines, and coconuts. The tricky part is the bridges sag and break under the weight of five monkeys crossing it. Not only do you have to get the monkeys from one place to another; you have to get them to grab the bananas hanging in various high spots, such as over lava pits. There is also a two player cooperative mode.

A version of this game has already been released on mobile platforms and the iPhone version will be released on the 15th December we are told. For more information check out the official website or watch the video below to help you decide if you will be asking Santa for this game for Christmas.

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Tags: WiiWare, RealArcade, Upcoming Games.

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User Comments

Bass X0

1. Bass X0 United Kingdom 13 Dec 2008, 10:51 GMT

Lets hope this thread is better than the last Tiki Towers thread. As for the game, it looks okay. I probably won't get it though. I'd rather save points or by VC games.

Wiiloveit

2. Wiiloveit United Kingdom 13 Dec 2008, 11:54 GMT

Looks like you Americans are having a happy Christmas, then! I wonder when we'll be getting this one?

Starwolf_UK

3. Starwolf_UK United Kingdom 13 Dec 2008, 12:17 GMT

The question I would ask first is when are getting Boingz or have RealArcade joined the developers who have forgoteen about Europe?

All I can hope is this doesn't disapoint like Boingz did.

Big=Sexy

4. Big=Sexy United States 13 Dec 2008, 12:58 GMT

So does that mean it's a little bit of Lemmings as well?

I was hoping that Cave Story would be ready by Christmas, but there hasn't been any news since November so I guess that won't be happening. They must have tried pretty hard, though.

Luigi La Bouncy

5. Luigi La Bouncy United Kingdom 13 Dec 2008, 14:59 GMT

Does anyone know the chances of Europe getting World of Goo for Christmas? Thats what we all want!

And what's happened to .x.supermario.x. and demon212 I've not seen those guys posting in ages!

Objection_Blaster

6. Objection_Blaster United States 13 Dec 2008, 15:02 GMT

Looks like NA will have to wait until 2009 for the 2 most exciting (IMHO) games: Animales and Cave Story. I will admit that TT looks better than previosuly thought.
@wiiware4trolls- x.supermario.x has a new account here. If you can't tell which, then you haven't been reading his previous posts enough. :P

Luigi La Bouncy

7. Luigi La Bouncy United Kingdom 13 Dec 2008, 15:14 GMT

Fair enough. I think I'll start a new account as well, can't even remember why I chose this username anyway. I kind of miss demon212, he used to make some outrageous comments. If anyone cares...

Its not fair that we don't have World of Goo yet.

Ferret75

8. Ferret75 United States 13 Dec 2008, 15:56 GMT

If it plays like World of Goo then I'll defienetly get it. =D

gameking23

9. gameking23 United States 13 Dec 2008, 16:00 GMT

Finaly this game is comming out. I just hope we get Cave Story next week.

VALERHU

10. VALERHU Italy 13 Dec 2008, 16:02 GMT

wiiware - supermario is alexsays now lol

AlexSays

11. AlexSays United States 13 Dec 2008, 16:23 GMT

And what's happened to .x.supermario.x
I wish I knew.
I made fun of him once for liking that stupid "Let's Catch" game and he's been gone ever since.

As for the Monday before Christmas, at least we have one good game that week.
Fun! Fun! Mini-golf seems to be a bright spot in what otherwise is a WiiWare drought.

Bulbasaurus Rex

12. Bulbasaurus Rex United States 13 Dec 2008, 16:50 GMT

Boo! Not another puzzle game! I want more action type games or a good sports game! Hopefully Fun! Fun! Minigolf will be that first good sports game.

Starwolf_UK

13. Starwolf_UK United Kingdom 13 Dec 2008, 17:21 GMT

Fair enough. I think I'll start a new account as well, can't even remember why I chose this username anyway.
If you beg the admins they might change your name...

Does anyone know the chances of Europe getting World of Goo for Christmas? Thats what we all want!
The PC version is out in Europe now (Steam and Amazon.de...they're working on getting it to Amazon.co.uk) and the WiiWare version is going through the lot check and will be out as soon as it is approved. 2DBoy will post a date as soon as they know but given the PC version already being out it can't be long.

