Arc System Works is bringing out what appears to be the sole new WiiWare release on the Japanese service next Tuesday, a game centred around golf putting called Okiraku Pata-Gorufu (Family Golf Putter). You're able to choose from four characters (a cute anime family rendered in cel-animation style) and try to putt your ball into a series of holes doing various trick shots. Wiimote control only with use of a simple arm swing after setting shot power to get the ball rolling appears to be the interface. The game will be 500 points, we expect Aksys Games will publish this in North America and Europe sometime later this year.
Video and screenshots are available here: http://arcsystemworks.jp/golf/index.html
Additionally in an unusual show of restraint there will be only two VC releases:
Clu Clu Land D for the Famicom for 500pts (It's a revised version of the Clu Clu Land we got).
Super Shinobi (Revenge of Shinobi in the West) for Megadrive for 600pts.
1. Bass X0
06 Mar 2009, 11:55 GMT
I'd rather get Mario Golf on the N64 if I wanted to get a golf game.
2. Sean Aaron
06 Mar 2009, 12:05 GMT
I'm pretty soft on golf games, so pass.
I'm all over The Super Shinobi, though!
3. Tony
06 Mar 2009, 13:26 GMT
I may check this out, but only if the motion controls are good. So I will wait for a review
4. calculon
06 Mar 2009, 17:10 GMT
No sale. Crazy golf mini-games are ten a penny nowadays. If only.
Plus Crazy Golf sucks unless your brain is stuck in the late Eighties. Hell, it wasn't that good back then.
5. Shadx
06 Mar 2009, 19:06 GMT
Meh, I'm not a fan of golf, and if I feel like playing some golf, if ever, I'll just pop in Wii Sports.
6. Atlantis1982
06 Mar 2009, 19:31 GMT
>.> I was thinking their putt game was going to be mini-golf; this is just fail all over it.
7. Ricardo91
06 Mar 2009, 22:29 GMT
I'll save my Wii golfing fix for Wii Sports.
8. KnucklesSonic8
06 Mar 2009, 22:34 GMT
I'm sure this'll do better than the shallow FTT, though.
Still wanna see how Balance Board is incorporated... Maybe for Putting?XD
9. chunky_droid
06 Mar 2009, 22:43 GMT
I still can't figure out how to swing properly in Wii Sports Golf.... there has to be some science to it but I just can't get it down pat.
I'm like Bass, I'll get Mario Golf 64. I never played it and I loved Toadstool Tour
10. Bahamut ZERO
06 Mar 2009, 23:15 GMT
500 points? Looks like Ill keep an eye on this, Ive been waiting for a good Wii Golf game.
@Any mod: I loled so hard at your Vc-Reviews away message
11. Ferret75
07 Mar 2009, 01:41 GMT
!
Clu Clu Land D?
Awesome, I thought that never would've appeared. =D
12. famicom
07 Mar 2009, 19:58 GMT
Seems like I'm the only one to get this. Golf games are way too underrated.
13. Objection_Blaster
07 Mar 2009, 21:35 GMT
Isn't this like the 3rd Japanese wiiware golf game?
14. Sean Aaron
08 Mar 2009, 01:13 GMT
There's three or four Mahjong games and as many Shogi games I think, so it wouldn't surprise me...
15. Wiiloveit
08 Mar 2009, 13:48 GMT
This doesn't look half as fun as FUN! FUN! Minigolf, but we shall see...
16. Terranigma
08 Mar 2009, 16:34 GMT
Arc System Works should give up series on this on instead focus on other ones as all we've seen so far is low quality shovelware.
@Sean Aaron
A Bit off-topic this question is but i just wanted to ask. Is the Silver Star Series any good? I only ask as I saw that it's finally being localized for western regions.
17. calculon
08 Mar 2009, 17:10 GMT
@Wiiloveit: I agree - something that looks half as fun as a game that is zero fun is still a zero fun game. I stand by your opinion wholeheartedly
18. KnucklesSonic8
08 Mar 2009, 21:36 GMT
@Terranigma: Was wondering that myself.
So guys, any predictions for tomorrow?
I'm predicting any of the following for VC & WiiWare:
Most likely candidates for VC: Bomberman 94/Hanabee, Pulseman
Most likely candidates for WiiWare: Bit.Trip Beat, Family Pirate Party
19. Toddr
08 Mar 2009, 22:35 GMT
Kinda hoping it's a game we know little about, cause I've spent too much on wii points this past month according to my parents. (Only $60)
20. Nintendork
08 Mar 2009, 23:45 GMT
Seriously? Do we really need more of this series?
21. Toddr
08 Mar 2009, 23:52 GMT
Of course!
22. Objection_Blaster
09 Mar 2009, 00:43 GMT
@Toddr-I hope you're being sarcastic
23. Toddr
09 Mar 2009, 00:57 GMT
Might be, might not be. Never tried any of the games, so I don't know my actual opinion of the series.
24. KnucklesSonic8
09 Mar 2009, 03:11 GMT
lol. Well at least 2 of the 4 so far show SOME sign of potential. XD
25. Sean Aaron
09 Mar 2009, 13:14 GMT
@Terrangima: I can't say. Outside of Mahjong I don't play any Eastern board games. I can tell you they're cheap (500pts.) and lack online features. They're board games, so pretty hard to screw up.
They seem to be issuing offerings from a single disc compilation as individual WiiWare releases from a collection called WiiTables:
http://www.silverstar.co.jp/02products/wiitables/wiitables.htm
So, if you're interested and have the means to run import disc games that could be a good one to get, though there are two or three other similar compilations of board games featuring shogi, go, mahjong, chess, othello, etc. available in Japan.
26. Terranigma
10 Mar 2009, 21:50 GMT
Thanks for saying. I'll keep an eye on future releases but i probably shouldn't expect too much.
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