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Joseph Rositano
07 Aug, 2009

Nintendo Store update - 07/08/09

Wii News | Watch out Mrs. Carrot, Wii owners are going to cut you up.
It’s Friday again and you all know what that means – the Australian and European Nintendo stores have been updated. This week, Nintendo has released the WiiWare game Bonsai Barber and the Mega Drive title The Revenge of Shinobi on the Wii Shop Channel. Meanwhile, the DSi Shop is treated to a couple of apps in the form of City Transport Map Volumes 1 & 2 - 2009.

Bonsai Barber is an odd little game developed by Zoonami that lets players become a hairdresser for plants, fruits and vegetables. Taking a leaf (see what we did there?) from the art of bonsai pruning, your goal in the game is to cut, trim, comb and stylise the foliage of all your customers, including daredevil carrots, suave bananas and cactus cowboys. The game will set you back 1000 Wii points.

The Revenge of Shinobi was originally released in 1989, and is the second entry in the rather popular Shinobi franchise. The game is arguably most famous for being re-released several times to change boss character sprites. Originally, bosses resembled Batman, Godzilla, The Terminator and even Spider-Man, but most of these were changed due to copyright infringements. Curse you legal system! But that isn’t to say the main gameplay itself is not enjoyable, it’s quite an engaging platformer which sees players utilising ninjutsu and throwing shuriken at foes. Wii owners can find their inner shinobi for the price of 800 Wii points.

The DSi apps City Transport Map Volumes 1 & 2 - 2009 are exactly as they sound – maps of different cities in Europe. Volume 1 features maps for Paris, Rome, Dublin, Madrid and Lisbon, while Volume 2 has maps for London, Amsterdam, Prague, Moscow and Berlin. All maps contain bus, train, tram and airport shuttle routes to help you find your way around, and you can even set DSi photos on the map to remind yourself of what a place looks like. Both volumes cost 500 DSi points each.

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3 Comments
2 years ago
Bonsai Barber sounds strange. And why exactly do we need European city road maps on DS? I mean, I'm going to Europe in January and I don't think I'll use it enough to warrant a purchase.
2 years ago
sobriquet835 wrote
I've going to Europe in January and I don't think I'll use it enough to warrant a purchase.
For those who don't have a GPS enabled phone? Or perhaps those who think the DSi is better at navigating than a GPS? lol
2 years ago
its also cheaper than hooking up to GPS maps. Its a great idea, especially in Amsterdam when ur not "concentrating".
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