Launch of the Screaming Narwhal coming to WiiWare July 27!

Posted by David E

July 24, 2009

Wii owners, the wait is (almost) over! "Launch of the Screaming Narwhal", the first chapter of Tales of Monkey Island, now has a WiiWare release date. The game will make its console debut in North America this coming Monday, the 27th of July. For our friends in Europe, fear not! We'll have release date information for you guys very soon.

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Not sure how to buy a game on WiiWare? Check out this guide to buying through the Wii Console. As with the episodes of Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People, Guybrush's first outing on the Wii will cost 1000 points.

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54 Comments

	Fantastic!! Can't wait for that too!
	Comment by eloffler July 24, 2009, 11:39 am

	Looking forward to it!
	Comment by WedgeWalker July 24, 2009, 11:45 am

	Finally! I didn't know how much longer I could save my Nintendo Points.
	Comment by BadStrong July 24, 2009, 11:48 am

	Whee! Wii!
	Comment by SHODANFreeman July 24, 2009, 12:01 pm

	Sorry, but 10 bucks for a single episode is kind of crap, no? On Steam we get the five episodes for $35, why should we buy on WiiWare for $10 each? And on PC, you always get higher resolutions as well. I love the series, but this is something i wouldn't expect from TellTale. Anyway, guess I was wrong.
	Comment by Pedro Pellicano July 24, 2009, 12:34 pm

	I was kinda hoping for a lower price point than Strong Bad, it always seemed a little on the high side to me. But I guess it does make sense to leave the price of a WiiWare Telltale episode the same. I've got the PC version, but I may pick up an episode or two on WiiWare just to see how the game works on Wii. I suspect I'll like the control better, it seems designed for 'mote and 'chuck controls.
	Comment by bobhobbit July 24, 2009, 12:47 pm

	The individual Episodes on Telltale's Site were always $8.99, so it's really only $1 more. But the Wii Store does not allow for Package Deals or for the same thing to be listed twice. Hence why the Wii Rock Band Store doesn't have the slightly cheaper track pack bundles like the PS3 and 360 RB stores have. Thus Telltale has no choice but charge their individual episode price for their WiiWare titles.
	Comment by Dedlok July 24, 2009, 1:05 pm

	Don't forget that the $8.99/episode from the Telltale store individual games goes (more or less) straight to Telltale. Wiiware is basically a reseller, so they have a markup on their product, just like any other retail channel. And considering what utter rubbish is on Wiiware for 1000points, I will happily be buying the Wiiware versions for the family to play.
	Comment by jp-30 July 24, 2009, 1:24 pm

	I have to wait longer? Damn American's making Europe wait longer for video games that were long awaited in the first place.
	Comment by snip3z4kills July 24, 2009, 1:34 pm

	i would actually have preferred to get the episodes on the wii, but i wasn't going to pay $10 a piece when i could get the whole season for $35 ($7 an episode) plus extras. i can see maybe 750 points an episode, that way there's still an incentive to buy the whole season, but not 1000.
	Comment by megatron July 24, 2009, 1:51 pm

	Cool! Now then - what about Wallace & Gromit? :P
	Comment by The Tingler July 24, 2009, 2:46 pm

	I guess it's going to be July 31 in Europe since they always update WiiWare on Fridays in Europe...?
	Comment by GViper July 24, 2009, 3:11 pm

	Finally an announcement. But come one guys, 1000 points. In Europe that's not $10 it's €10! (yes that's how lame Nintendo is). For the US people: 1000 points in Europe costs $14.22! So that's $71.10 for all episodes! We're being ripped of here! I've been waiting for long for this game but now i seriously don't know if i'll buy it. Damn, $35 dollars to buy it here, and $71.10 to buy it on Wii in Europe?????
	Comment by freedumb July 24, 2009, 3:45 pm

	I think it's Nintendo that sets Wiiware prices actually. Yell at them!
	Comment by Sir Primalform Magnifico July 24, 2009, 7:32 pm

	With SPCG4AP, Nintendo was downright cruel with the European release dates. However, recently, we've been getting WiiWare games every week and VC games every other week (and every week during the recent Hanabi Festival), while back when SPCG4AP was release, WiiWare and VC games were released on alternating weeks. If Nintendo screws Telltale over in Europe again, they literally have no exuse this time.
	Comment by BiggerJ July 24, 2009, 9:44 pm

	With SPCG4AP, Nintendo was downright cruel with the European release dates. However, recently, we've been getting WiiWare games every week and VC games every other week (and every week during the recent Hanabi Festival), while back when SPCG4AP was release, WiiWare and VC games were released on alternating weeks. If Nintendo screws Telltale over in Europe again, they literally have no excuse this time.
	Comment by BiggerJ July 24, 2009, 9:44 pm

