Nintendo will bring Toshio Iwai’s bubbly music software Electroplankton to DSiWare in Japan as 10 separate mini-apps, each sold for 200 Points.

Tracy, Hanenbow, Nanocarp, and Beatnes — the last of which enables you to compose NES/Famicom-style chiptunes — will release first on July 8th. The second batch of downloadables will include Rec-Rec and Lumiloop on July 22nd. Nintendo will offer Sun-Animalcule, Luminaria, Marine-Snow, and Volvoice last in August.

While many likely prefer to see new and original titles on DSiWare (notwithstanding those waiting for Nintendo to transform the platform into a portable Virtual Console), rather than excepts from a game hardly anyone bought three years ago, I’m alright wth developer Indies Zero picking up some easy cash. They are, after all, the studio behind Retro Game Challenge.

And I’m sure there are a few dozen Electroplankton fans out there who really wish they could load some of the composition tools even when they have another (non flash) cart popped into their systems. Besides, have you looked at Electroplankton prices lately? Hachi machi.

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