Hudson has gone WiiWare crazy announcing a slew of new titles in development as well as the expansion of one WiiWare to a retail game. Joy Sound, a karaoke game and one of Hudson’s earlier announced Wii Ware games is that game and now includes a microphone at the retail level or you can download it you already have a USB Microphone for the Wii. The games will still take use of WiiWare through extra downloadable songs with 20,000 songs available on launch and 1000 more every month. More inside.
Bomberman previously had some confusion as to just what way it was being delivered to the Wii, but now it seems there is both a WiiWare and retail version on the way. The WiiWare version of the game will be a purely multiplayer game. However, the retail version will have a little more, including a single player story and mini games. The WiiWare version will hit in June in Japan, but it is expected to be released outside of Japan. Another game in development is a brand new iteration to the Alien Crush franchise, which is an entirely new game with 3D graphics while still retaining the same gameplay. It is compatible for up to 5 players and will have online as well. Blue Oasis is the next game announced; think of it as a virtual fish tank. Notably, it will use the Forecast channel. Hudson says they have 10 games in development including the ones mentioned above as well as the previously announced Tetris. Source: VC Reviews