Nintendo Download: 9th May 2011 (North America)

MDK 2? Never knew there was even a part 1. It does look interesting though. Will I be totally lost if I start with the sequel? They should have put the original on Wiiware first.

@link79 Nah, you can just jump into this one and you'll know what's going on. I remember playing this on Dreamcast so I'm glad it's out on Wii now!

Ah that's why I never heard of it. I never owned a Dreamcast. I watched a few videos of the game and it does look fun. I might consider getting this.

Whoa I vaguely remember this title....strange, but it's so hard to remember.
I can't remember if I enjoyed it or not . Though I was probably too young still.

Please come to PAL MDK2... is it coming to PAL?

MDK2= made my monday

Tell me again what I'm supposed to be excited about here?!?!?

MDK2 looks interesting.

No demo?

Sigh.

@10

What's the sighing for? This week features at least one quality download on both platforms, and while there's technically no VC, the WiiWare game is essentially a Dreamcast VC entry. Pretty decent week.

The sighing is because it's almost been two months since Europe got FF6, and I'm still waiting for it. It shouldn't be taking this long; there have been plenty of crappy weeks they could've release it on.

MDK 2 looks like something I might buy somewhere down the road, but I'm incredibly short on funds right now and I can only afford one Wii Shop game for the next couple months. So another week without FF6 is another sigh from me.

MDK 2 was originally a Dreamcast game? Wow never thought WiiWare would got it and to think Capcom said Dreamcast games like Power Stone and Marvel vs. Capcom 2 isn't possible on the WiiWare.

My mistake...MDK2 is freaking awesome! (I will never comment again w/o having knowledge of the game at hand). OMG, where's mah Wii points?

Looking forward to the review, if they were able to squeeze the game into the wiiware fike size, that will be some pretty fancy work and a quick purchase on my part

I'll wait for the review, but my guess is it will be a broken, crippled port of the Dreamcast game due to the size limit. I'm not too excited.

Finally a good update for the americans! I hope it will happen for the PAL-region too.

@brooks83: I'm thinking the same.

when's the review of MDK 2 due?

Mighty MIlky Way for me, obviously. MDK2... need to see more.

I don't think there has actually been any videos of Mighty Milky Way in action. It makes me a little fearful of what it will actually end up playing like. I am also having some doubts towards MDK2 and if it will just turn up being a shell of its former self. A little too early to be praising this week in my book.

The sighing is because it's almost been two months since Europe got FF6, and I'm still waiting for it. It shouldn't be taking this long; there have been plenty of crappy weeks they could've release it on.

Today is not a day scheduled for being a VC release day. Pay attention to the release schedule! You got Rival Turf! last week and will definitely get a VC game next week. One VC game every two weeks.

@brooks83: That's why I'm very curious to find out the block size.

@Bass_X0: Oh yeah, I forgot about Nintendo's idiotic release "schedule." Hopefully the VC release next week won't be another mediocre game that no one cares about. >_>

Finally MDK2 is out, going to get it after I get home!

Okay there are well over a dozen vc games in the queue and it's growing all the time, so why are we still only getting one every two weeks? All those Jeleco games I thought we here in the US would be fortunate enough to avoid have all just been rated by the ESRB which means it could be months before great games like Final Fantasy III, Super Adventure Island and Chrono Trigger show up for download, which makes these weeks of nothing all the more painful to swallow.

Can't wait for the MDK2 review. If there are pointer controls for shooting and the port is smooth, I'm definitely picking this up.

This is the best week we've had in a long time.

sigh. Lack of Mega Man V, as usual, means epic fail. And that's not even mentioning Super Mario World 2, Star Fox (SNES), Earthbounds 1-3, Fire Emblems 1-5 (which are out in Japan and NEED to be translated), Dr. Mario (NES), and Yoshi's Safari. Those are ALL first-party, Nintendo titles, so there is absolutely NO reason why they shouldn't have been released by now, except for blatent laziness on Nintendo's part.

