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*When the customer buys DSiWare, he or she will see [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach]] and [[Toad]] (from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2#Super Mario Advance|Super Mario Advance]]'') throwing little blue balls into a box. They will see the box start to be filled with blue. When the box is completely blue filled, it'll turn on its side and look like a present. Then it gets transported to the DSi Menu. Unlike [[WiiWare]] and [[Virtual Console]] for the [[Wii]], the buyer needs to open the "present" first before playing directly. | *When the customer buys DSiWare, he or she will see [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach]] and [[Toad]] (from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2#Super Mario Advance|Super Mario Advance]]'') throwing little blue balls into a box. They will see the box start to be filled with blue. When the box is completely blue filled, it'll turn on its side and look like a present. Then it gets transported to the DSi Menu. Unlike [[WiiWare]] and [[Virtual Console]] for the [[Wii]], the buyer needs to open the "present" first before playing directly. This was reused in the Nintendo 3DS eShop. | ||
*The game ''Electroplankton: Beatnes'' has the invincibility theme as one of the background tunes to choose from, complete with Mario sound effects. | *The game ''Electroplankton: Beatnes'' has the invincibility theme as one of the background tunes to choose from, complete with Mario sound effects. | ||
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Revision as of 19:25, April 26, 2013
File:DSiWare.png
The logo of DSiWare.
DSiWare are downloadable games that can be found on the Nintendo DSi Shop. They can also be downloaded on the Nintendo 3DS via the Nintendo eShop. Just like WiiWare, DSiWare can must paid with DSi Points. Currently, 12 Mario games and two Mario applications have been released.
There are four different kinds of DSiWare.
- Free DSiWare: Free of charge programs such as the DSi Browser and Flipnote Studio.
- DSiWare 200: Software that can be purchased for 200 Points which will be very compact utility types of applications and small games
- DSiWare 500: Software that can be purchased for 500 Points which will be simple puzzle games and other, more sophisticated utility applications.
- DSiWare Premium: Software that costs 800 Points or more for the larger games and utility types.
- File:Check small.png - The game has either been released or confirmed in that region.
- File:X mark.png - The game has not been announced in that region.
- The game was announced at some point in that region, but the release date is currently unknown.
List of Mario DSiWare games
| Game Logo | Game | Price | NA Release Date | JP Release Date | EU Release Date | AU Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Art Style: PiCTOBiTS Art Style: PiCOPiCT |
500 DSi Points | May 18th 2009 | January 28th 2009 | May 22nd 2009 | May 22nd 2009 |
| File:Ball DSiWare.png | Game & Watch: Ball | 200 DSi Points | April 19th 2010 | July 15th 2009 | April 23rd 2010 | April 23rd 2010 |
| File:Chef DSiWare.png | Game & Watch: Chef | 200 DSi Points | March 22nd 2010 | July 29th 2009 | March 26th 2010 | March 26th 2010 |
|
Game & Watch: Donkey Kong Jr. | 200 DSi Points | April 19th 2010 | August 19th 2009 | April 23rd 2010 | April 23rd 2010 |
|
Dr. Mario Express A Little Bit of... Dr. Mario Chotto Dr. Mario |
500 DSi Points | April 20th 2009 | December 24th 2008 | May 1st 2009 | May 1st 2009 |
| File:Flagman DSiWare.png | Game & Watch: Flagman | 200 DSi Points | April 19th 2010 | July 15th 2009 | April 23rd 2010 | April 23rd 2010 |
| File:Helmet DSiWare.png | Game & Watch: Helmet | 200 DSi Points | April 5th 2010 | July 29th 2009 | April 9th 2010 | April 9th |
| File:Judge DSiWare.png | Game & Watch: Judge | 200 DSi Points | March 22nd 2010 | July 15th 2009 | March 26th 2010 | March 26th 2010 |
| File:Manhole DSiWare.png | Game & Watch: Manhole | 200 DSi Points | April 5th 2010 | August 19th 2009 | April 9th 2010 | April 9th 2010 |
|
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! | 800 DSi Points | June 8th 2009 | October 7th 2009 | August 21st 2009 | August 21st 2009 |
|
Game & Watch: Mario's Cement Factory | 200 DSi Points | March 22nd 2010 | August 19th 2009 | March 26th 2010 | March 26th 2010 |
|
Paper Airplane Chase Paper Plane Kami Hikōki |
200 DSi Points | April 27th 2009 | December 24th 2008 | April 3rd 2009 | April 2nd 2009 |
|
Bird & Beans Pyoro Tori to Mame |
200 DSi Points | April 5th 2009 | December 24th 2008 | April 3rd 2009 | April 2nd 2009 |
|
WarioWare: Snapped! Utsusu Made in Wario |
500 DSi Points | April 5th 2009 | December 24th 2008 | April 3rd 2009 | April 2nd 2009 |
| File:Vermin DSiWare.png | Game & Watch: Vermin | 200 DSi Points | April 5th 2010 | July 15th 2009 | April 9th 2010 | April 9th 2010 |
List of Mario applications
| App Logo | Applications | Price | NA Release Date | JP Release Date | EU Release Date | AU Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mario Calculator | 200 DSi Points | June 16th 2009 | February 25th 2009 | July 3rd 2009 | July 3rd 2009 |
|
Mario Clock | 200 DSi Points | June 16th 2009 | April 1st 2009 | July 3rd 2009 | July 3rd 2009 |
Trivia
- When the customer buys DSiWare, he or she will see Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach and Toad (from Super Mario Advance) throwing little blue balls into a box. They will see the box start to be filled with blue. When the box is completely blue filled, it'll turn on its side and look like a present. Then it gets transported to the DSi Menu. Unlike WiiWare and Virtual Console for the Wii, the buyer needs to open the "present" first before playing directly. This was reused in the Nintendo 3DS eShop.
- The game Electroplankton: Beatnes has the invincibility theme as one of the background tunes to choose from, complete with Mario sound effects.
See Also
- WiiWare — Original games that can be downloaded from the Wii Shop Channel.
