Kotaku: Lostwinds

Lost Winds, One of WiiWare's Best, Looks Good on the iPhone

Stephen Totilo — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:40:00 EST

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Here is a trailer for Lost Winds, a ballyhooed WiiWare game that is coming to iOS devices later this month. More »

Lostwinds Might Come To 360, PS3

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 05:30:00 EDT

Lostwinds is pretty great, but because it's only available on WiiWare, many people are missing out. Maybe a version on the 360 or PlayStation 3 could be a little more inclusive. More »

Lostwinds: Winter Of The Melodias Trailer

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 02:30:00 EDT

This is a trailer for Winter of the Melodias, sequel to the brilliant Lostwinds. Good to know that with Nintendo off doing...other things, there's still someone around to do this kind of thing on the Wii. More »

LostWinds' Wintry WiiWare Sequel Confirmed

Owen Good — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 14:00:00 EDT

The latest issue of Edge Magazine takes a long look at LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias, which is the sequel to last year's WiiWare hit LostWinds. No release date was announced. More »

Square Enix Brings LostWinds To Japan

Mike Fahey — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:00:00 EST

Square Enix's newfound love of Western developers bears new fruit as European developer Frontier Developments announces that the Japanese publisher will be publishing their critically-acclaimed WiiWare title LostWinds in Japan and Asia. More »

Interview: Frontier Hopes LostWinds Breezes In More WiiWare Innovation

Leigh Alexander — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:30:00 EDT

The design philosophy of WiiWare launch title LostWinds appears to echo a broader industry trend favoring innovation on the usual mechanics. The peaceful platformer has a distinctly "indie" feel and a unique look, and seems to be getting the biggest share of the buzz among its fellows on the service. More »

Already, A LostWinds Sequel

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 13 May 2008 08:00:00 EDT

Wow. That. Was. Fast. It's been out for, oh, a day, and already a LostWinds sequel is on the way. If you pop on over to Frontier Development's website, and scroll down to the bottom of the page, you'll be greeted by the following message:

Click here to REGISTER FOR ADVANCE INFORMATION on Frontier's forthcoming LostWinds sequel containing amazing new gameplay as Toku and Enril's incredible adventure to save Mistralis continues.

Yes, OK, the "sequel" has obviously already been made (or is at least a good ways along), but good news is still good news, regardless of how surprising or unsurprising it may be. More »

Talking Over LostWinds WiiWare

Mike Fahey — Mon, 12 May 2008 12:00:00 EDT

WiiWare is here, and being the new, more financially responsible Mike Fahey I decided to limit myself to one of the launch titles. Since the Final Fantasy game had the words "Crystal Chronicles" after it, I opted for the charming little platform adventure LostWinds. Please note that a general lack of sleep is responsible for any random singing that might be heard in this video. More »

Here Are Your WiiWare Launch Titles [Update]

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 12 May 2008 09:40:00 EDT

You want advance notice for your WiiWare games? You're not getting any. The service is now up and ready for download (today being May 12 and all), and we've only just been sent the official list of launch titles from Nintendo. Interestingly, it differs slightly from the supposed list from late last week - which was based off Nintendo's own promo video for the service - which showed Dr Mario as one of the launch titles. It's not. There's actually six games launching today, not five, and those six range in price from 500 Wii Points (Defend Your Castle) to 1500 Wii Points (Final Fantasy CC). More »

Dr. Mario Online RX Joins Initial U.S. WiiWare Releases

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 07 May 2008 22:40:32 EDT

The newly launched in North America Nintendo Channel shows off the first batch of WiiWare titles to hit Western shores, revealing potential pricing on at least one of the debut games. The initial quintet of potential WiiWare releases—revealed by way of the "What Is WiiWare?" video—includes the following. More »

Hands On With LostWinds, The WiiWare Game You Should Be Excited About

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:00:00 EDT

Frontier's WiiWare effort LostWinds may not be grabbing headlines, especially in the midst of releases like Grand Theft Auto IV and Metal Gear Solid 4 on the horizon, but it may be the WiiWare title with the most potential. Arguably the prettiest of the digitally delivered offerings from Nintendo's answer to Xbox Live Arcade, LostWinds lets players take control of two characters at once, big-headed boy adventurer Taku and, well, a gust of wind. More »

Frontier Brings LostWinds To WiiWare

Mike Fahey — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:40:27 EST

With WiiWare sharing Nintendo's GDC focus along with WiiFit and Smash Bros., I'd expect to see plenty of WiiWare game announcements in the next couple of days, like this one, for Frontier Developments' LostWinds. The game puts you in control of the wind via Enril the wind spirit, who is guiding a young boy named Toku on a quest to lift a curse placed on the world of Mistralis by someone named Balasar. Use the wind to create anything from tornados to gentle breezes, powering Toku's jumps, letting him glide, and helping him smash enemies. The game looks rather pretty, and if the mechanics work out it could be a huge hit, or it could blow as hard as Kya: Dark Lineage for the PS2, that other wind game. More »