Am I on ignore?

Complaining about the lack of VC releases this week is as dumb as complaining that the school bus doesn't come at the weekend. Its just completely the wrong day to expect them.

No VC?

Because MDK2 was reviewed on Classic Game Room, I must buy it for the awesomenessity.

Well MDK2 was originally Dreamcast & PC and then followed up on the PS2.

Hey, I thought FFIII would be soon released after it was released in Europe too. I'm expecting it to come any time soon now. Maybe even next week. Being released the following week after Europe and vice versa doesn't happen enough to be commonplace. It can happen but isn't to be expected. It is surprising how late it is because of how popular Final Fantasy games are.

Six legged dog with blasters=EPIC BUY!!!!!

No WiiWare demo? Lame.

I never finished the original MDK, but it was a good game. And since I never got the chance to play the sequel, this may be the perfect opportunity to do it. Here hoping they did a good job with the port...

Waaah! No VC!

With only 200 points left, Tower of Deus should be fine as the last DSiWare game I buy ... on my DSi. I'll get MMW and a bunch of others later.

@Tasuki: Yep, you can get an old, beat up copy for fifty bucks and play it on an equally old and beat up system. Sorry, but money doesn't grow on trees for everyone like it apparently does for you. :/

Also, this is a comments section, not a compliments section. I don't get why you're whining about negative comments. Not everyone has to praise Nintendo for doing a crappy job.

@cheetahman91: I think the demo promotion is over. It's been running for almost half a year now.

Excellent week this time around - which is a first in a long time. Nice to see it expecially on DSiWare.

Finally my DSi Shop points are drained, and now I'm getting ready for the big system update expected near the end of the month!

@Tatsuki

Whining was back when we were getting solid games nearly every week and people were still complaining. This is not willing to put up with bullcrap.

@42 uh....what? I have two psx's and both are in mint shape, and also Final Fantasy Anthology is still available BRAND NEW, not beat up, and for a mere $15.
http://www.estarland.com/Playstation.cat..product.6465.html
http://store.na.square-enix.com/store/sqenixus/en_US/pd/productID.123845500

Oh, and since it will work in your PS2 AND PS3 as well, hardly a 'beat up' console.Hell play it on your pc. AND you get Final Fantasy 5 AND 6 plus a soundtrack. That's an absolute steal for $15 rather than pay $8 for the VC version. But whatever, keep waiting.

Pixelman does not have a Playstation console of any kind.

Or he can wait for it to come out for the VC for $8. Which could be next week for all we know. Though the GBA port is by far superior to both the original SNES version and the PSX version.

@mickey why's the gba port better? isn't it the same game with a lower resolution and a beastiary?

@Mickeymac (#44): sorry to burst your bubble, but it's still whining. 'not putting up with bullcrap' only happens when you have the power to do something about it, and if Nintendo hasn't listened yet, they're not going to — not this generation, at least.

that said, @Bass_X0, Tasuki, why are y'all even paying attention to the whining? they're just venting, it happens every week when (insert person here) doesn't see that (insert anticipated game here) has been released, whether it's wiiware, dsiware, or a VC title. i'd'a thought people would have learned to ignore it by now, lol, or at least tune most of it out, but i guess not... :3

@theblackdragon: BS. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/_/dict.aspx?word=whine

I'd really appreciate it if people would stop misusing words here and acting all superior and condescending. It is in fact possible to post a negative comment without "whining".

@theblackdragon ...............if we want to get real technical I think the situation probably fits the definition for bemoan better than whine. ;=)

@pix: the complaints are an annoying response that winds up tuned out for the most part. not seeing how it's BS, it fits definitions 1 and 3 pretty well IMO :3

@jkshaz: tomato, tomahto

@tbd: It'd be really nice if I could post a negative comment without being jumped on and falsely accused of whining. Really pisses me off.

