On the PAL Wii Shop today: Pop Them Drop Them Samegame and Family Glide Hockey

Get a Wii Points Card at Amazon UKToday Nintendo of Europe and Australia added new games to the popular Wii Shop Channel. The game went live at midnight CET. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points to download the game. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at stores like Amazon UK.

The WiiWare games are:

Pop Them, Drop Them Samegame (Hudson, Puzzle, 1-4 players, 500 Wii Points = €5 / £3.75 / AU$7.50): Same Game is a simple yet engrossing puzzle game where you clear matching blocks in sets of 2 or more. Score high by clearing out more blocks at once. If you manage to clear the entire grid, you can keep on playing with a whole new layout. Getting rid of all those blocks is the key to raking in the points! Adjust the difficulty in a one-player game by trying different grid sizes and numbers of colors. Play it your way!

Up to 4 players can face off locally in any one of 3 multiplayer modes. “Fame Game”, the most straightforward choice, is similar to the one-player version. “Shame Game”” turns the tables on the players, forcing them to go for the lowest score. Finally, in “Blame Game”, it’s a free-for-all as everyone vies for blocks on one big grid. Choose from among different block styles, background graphics, and music to customize your playing experience. Same Game: Easy to learn, easy to play… hard to put down!

The game can be played in English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, and Dutch.

Family Glide Hockey (Aksys Games, Sports, 1-4 players, 500 Wii Points = €5 / £3.75 / AU$7.50): Daddy, Mommy, Sarah and Billy are back for more family fun, and this time it’s glide hockey. Hone your skills in a gymnasium, a forest park, a beach, an amusement park, even the freezing Arctic. Family Glide Hockey sports appealing cel-shaded graphics and endearing music to go with its friendly, competitive match-ups. Choose between single-player mode, versus mode (up to four players can play), or challenge your skill in engaging minigames such as Glide Hockey Brawl, Glide Hockey Drill and Glide Hockey Tracer.

The game can be played in English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, and Dutch.