Yet again, another fall game......

Dosn't look too interesting though. Mainly cause the game is made by a "Wii is casual" supporter.

It's always great to see new and innovative games come out...I'm still waiting...

Uggg, why not just buy Magnetica now? Ya it doesn't control perfectly, but it looks like the exact same game imo.

“We are strong believers in console based casual games,”

Wait.

Did he just ADMIT that the Wii is for casuals and not for hardcores!

gasp

But seriously, this looks just like Magnetica. There are WAAAAYYY too many puzzle games on WiiWare. We need more good shumps like Star Soldier R.

Buy Magnetica instead of this it is a great game, even though the controls are messed up, Bahamut ZERO I agree we should have more good shumps. Heck I would buy Pong Toss over this because there is no title like it or is copied from something else, also i checkes the Wii Shop Channel and wild west guns is up to the 5th spot and the last 4 are: 17: Magnetica Twist, 18: Pop, 19: Toki Tori, and 20: Protothea.

Only thing I dislike about Twist is the severe lack of Multiplayer options/games.

Where the hell is endless or some different patterns for co-op? Would making 10-20 co-op maps have really been that hard?

Hopefully it will be better than magnetica twist

Nearly everyone who complains about Magnetica Twist's controls has never played the game. They are fine. Hell, they are good. It would've been nice to have a "Aim with wiimote" mode, but twisting remote or sideways remote style works great. As for this game, I'm surprised that so many companies can create Zuma/Magnetic games and no one gets sued.
@Demon212 I do agree that Twist could have had a few more modes, especially ENDLESS. That would be Geometry Wars-style awesome. "How long can you survive?" I wanted Multiplayer VS though.

I think I may finally just get Zuma for my Mac. What? A clone that's better than the original? That's definitely one of the rarer cases. Magnetica is just too bland and Twist's controls aren't exactly the most stellar; an IR pointer option would have made so much sense. As for the other clones, I've tried quite a few over the years but they've all felt poorly derived when compared to the former.

This looks like it could be a decent Actionloop clone. I hope it at least looks less bland and has better controls

Actually I was quite addicted to the first Tumblebugs game and found it to be, in my opinion, better then zuma or actionloop. I look forward to this.

Meh, I'm not interested. Would rather buy Magnetica Twist than something starring bugs.

@Tides of Chaos

Same here. I mean if you're gonna copy a game, but give it another asthetic, don't pick something as unappealing as bugs. I mean, considering how over-used this game concept is, I'm sure there aren't too many places to go, but come on! I mean, I like bugs, but I don't want to play a puzzle game with them.

Okay, I've been fine with everything that's happened on Wiiware so far. There are bound to be some bad games, and I'm comfortable with that. But this crosses the line for me. I hate stupid clone games, and this is the first clone of a Wiiware game so far. Not a good sign.

"Since first launching in 2005, Tumblebugs and the recently released sequel Tumblebugs 2, have generated 40+ million downloads."

So, wait... Magnetica Twist isn't an original concept?

@ Objection.

There are VS modes, unless you're on about a different kind of VS.

May buy after all the other various games concerning price.
Actionloops controls work perfectly.

All I can say is. Nintendo, we need the Virtual Console more now than ever before. 5/6 game releases per fortnight please.

As for this game, I'm surprised that so many companies can create Zuma/Magnetic games and no one gets sued.
Simple. Mitchell corperation are Japanese and Popcap etc are American. Japanese companies find it difficult to act against this in American courts due to being unfamiliar with the laws. The reason Popcap pick Japanese games to "elaborate" is due to this. Mitchel corp mentioned it in their interview with Insert Credit:
http://www.insertcredit.com/features/hitofude/
Mitchell Corp also mentioned they prefered a different battle. The battle in the shelves as opposed to the courts. They are kind of limited in doing this due to being a sort of second party for Nintendo (though they also make cellphone games).

All this said and done I want to know what Tumblebugs does differently and how much it'll cost. So far it looks like no Miis in wheelchairs...

All I can say is. Nintendo, we need the Virtual Console more now than ever before. 5/6 game releases per fortnight please.
Wha? So that we can get Super Mario Bros rip-offs instead?

If only Calculon.

Another predictable bad and unorginal game for wiiware

@David77

Hey, at least we get to look forward to an awsome fall.
Mega Man 9, Mega Man II in NA, Tetris Party, Space Invaders, Kiby Superstar Ultra, Wario Land Shake It, and Animal Crossing.

I'm suprised nobody else relized the casual games comment he made in there. He's the first "higher up" to say that.