@Tasuki: I bought my Wii so I wouldn't have to own a dozen consoles for old games that generally cost around 50 bucks (the rare and good RPGs do anyway). It's cool that you got a good deal, but not everyone gets good deals.

I wasn't happy with this update, and that's all I said. Y'all please stop whining about it.

No Final Fantasy III again?! Aaargh....
@Bass_X0 The Bus doesn't come on Saturday?! BEMOAN!!!!!

@pix: if you hadn't posted comments 10 and 12, i might have more sympathy? all i came in here to say was the difference between 'whining' and 'not putting up with bullcrap' and then to tell the others to just ignore it if it bothers them so much (Bass X0 in particular, as hardly a week doesn't go by without him commenting on how no one listens to him, bless his heart), but you're taking it awfully personal... :3

@tbd: if I hadn't posted at all? That makes a lot of sense. 12 was a response to warioswoods' question. It's basic manners to answer a question when asked.

Also, sighing is hardly whining. I was like, "sigh, another week of waiting for FFIII without knowing wtf is coming next." if that's whining then every negative comment ever equates whining.

Whining is a strong and insulting term and I don't take kindly to being accused of it, especially when it's completely false. I try not to overreact and all but I absolutely hate taking crap lying down. And when people are flippant and careless with strong terms.

@Tasuki: that was uncalled for. knock it off; ignore it if it bothers you so much.
@pix: you call it just a comment, others consider it whining. i've already explained myself on the subject, and you refuse to listen, so we're going to have to agree to disagree...
_{... or i guess we could fight to the death, whichever will work best for you :3}

...die!
_{eh, sorry. I got the impression that you were agreeing with 'em in a couple of your comments, which kinda set me off, but that may have been me misinterpreting things as usual...}

Oh and no hard feelings Tasuki.

Did someone call for a fight to the death? Lemme grab my swords!

Is this a bad time to ask what the controls are for MDK2? They weren't listed in the product details.

IIRC they use IR controls and Jon said they work good, but they're a little sensitive. There's a topic for it in the forums. :3

I ain't getting upset, but I'm not crying tears of joy either, lol. It's not like I'm ranting or leading campaigns or petitions or anything... Just commenting because I like commenting. That's kinda why I registered on the site in the first place.

Also it takes like 2 seconds to comment, so it's not like I'm going out of my way to, uh, whine.

_{nunchucks are so last-gen, /me pulls out chunky gamepad w/ 6 inch screen in the middle!}

I've played MDK2 for about an hour, definitely worthy of a buy. The only significant issue I've had is with the control mapping, which has the fire button on the nun-chuck and uses the B button to jump. It's like shooting a pistol goofy-hand, and I find it surprisingly difficult to get used to my right trigger finger relegated to leg control. Especially since the left hand controls movement (with the exception of jumping) and the right hand uses the Wii Remote to aim...but not fire...the weapon. Whatever. I'll get used to it eventually, and the game is certainly fun, and looks pretty darn good to boot.

when is the review for MDK2 coming?
even a 1 line post saying if it's fun or not would be fine, I don't care about the details as long as it's a legitimate version of the game.

@65 Can you use the Classic Controller? I might not buy it if there is only wiimote and nunchuck support.

But, really I do love this game. I've owned it on the dreamcast and the PC and would love to have it on the Wii.

It doesn't support the Classic Controller, but the Wii Remote works well for aiming and turning. I did slow it down quite a bit using the control options from default to soften it up and make it smoother for me to play, but that's just to fit my preferences. I would have liked CC support, but the control is ok as is. Except for having "B" to jump and "Z" to fire. O

Oh, and #66, let me restate, "the game is certainly fun."

@Number_6
Thanks! I think I'll download away instead of waiting for the review

Yeah just get MDK2 it's not a bad port at all. The source material is great as well.

Just finished playing the first level and my feelings so far are that this is "must have" on wiiware. Great port of an even greater game! thanks to everyone who recommended it!