GDC 09: DSiWare US Launch Line-up Revealed

During Game Developers Conference, Rich Amtower, Localization Manager/Producer at Nintendo of America confirmed to us the games that will be available on Day One when the Nintendo DSi launches on April 5th.

First is the Opera Browser, a free download that's an upgraded version of the internet browser already available for the Nintendo DS.

WarioWare Snapped! will also be available, a fun series of mini-games that are fully controlled by the internal camera of the Nintendo DSi. Players use body motion to solve simple, rapid-fire designs that offer a fun visual surprise at the end of the session.

Art Style: Aquia is a creative "match three" puzzler where players swap blocks off a three-tile-thick stack and try to match up the same colors to make them disappear.

Bird and Beans takes the two Pyoro games from past WarioWare games and combines them into a single downloadable file. These games are simple arcade games that challenge players to get Pyoro to eat beans as they fall from the sky.

No prices were revealed for any of the games, but in Japan Wario Ware Snapped and Art Style: Aquario are available for 500 Nintendo Points (5 US dollars), and Bird and Beans can be had for 200 Nintendo Points (2 US dollars).

Nintendo of America also confirmed that every DSi system that's purchased and that goes online by October 5th, 2009 will get 1000 Nintendo Points for free. In theory, players will be able to snag three of the four launch titles on Day One for no cost at all.

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