@Bahamut: If you look carefully, you'll see WE realized

IMHO this game is a waste, not only that we have enough puzzlers already, no, we get even a clone of a puzzler already out! Save the clones for the shelves!

@Objection_Blaster
a endless mode is in magnetica twist, its called challenge.

I guess "the man" firgured out that puzzle games makes lots of money because:

1.You can take someone else's idea and edit it around a bit and call it "Revolutionary"
2. Puzzles are more casual than other games because they're pick up and play titles
3. They don't cost too much to make, using limited Wii memory/power/etc. as an excuse
4. You sell it for 1000 points.

EZ-MONEY!!!!!!

@Toki
Um...no, challenge is like a "Quest" mode. Each level ends when you complete the goal. Endless would be it never ends unless you fail. "SUrvival" i guess.

wow,
imo the only way this is a good thing for the gamer if this results in price wars ... if the 2 games are identical then the "only" aspect they can tweak is the price.
come on 100 point games !!! sigh

Actionloop/Magnetica will keep me happy for now, since I think the controls for this game work perfectly tyvm (with the only flaw being the presentation sytyle).

@Objection_Blaster: Challenge is like an "Endless" mode, with the only difference being that you can skip through it a bit easily sometimes thanks to the aid of the rocket. It's basically quick play without the stops every 10-levels. I think you may have been getting confused with Quest mode. Read Sammy's review if you are unsure.

Wow, this was something I didn't predict. Different developers having versions of the same game! Jesus, I hope we don't see more Brick Breaker clones, etc. We need a quality control filter.

Price will filter out clones, I think. If it's 1000 points, it'll sell even lower than Magnetica. If it's 500 points, it'll outsell Dr. Mario, provided it's not horribly broken in some way.

Every time they release "more of the same" sorts of things on WiiWare, the latter releases seem to sell worse.

I liked Magnetica twist, so this should be good.

"If it's 500 points, it'll outsell Dr. Mario, provided it's not horribly broken in some way."

Pong Toss is broken and that is currently outselling Dr Mario

@Objection_Blaster

there is challenge and quest mode in the game. challenge keeps on going until you lose. play the game before you make claims, moron.

“The key to a successful Wii port is the ability to expand the title to take advantage of the unique Wiimote input system..."
Am I just too cynical of a gamer or does this statement reek of 'insert-waggle-here' syndrome?

I know I won't be getting this because I received a different knock-off, "Luxor", on the DS as a Christmas gift and once you've played one, it seems you've played them all.

@Stratos

I agree with the waggle thing. You slap on some motion control and call it "revolutionary." Besides, true casuals (which would make a majority of the game's profit) like gimmick games. I know caus' my friend likes Wii Play and Wii Sports more than Galaxy. He's only got 4 stars on it and had it for 6 months! Yet he has Gold medals and pro in everything in the others!

I don't know why I'm firends with him

Do we really need 2 Zuma rip-offs on one download service? How about a puzzle game that has, oh, I don't know, creativity? Nah, it's just easier to rip off someone else.

@Dazza. Thank you for explaining how Magnetica/ Actionloop Twist is not an original concept.

You know what would be a REALLY cool (sorta origional) thing for WiiWare:

Pac-Man

@ Bahamut ZERO
I thought Namco said they were planning a version of Pac-Man Versus for WiiWare.
Was really fun on Gamecube and I still try to round people up to play it from time to time.

@TokiToru and Wiiloveitonline
First to Toki: dont be an ass. And second I DO have the game and have probably played it more than you. On my main menu, theres 1 player easy, 2 player easy, 1 player hard, 1 player challende and multiplayer. I think what Wiiloveitonline was referring to was 1 player hard, as the levels arent interrupted(thus it could be the endless/survival mode i was looking for). 1 player challenge is the mission/quest mode where you have to "get rid of 20 reds",etc. Thus, its 1 Player HARD that is endless. So, to TokiTori: "play the game before you make claims, moron."

@ Objection_Blaster

I can tell why you're called Objection_Blaster, well done Pheonix Wright!
Sorry Gameshastra, I wont be getting your game.
I've already got Actionloop Twist, give me a reason why I would want something pretty much the same.
Next time, If you release it earlier then you'd have a chance.
Anyway, for better news: STRONG BAD'S COOL GAME FOR ATTRACTIVE PEOPLE IS RELEASED TODAY!
Actually, Its about 4hrs left for you guys now!
I REALLY WANNA KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS!

@Objection_Blaster
Maybe toki is just upset that samurai showdown 2 didn't come to north smerica today, I know I am lol