Three WiiWare demos released

By Tom Bramwell Published 17 November, 2009

Darklord, NyxQuest, Bit.Trip Beat.

Nintendo has made good on its promise to release demos of WiiWare games by uploading three of them to the European Wii Shop.

However, it sounds like they are only temporary treats, as the small print mentions they will be free to download until 31st January 2010.

The demos in question, which should be available now, are a six-level version of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord, a one-level slab of NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits, and a little bit of Bit.Trip Beat.

Check out our reviews of FFCC and NyxQuest if you need more help. They both cost 1000 Wii Points (7 quid, 10 Euro), while Bit.Trip Beat, also reviewed, is a less exorbitant 600 WP (£4.20 / €6 approx).

There's more info on how to get the demos over on the Nintendo website.

Picture of Tom.

About Tom Bramwell

Tom is Operations director of Eurogamer Network and Editor-at-Large of Eurogamer.net. He joined the company in February 2000.

Read more articles from Tom by visiting the Tom Bramwell archive page.

You may also like...

Comments (7) Latest comment 2 years ago

Comments threads automatically close after 30 days, but please feel free to continue chatting on the forum!

  • paul_haine #1 2 years ago

    It's the End Times.

  • Der_tolle_Emil #2 2 years ago

    Wow, I never throught I'd see the day. Good move to offer demos - the only (personal) downside is that I already own Bit.Trip and NyxQuest. Hopefully it will boost sales of NyxQuest a bit because it is really, really good.

  • Malek86 #3 2 years ago

    "However, it sounds like they are only temporary treats, as the small print mentions they will be free to download until 31st January 2010. "

    So wait a second. What happens after January 31st? Will they disappear, or will they become paid demos like Phantasy Star 0? The latter sounds difficult for games that cost less than 15€ to begin with, so I guess it will be the former.

    Damn, I sure wish Nintendo (and Sony too) would just make trials mandatory like for XBLA.

  • Nikanoru #4 2 years ago

    Good move on the demos - it's made me plan to buy Bit.Trip beat as soon as I get some points. Awesome game.

  • electrolite #5 2 years ago

    "Hopefully it will boost sales of NyxQuest a bit because it is really, really good. "

    It's certainly boosted it by one, as I was unsure but bought it last night after playing the demo. Really excellent game too.

  • malexous #6 2 years ago

    The demos are a trial run. After Jan 31st Nintendo will probably decide if demos are worth it.

  • technofranki #7 2 years ago

    Bit.Trip Beat was actually addictive, I may get this one. I do hope Nintendo will release more demoes.

    I've uploaded videos of all the tree demos to my blog.