Corbie

14. Corbie United States 13 Dec 2008, 17:21 GMT

x.supermario.x joined the carnival and has now worked his way up to Tilt-O-Whirl operator last I heard. Great to see his career really taking off. As for demon212, he's still around if you know where to look. :P

wesleyh

15. wesleyh Belgium 13 Dec 2008, 17:58 GMT

Hey starwolf, was it you that was banned from wiiware channel? I'm banned as well.. (Well, it's not really banned... they just lock you in the last region you used, which is USA in my case..) Any way to get back to the EU region?

Wiiloveit

16. Wiiloveit United Kingdom 13 Dec 2008, 18:27 GMT

@wiiware4trolls: WWW changed my name from WiiloveitOnline, so if there's anything you want, I'm sure they'd be happy to help, rather than you starting a completely new account. Also, 2D Boy stated that WoG should be out this month - so if you don't get it next Friday, it'll probably be out on the 2nd of January (although a Christmas present would be nice, Nintendo HINT HINT).

@Corbie: are you sure? Last I heard, he decided to turn his life around due to AlexSays's hurtful comments, and in response he made a list of everything bad he's ever done, and he's making up for them one by one - before the idea gets boring and he ends up in prison and then a coma meaning that nobody cares any more. Or wait - was he the one working for ajira airways? I get mixed up.

@Wesleyh: If you're talking about the homebrew thingamajig, I believe that was Starwolf, yes.

Tony

17. Tony United States 13 Dec 2008, 18:48 GMT

"Looks like you Americans are having a happy Christmas"

That's true if Castlevania 3 is in our virtual stockings. As for this game, I may pass, but lets see how Fun Fun golf holds up

WiiMan192

18. WiiMan192 Australia 13 Dec 2008, 19:49 GMT

Ah, poor x.supermario.x... Why did you have to be so abrupt and rude, AlexSays? The poor guy has joined a circus, for Pete's sake...

On topic, this game doesn't look half-bad, but I want WoG in my virtual fridge-stocking-like-object!!! :P

shadows262

19. shadows262 United States 13 Dec 2008, 19:49 GMT

gosh i hope kirbys dream land 3 is in our christmas stocking
i love the side scrolling kirbys
i bought the recently released kirby super ustar ultra and its amazing!

chunky_droid

20. chunky_droid Australia 13 Dec 2008, 19:50 GMT

@Bass X0, you got your wish, this is nothing like the last thread. It's all about x.supermario.x :P

This game looks pretty interesting, but I'll wait for the review before I pass too much judgement on it.

VALERHU

21. VALERHU Italy 13 Dec 2008, 19:55 GMT

@ wiiloveit - lol :p When i made my username i mixed up the e h... Its supposed to be Valheru not valerhu >.>

Apocalypse

22. Apocalypse Netherlands 13 Dec 2008, 19:59 GMT

Interesting game. It kinda looks like Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2.

Starwolf_UK

23. Starwolf_UK United Kingdom 13 Dec 2008, 20:02 GMT

@wesleyh. No it was RadioShadow (A name along those lines anyway), the only issue I had was world of goo not running (sorted it now). Sad thing is none of this would have ever happened if RTL publishing never got that retail version idea :(
According to these comments the only way out (without Nintendo) is deletion of the Wii Shop account...which obviously means losing re-download rights to everything you bought...

I noticed NOE's repair site lists the following codes as you have to send it in for repair:
110210, 110211, 110212, 110213, 205926, 205927, 205928
I think 205926 is the one that shows up.

Weather the repair will count as regular or misue (IIRC it is £38 vs £70) is another matter. Quote the error code you get to Nintendo and see what they have to say. Then weigh up which option is cheaper:
-Repair
-Deleting the Wii Shop account and buying everything again

Hilanderous

24. Hilanderous United States 13 Dec 2008, 20:15 GMT

Looks like it could be fun, but the price is a bit steep considering that it's a cell phone game. I mean you can buy paper mario for that!

SilentJ

25. SilentJ United States 13 Dec 2008, 20:36 GMT

This reminds me of Elefunk for ps3. It looks like fun but I think I'll wait for the review before downloading it. Demon212 hasn't posted here for ages but he's still making great video reviews. It was because of him that I even found WiiWareWorld.