	So...how does a 200mb game fit into Nintendo's 40mb WiiWare file size limit? Telltale, what are we losing? Is it compressed to high heaven?
	Comment by Venkman July 24, 2009, 9:53 pm

	bring tales of monkey island to the EU by the 5th of august
	Comment by conor3000 July 25, 2009, 3:17 am

	Aww man 1000 points, I'll still buy it, but I kinda wished it was 800 points though because I only have 1800 points and know that super smash bros 64 will be released in america for 1000 points soon, but ohh well. Ill get another 1000 poitns soon.
	Comment by Gman5852 July 25, 2009, 5:28 am

	Bring TOMI to Europe NOW!
	Comment by Strong Fat July 25, 2009, 7:11 am

	@Sir Primalform Magnifico i know that it's nintendos fault. But couldnt telltale arrange something with nintendo like, 800 points in EU, 1000 in US? In my opinion, $72 dollars is still ABSURD
	Comment by freedumb July 25, 2009, 2:16 pm

	Yes!! Finally! I'm really looking forward to this -- I've been hoping for a Monkey Island game from Telltale since they first opened their doors for business.
	Comment by Frederick Kim July 25, 2009, 3:26 pm

	Oh man, I just don't want to wait any longer.. I hope it comes friday to the europian wiiwarechannel.. pretty please guys?
	Comment by Droomdoos July 25, 2009, 8:24 pm

	@freedumb , I agree completely but I don't think there's anything they can do. It's completely Nintendo. Telltale are probably getting less per episode from Wiiware sales than they do PC sales. Nintendo are gits like that.
	Comment by Sir Primalform Magnifico July 25, 2009, 8:30 pm

	Is australia going to have the same release date as europe?
	Comment by Lachlan_is July 26, 2009, 5:40 am

	Just be patient, a lot of work goes into regionalising these games for the European market: they have to lower the frame rates, stick black borders on the screens, print off those higher price tags. It all takes time
	Comment by adam July 26, 2009, 7:53 am

	Brilliant...just got a wii, now i need some points.... ...and is Wallace and Gromit going to be released on the same day, because next Monday is the last Monday in July.
	Comment by Inika_Unite77 July 26, 2009, 8:51 am

	YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO and personally I think Monkey Island is worth any amount of money! I'm so glad I never spent my wii points. THink of the tradgedy I have avoided....
	Comment by jeeno0142 July 26, 2009, 1:52 pm

	With this incredibly delayed release, the higher price point, the comparatively worse graphics and the complete absence of a 5-in-one deal, the only people who should even consider getting the WiiWare version are the ones who own a Wii but no PC. The PC version is just that much more superior in each and every aspect.
	Comment by Coffee Cat July 27, 2009, 4:47 am

	Awesome... if only us Europeans had the same release date :)
	Comment by neelz July 27, 2009, 6:24 am

	Cool! Just wished Europe wasn't always shafted... Like what happened with Rock Band 2 for Wii...
	Comment by Kolzig July 27, 2009, 6:28 am

	Looking forward to it, looks great.
	Comment by goldfish July 27, 2009, 7:23 am

	I've downloaded the game, and it's got that genuine Monkey Island feel! I am disappointed by the poor audio quality, though. The voices are very compressed and staticky, and it's a constant irritant. I hope Telltale can find a way to fix this by the time the next installment rolls out!
	Comment by Frederick Kim July 27, 2009, 11:35 am

	Interesting game :) , I'll try it
	Comment by iulia02121 July 27, 2009, 11:53 am

	i just played it on wii it was cool
	Comment by Dash383535 July 27, 2009, 1:21 pm

	The trailer is on the Nintendo Channel, and it itself is on the shop channel...I just need Wii points.
	Comment by Inika_Unite77 July 27, 2009, 2:43 pm

	Nice game ^^ Tho the character kinds resembles the Monkey Island character but definitely looks cool ;)
	Comment by blank July 29, 2009, 8:31 am

	I completely agree about the audio quality... I noticed it right away, and it's VERY irritating. The music itself is fine, but the dialogue is horrible, and at times it's so muffled that I have to turn up the volume and strain to even understand what they're saying. I was already not pleased with the higher price on the Wii, and even though I've already plunked down $10 for the first episode, I'm thinking I might cut my losses and just buy the whole thing for PC. I'll still come out $5 ahead of paying for all 5 episodes on the Wii, and will have better audio and video quality to boot. I don't know whether TellTale or Nintendo are responsible for the poor audio quality, but honestly... that's too big a flaw in a game that costs $50 in total.
	Comment by Disappointed July 29, 2009, 6:00 pm

