Telltale Games has announced that with the arrival of Nintendo’s Wii System Menu 4.0 and the SD Menu channel, sales of Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People have doubled.
“Nintendo’s new solution really opens the door for players to add to their collection of downloadable games, which is critical for a series with multiple installments,” says Telltale CEO Dan Connors. “This is a major step forward for episodic gaming. We’re looking forward to even greater success on WiiWare with Strong Bad, as well as other projects.”
Nintendo may not have thought gamers had such a distaste for a lack of storage space on the Wii, but for sales of WiiWare and Virtual Console games to double when lack of storage was no longer a problem is a clear sign that gamers did care. We know this is more than wishful thinking, but if Nintendo were to ever remove friend codes during the Wii’s lifespan, they’d more than likely see a doubling in Nintendo WiFi connection activity. Maybe this will be a sign for Nintendo to improve it’s online efforts.
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You can find Telltale Games’ full press release after the jump.
WiiWare Sales of Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People Double with New Wii Storage Solution
Telltale CEO: “This is a major step forward for episodic gaming.”
SAN RAFAEL, April 9, 2009 – Telltale has announced that WiiWareâ„¢ sales of Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People, the first monthly episodic series on a console, have more than doubled since Nintendo’s new storage solution was unveiled at the Game Developer’s Conference in March. The Strong Bad series began releasing episodically on WiiWare in August 2008.
“Nintendo’s new solution really opens the door for players to add to their collection of downloadable games, which is critical for a series with multiple installments,” says Telltale CEO Dan Connors. “This is a major step forward for episodic gaming. We’re looking forward to even greater success on WiiWare with Strong Bad, as well as other projects.”
Like a TV series, Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People is best enjoyed when the full five episode “season” is played in its entirety. Nintendo’s new option to play WiiWare games directly from high-density SD cards gives customers a convenient way to enjoy this full-season experience.
Starring Strong Bad, the self-proclaimed “coolest person ever,” and the rest of the characters from the popular Homestarrunner.com website, Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People is a series of comedy games that play like interactive cartoons. Each episode features a unique storyline penned by series creators Mike and Matt Chapman and the writers of Telltale’s award-winning Sam & Max series. Arcade-style mini games, achievements, and the ability to email Wiiâ„¢ friends from Strong Bad’s laptop complete the experience.
The Strong Bad games can be downloaded from the Wii Shop Channel for 1,000 points each. For more information on Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People on WiiWare, visit http://www.telltalegames.com/strongbad/wiiware. The series is also available for PC from Telltale’s website.
Telltale’s episodic offerings are expanding to Xbox LIVE® Arcade this spring with Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Adventures.
Without a doubt. The only reason I never bought anything from WiiWare was because I didn’t have enough room for any of it, and there’s no way in hell I was going to go through Nintendo’s pain in the ass “cleaning the refrigerator” method. Now I’ve been re-downloading all the stuff I’ve bought over the years, and it all works so much better than before.
Totally agreed Hank.