Wiiloveit

26. Wiiloveit United Kingdom 13 Dec 2008, 20:47 GMT

@SilentJ: I found Demon seperately, and I found this website a few days before the launch of WiiWare to get more info on the launch games.

WarioFan63

27. WarioFan63 United States 14 Dec 2008, 00:45 GMT

I coudlve sworn when Cave Story was revealed it was listed as a Q1 2009 date.

Dont tell me Im the only one who obsessively read Nintendo's Fact Sheets!

Supermarioman

28. Supermarioman United States 14 Dec 2008, 00:47 GMT

Reminds me of Mario Vs. DK 2: March of the Mini's and Lummies, should be good then. as long as the control is decent.

Corbie

29. Corbie United States 14 Dec 2008, 01:07 GMT

I'm looking forward to reviewing this one. Here's hoping it's a good one! :)

shadows262

30. shadows262 United States 14 Dec 2008, 01:30 GMT

im looking forward to playing this one
i hope its like 600 or 800 wii points then ill get it

Luigi La Bouncy

31. Luigi La Bouncy United Kingdom 14 Dec 2008, 02:03 GMT

Thanks for the info guys! I really hope world of goo is out for christmas, not that i'll be able to get the rest of my family off mario kart anyway, but i'm still hoping.

About demon212, i think he should make a comeback. With outrageuos comments like dr. mario is a poor man's tetris, picross is a glorified minsweeper and banjo kazoie was the game mario64 should of been. I think he is sorely missed, if only for comedic value.

Ricardo91

32. Ricardo91 United States 14 Dec 2008, 03:04 GMT

@Wiiware4trolls. Demon212's been taking a break from this site to work on his video reviews. I miss him too. I remember some other outrageous things he said, like saying Braid looked like crap and that Toki Tori is far better, and how he thought Rexy was a guy. Ahhhh, good times....

@Corbie. I heard x.supermario.x was demoted to the dunk tank, because he'd keep cranking the Tilt o' Whirl to max speed, and stole people's change as it flew out of their pockets. :P

AlexSays

33. AlexSays United States 14 Dec 2008, 05:15 GMT

I heard he went on to become a successful male dancer but whatever.

Thomas

34. Thomas United States 14 Dec 2008, 05:43 GMT

I saw World of Goo for the first time a few nights ago on my friend's computer. I was converted... Anywho, I'll keep my eye on this one.

Shadx

35. Shadx Canada 14 Dec 2008, 06:03 GMT

Doesn't look all to fun. Definately looks easier then WoG though.

Twilight Crow

36. Twilight Crow Mexico 14 Dec 2008, 07:47 GMT

Not interested, I have WoG and is a good game but not my favorite one, so I don't think I'm gonna like this one. If Nintendo doesn't put a nice game on VC this 22nd it's gonna be a really meh christmas for me :(.

lockelocke

37. lockelocke United States 14 Dec 2008, 12:05 GMT

Not that it's identical, but I think WoG already gives me the fix this game is offering. Looks alright, tho; cool art. For VC Christmas, I want Life Force, but I doubt it will happen...

Wiiloveit

38. Wiiloveit United Kingdom 14 Dec 2008, 12:11 GMT

HOLD THE PHONE: World of Goo has just been PEGI rated - almost confirming a release for this Friday. WOOPWOOPWOOPWOOPWOOP.

Bass X0

39. Bass X0 United Kingdom 14 Dec 2008, 14:48 GMT

WOOPWOOPWOOPWOOPWOOP!!!

Luigi La Bouncy

40. Luigi La Bouncy United Kingdom 14 Dec 2008, 14:49 GMT

Ce-le-brate good times, come on!

Luigi La Bouncy

41. Luigi La Bouncy United Kingdom 14 Dec 2008, 14:58 GMT

I mean seriously Nintendo! What else are we meant to play this christmas holiday? Animal Crossing for the 3rd time? no thanks. Wii music? can't see it. I'm relying on WoG to entertain me after the festivities are over.

wesleyh

42. wesleyh Belgium 14 Dec 2008, 16:30 GMT

Starwolf_uk; how about deleting the wii shop account and saying it was some retarded nephew who did this accidentally? :)

That way they won't know that I used homebrew..