	Considering this game's near a fifth of the size of the PC version (due to Nintendo's 40 MB file limit) it's one hell of a technical achievement i'd say
	Comment by JedExodus July 30, 2009, 4:45 am

	So i don't find the new monkey island episode in the german wiiware store :(
	Comment by Christian Hintzsche July 30, 2009, 5:42 am

	Significantly worse product for significantly more money? No thank you. As Telltale won't release a Mac-version and the WiiWare-version is a rip-off I am reconsidering paying for this at all.
	Comment by Per July 30, 2009, 5:48 am

	Obviously the profile of a Telltale-customer is a Windows user living i North America. No one else welcome.
	Comment by Persona non grata July 30, 2009, 5:56 am

	@Persona non grata, true - if the above is correct (?) - haven't check Wiiware for a release in DK recently, think I'll wait till tomorrow (friday) Hopefully the Wii control system makes up for those flaws :) Been waiting for this games to be released for too long... BTW - COMI is the best MI game in my opinion - loved the cartoonish graphics ;)
	Comment by tilsted July 30, 2009, 10:35 am

	I totally agree about the sound quality--this is something I voiced complaints about with SBCG4AP on WiiWare as well. For something so dialogue focused, it is truly unacceptable. Does this mean fewer/shorter music loops? Having smaller separate loops of different tracks so that they can be combined in different ways on-the-fly? I assume they have done everything they can codec-wise: using AAC, VBR, using 32khz for some assets so 80kbit/sec VBR can be used, mono for some assets, joint stereo so there's more bits for directional sounds, etc. I understand the price point situation, but for the dramatically lower visual and aural quality, it needs to be a dollar cheaper. Until something improves, we'll stick with our other disc-based adventure games on the Wii. We so enjoyed SBCG4AP and were able to get over the audio issues and enjoy it, but ToMI just isn't cutting it for the pricepoint. I hope they release on PSN soon which doesn't have these size limits and has built-in decoding for 24-bit lossless audio. Sorry, TellTale :(
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	Comment by Pablo-L2GP July 30, 2009, 5:22 pm

	???? Hey!!! Why didn't you tell us the European Wiiware release was yesterday?!?! I found out at 11pm when I decided to see what was new... since I had already checked this website for any new info I was a tad shocked to see it. Still, MEGA pleased now I have it! Had saved my wii points especially for it... AND I LOVE IT!!!!!
	Comment by jeeno0142 August 1, 2009, 1:37 pm

	yay, it came to europe, thnanks TT!! now do grim fandango, now.
	Comment by adam August 2, 2009, 4:13 am

	Hey telltale, I just finished the Wii version TOMI ep1, and I have 4 comments: 1.Thank you, seriously Thank you Not only did you do this series justice but you may have made the best Monkey Island game to date. and this is only the first episode. 2.The Controls were great for Wii, no complaints. Everything felt natural. 3. I thought the wait for wii release was unbearable.... now I have to wait for episode 2 gah... 4. The Adventure game is officially back, Telltale it's your fault....Now don't stop... EVER.
	Comment by squidpod August 2, 2009, 8:44 am

	there are more and more reasons for me to get a wii. Better to save some money for it.
	Comment by the graber August 3, 2009, 1:39 am

	Wait... the european WiiWare version only in English? Sorry but that's a no-buy for me. Every Monkey Island has been translated into several languages here in Europe. It's a graphic adventure for god's sake!! I hope in the end Lucas will release this game in DVD format and in multi-language, that's the only way I'd buy this :(
	Comment by ikari August 3, 2009, 5:09 pm

	I want italian subtitles on Wii Ware version.
	Comment by GAS August 6, 2009, 3:23 am

	Man, that sux. U know... 1000 wiipoints for the first episode?? ya and then 1000 for the second and so on or what? then u buy 5000 wii points.. costs a lot more than u Buy it 4 PC....
	Comment by FAIL August 6, 2009, 11:32 am

	ikari: If you managed to write that entire comment in English, surely you can manage to play Monkey Island in English. Please DO NOT encourage software companies to make translated versions, that will just delay the release of any version by months. And I second everybody on the price. 1000 freaking WiiPoints in Europe. Might as well not have bothered making a PAL conversion at all. Good thing is it made me stop hesitating and buy the PC version.
	Comment by Chris August 8, 2009, 11:46 am

	"Enjoy and happy"
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