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Square Enix to Publish LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias in Japan

Today we're delighted to announce a further partnership with Square Enix to publish ’the best WiiWare game of 2009’ (IGN) LostWinds®: Winter of the Melodias in Japan and Asia. The game will be released in Japan on 22nd December 2009.

To celebrate this great news (and the festive season which is upon us!) we've launched a brand new contest where you can win yourself a copy of the game. All you have to do to enter and be in with a chance of winning is answer a simple question about the world of Mistralis. Further details on how to enter this great contest can be found in the official contest announcement.

The press release with details on the partnership between Frontier and Square Enix to publish LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias in Japan and Asia can be found in full below.
 

Square Enix to Publish LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias in Japan

Partnership brings the Season Switching “Best WiiWare Game of 2009” to Asia.

18th December 2009. Cambridge, UK. Frontier Developments, one of the games industry’s leading independent developers, is delighted to announce a further partnership with Square Enix to publish ’the best WiiWare game of 2009’ (IGN) LostWinds®: Winter of the Melodias in Japan and Asia. The game will be released in Japan on 22nd December 2009.

“We’re very pleased to be joining forces again with Square Enix to bring the sequel to gamers in Japan and Asia.” said David Braben, Frontier’s Chairman and founder “We’re excited to see gamers’ reaction to the incredible new gameplay mechanics such as Season Switching, the all-new, expansive, beautiful settings and the story of Toku and Enril the Wind Spirit’s and adventure to save Toku’s mother.”

Illustrating the widespread acknowledgement of the game as one of the better Wii titles - disc or download - LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias was rated as No.8 in the Metacritic* chart of Wii titles for the year and is the only WiiWare game to feature in the Top 10 alongside established franchises like Tiger Woods, Guitar Hero and Metroid Prime.

Influential IGN.com also voted LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias as the the best WiiWare game of 2009 for the Nintendo Wii, describing the game’s use of the Wii Remote as ‘masterful’. http://uk.bestof.ign.com/2009/wii/best-wiiware-game.html

If you haven’t downloaded LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias yet, visit www.frontier.co.uk for a chance to win a free copy of the game.

Praise for LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias:
“This is not only the best WiiWare game out there, it's also one of the highest quality Wii titles … LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias is an outstanding achievement for all of gaming...period.” GoNintendo [9.5/10]
“Might well be one of the most beautiful games ever created" Videogamer [9/10]
"It's not simply the best WiiWare title on the market, but one of the best Wii games full stop” IGN 9.1/10 Editor's Choice
“A brilliant sequel that improves on the original in every conceivable department. Essential.” Official Nintendo Magazine UK [9/10]

The original LostWinds picked up Develop Magazine’s ‘Best New IP’ award in July 2008, a prestigious accolade voted on by Frontier’s games industry peers.

* http://features.metacritic.com/features/2009/the-best-games-of-2009/3/