AlexSays

43. AlexSays United States 14 Dec 2008, 16:55 GMT

And people wonder why Nintendo doesn't let us play VC games of the SD card....

People can't be trusted.

Wiiloveit

44. Wiiloveit United Kingdom 14 Dec 2008, 17:33 GMT

@Wesleyh: you cheeky scumbag.

longtimegamer

45. longtimegamer United States 14 Dec 2008, 18:01 GMT

I'm really hopping that it's not too simular to WoG. I liked WoG I just don't wan't this to be too simular.

By the way, I know I'm getting off the subject, but I just heard this Molly person was sueing Nintendo over their wrist straps. Anyone heard about that? Just ticks me off and I just wanted to say something. I really hope she loses the case.

Wiiloveit

46. Wiiloveit United Kingdom 14 Dec 2008, 18:12 GMT

@longtimegamer: You mean this? That's stupid. Here's an idea for those thinking of starting lawsuits like these: don't swing your arms around like a looney, use smaller, more effective swishes and HOLD ONTO THE REMOTE. Oh, and similar isn't spelt simular.

shadows262

47. shadows262 United States 14 Dec 2008, 18:19 GMT

@longtimegamer
are you serious?
Nintendo is the biggest video game company in history and their gonna have some pretty BIG lawyers awaiting. As for this Molly character shes probably some 30 year old house mom whos kids most likely broke their TV playing Wii.

longtimegamer

48. longtimegamer United States 14 Dec 2008, 18:25 GMT

Wiiloveit- oops! Thanks on the spelling.

Yea, I don't even see how you can break one of these straps, unless it's frayed or something. I still have the old strap for one of my wiimotes and it seems sturdy enough to me.
I'd like to know what REALLY happened.
Also this lady claimed that when she recieved a new strap, that it wasn't any better. I don't believe that.

@Shadows262- Am I kidding? Stupider things have happened.

I think one of the kids that was playing with it was three. I wonder if her younger kid chewed on the strap string. I know my niece did this to a gamecube controller before, she was about 4. So it happens apparently.

shadows262

49. shadows262 United States 14 Dec 2008, 18:35 GMT

@longtimegamer
but if that happened then why is she sueing Nintendo?
Gosh I hope she loses miserably

ACK

50. ACK United States 14 Dec 2008, 18:42 GMT

Heh... I immediately took the straps off my Wii-motes because they are unnessecary and uncomfortable, in my opinion. And I've never once flung or dropped one. It's incomphrehensible to me how you could manage to swing the controller so hard without maintaining a proper grip that it would break those straps...

longtimegamer

51. longtimegamer United States 14 Dec 2008, 18:46 GMT

@Shadow262- Cause she want's to make money by blaming Nintendo, instead of taking responsibility for her own mistakes.
I really don't see how anyone can possibly swing the wiimote with enough force to break the strap.
Be cool if they tested that on myth busters.

@ack- It's possible to fumble with it or even have it slip out because of sweat. I could see THAT happening. Though if someone takes off the straps and something happens it their own fault and noone elses.

Corbie

52. Corbie United States 14 Dec 2008, 18:50 GMT

Although I don't use the straps on the Wii Remote myself, those who come over and play in front of my HDTV do wear them at all times. No exceptions. :)

But I too have often wondered how someone could swing their Wii Remote so hard that it slipped out of their hand and crashed into their TVs. Some people must really get into it. :P

longtimegamer

53. longtimegamer United States 14 Dec 2008, 18:54 GMT

@Corbie-Or they're lying about wearing the strap.

Starwolf_UK

54. Starwolf_UK United Kingdom 14 Dec 2008, 18:58 GMT

Starwolf_uk; how about deleting the wii shop account and saying it was some retarded nephew who did this accidentally?
I would imagine deleting the Wii Shop account deletes thier records as well meaning they've got nothing to restore :( Just ring them up and quote the error code.

Here in the UK the repair process works as you send it in free of charge and if you need to pay a bill you have to pay it before the repair work is done. Refusing to pay just means they'll send it back.

