Orbient first in Art Style series for WiiWare
Monday, September 29th, 2008 at 2:45pm by Derek
Well, you guys called it.
Art Style: Orbient, today’s curiously titled WiiWare release, is a remake of a 2006 GameBoy Advance title.
Nintendo plans to release two more Art Style games on WiiWare this month, according to Wired.
The Art Style games are remakes of the Bit Generations games, a series of seven GameBoy Advance titles released in Japan in 2006. The series was popular for its simple controls and stylish presentation.
WiiWare’s Orbient, originally Orbital on the GameBoy Advance, gives players control of a tiny celestial body. Using gravity, players orbit around larger ones to collide with other planets, stars and rocks.
Orbient has received a significant visual upgrade for the move to Wii. It is available in the Wii Shop Channel for 600 Wii Points.
September 29th, 2008 at 2:48 pm
I always wanted a few of the Bit Generations games. I think Sound Voyager was the one I wanted first. I never went ahead with pressing the import button, so this is good news. I don’t like the name changes though.
September 29th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
Buying tonight!
September 29th, 2008 at 3:19 pm
I imported this and Dot Stream. Both highly recommended. I sent a lot of bus time with both of them. This is a good cheap way to get your paws on them, too. Good job Nintendo.
September 29th, 2008 at 3:39 pm
Orbital I would consider is one of the best games out there, out of the entire bit-generation series.
September 29th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
600 points on WiiWare .. how can you go wrong?
September 29th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
This is the type of game that I wish would support custom soundtracks. I would put some nice ambient electronic music on an SD card and cruise the galaxies.
September 29th, 2008 at 7:23 pm
I hope they remake more of them, I mainly want Coloris. It’s one of my favorite puzzle games of all.
September 29th, 2008 at 7:56 pm
already have this on gba, and playing it on gameboy player on my tv, so no thanks.
September 29th, 2008 at 8:11 pm
Coloris and Digidrive please.
September 30th, 2008 at 3:08 am
Got it! Really nice, relaxing game, and I like the music. A great deal for $6, really!
This is one game I wanted to get from the Bit Generations for my micro, but it would have cost about $25 with the shipping, and that was too much. Any price under $10 for this game is just right.