I have a feeling the error is 100% server-side (seeing as the only way out is to delete the records off the server) meaning they shouldn't need to send anything in but probably will anyway since they can't charge you otherwise.

shadows262

55. shadows262 United States 14 Dec 2008, 19:22 GMT

@longtimegamer
“sueing Nintendo” is one of THE worse things someone could do to make money.
@corbie
same here lol
anyway the only game i can think of that can cause an accident like this is Wii Sport`s Tennis.

Wiiloveit

56. Wiiloveit United Kingdom 15 Dec 2008, 17:31 GMT

@Corbie: I do the same, though I try to wear the strap when possible. I even did this with my Ye Olde Conventional TV as well...

Also: I actually have broken one of my old wrist straps (it snapped where it was fastened onto the remote). This was when I had one guitar hero guitar and a friend came round. I wanted to give the Wii remote controls a try so we could still play two player, but when the naff controls really started to bug me (right for green B for red, A for yellow, 1 & 2 for the others - try that on hard), I threw the remote down on the couch in rage, only for the strap to break. I "ordered" some newer ones though for free on the Nintendo website (as I'd also done a year before with the Wii jackets), and I must say that they're a damn site better - even though the clip isn't perfect.
I agree that anyone that smashes their TV with it though obviously wasn't playing right in the first place, and those individuals should never be allowed near knives or sharp things - just in case.

Does everyone else use the jackets?

Corbie

57. Corbie United States 15 Dec 2008, 17:45 GMT

I just recently started using the jackets on my Wii Remotes. Although it felt weird at first, I've kinda grown to like it better now. :)

Starwolf_UK

58. Starwolf_UK United Kingdom 15 Dec 2008, 18:10 GMT

Personally the jackets come into their own when you are holding the pad in the NES style as it gives a bit more substance to the controller. Though that might just be me...

Speaking of jackets the second one I ordered from NOE never turned up...I should really re-oder some time :(

Wiiloveit

59. Wiiloveit United Kingdom 15 Dec 2008, 20:55 GMT

@Starwolf_UK: I agree - they make the controller a bit chunkier and easier to hold. Also: if you're having trouble getting some, I'd send an e-mail to NoE, they were awfully helpful when I needed some extra wrist straps and my Wii Serial No wouldn't work in the form.

Starwolf_UK

60. Starwolf_UK United Kingdom 15 Dec 2008, 23:45 GMT

I don't want to burden them too much at this hard time as at the moment Codestorm are busy trying to register Fire Emblem Shadow Dragon for me (as in i've been the instructions for their process and followed it but nothing so far)...they'll eventually figure out that nobody is able to register the game because someone forgot to make it a game eligable for Club Nintendo :(

RealArcade

61. RealArcade United States 18 Dec 2008, 19:46 GMT

Want a chance to get Tiki Towers for free?

As you've seen by this story, we here at RealArcade are about to release our next WiiWare title. I should have access to gift a few lucky people a free copy of the game directly to their Wii!

Tiki Towers is a family friendly physics based puzzler that features building puzzles and monkeys! Come on - everybody loves monkeys, right?

For more info about the game, check it out here: http://playtikitowers.com/

If you're interested in possibly getting a free copy (We would have to gift it to you via the Wii Friend Code system), please send me your Wii Friend Code via email to: tikitowers@real.com

I will contact the lucky folks who responded back to me in time (I will go by order...first come first served - so hurry!) with our Wii Friend code so they can enable us to make the gift transfer. At this time, I don't know how many free games I'll be able to give out. It could be four - it could be twenty.

I'll send email responses back by Friday and we'll gift the game on Monday. If I get any more details to share, I'll update it here. I can only gift to those Wii users in the US. Sorry! I just discovered that bit.

Also, if selected, you will need to update our friend code on your Wii before Monday and enable your system to receive gifts in order to get the game. Thanks and GOOD LUCK! :)

RealArcade

62. RealArcade United States 24 Dec 2008, 20:30 GMT

Regarding free copies of the game: We had a limited number of free copies that were given out earlier this week. Thanks to those who sent inquires showing their interest. If you received an email stating you were among the chosen few and still haven’t been gifted your game, let us know at tikitowers@real.com. We will continue to gift to the remaining games throughout the week.

Thanks again and Happy Holidays!

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