On Wii, DSi & 3DS eShop: Wario Land 2, Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters

New Nintendo downloads this week in America and Europe. The games go live on Thursdays in America at 9AM Pacific time and in Europe at 5PM UK/GMT time.

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Nintendo has now added new/classic games to the Wii Shop Channel, Nintendo DSi Shop and Nintendo 3DS eShop. Users with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points or Nintendo DSi Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel. Nintendo DSi Points can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. While the Nintendo eShop is a cash-based service, where virtual wallets are added to using a credit card or by purchasing a Nintendo 3DS Prepaid Card at a retail store and entering the code from the card. A Nintendo Points Card can be purchased at retail locations or Amazon.com.

American Nintendo Downloads

Nintendo 3DS eShop:

• Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters (Game Boy / 3DS Virtual Console, $4) – The “8-bit Summer” series continues with this classic action game from 1991. Angel Land is up to its halos in woes as mythical monsters are running rampant. Pit, the original Kid Icarus, must save the realm again.

• Tumble Pop (Game Boy / 3DS Virtual Console, $3) – Thanks to pollution and other global calamities, Earth is overflowing with strange creatures. What’s more, aliens from outer space have come to crash the party. It’s your job to exterminate all the monsters plaguing the planet.

• The Phantom Thief Stina and 30 Jewels (3DSWare, $5) – The year is 2120, and humanoid robot helpers are commonplace, even among thieves. Not that the Phantom Thief Stina is a commonplace thief! Through 30 levels, this self-proclaimed artiste and her pack of burglar bots are taking on Detective Sara and her robotic security team in an epic battle of wits!

• Masyu by Nikoli (3DSWare, $5) – “Masyu by Nikoli” contains 50 sudoku puzzles. “Masyu” is a puzzle in which you draw a line through the spaces according to the rules. Learn the attributes of the black and white circles and you’ll be able to play in no time.

• Nintendo Video: Dinosaur Office: Sick Day – Craig takes a sick day to stay at home, but that doesn’t stop his nosy coworkers from interrupting his precious R&R time.

Nintendo DSiWare:

• Rabi Laby 2 (Nintendo eShop / Nintendo DSiWare, $2 / 200 DSi Points) – Rabi Laby 2 is the next episode in this hybrid puzzle platform series. The player controls both Alice and Rabi and must use their unique skills to escape. They will encounter interesting creatures, strange places and unusual puzzles, fueling their humor and challenging their wits.

• Petit Computer (Nintendo eShop / Nintendo DSiWare, $8 / 800 DSi Points) – Petit Computer is an easy-to-use programming tool that lets you create everything from music, to images, to your very own original games using an adapted version of the classic BASIC programming language.

Very impressive! Petit Computer won’t teach you how to program BASIC code, but it sure is awesome you can make your own programs including games on the DS & 3DS and then save it all in a QR Code to share with everyone online!

Game of the Weekend

Mario’s Picross – The “Game of the Weekend” program is featuring Mario’s Picross. For a limited time, this fun and challenging puzzler is available at a special price of $2.99. Offer is valid from 9 a.m. Pacific time on Friday, July 20, through 9 p.m. Pacific time on Sunday, July 22. (For Nintendo 3DS)

European Nintendo Downloads

Play Nintendo 3DS demos

Nintendo 3DS eShop:

• Wario Land II (Game Boy Color / 3DS Virtual Console, £4.50 / €5) – Wario slept soundly every night, knowing his precious treasure was safely locked away… That was until the Black Sugar Gang broke in and pinched the lot! Help Wario recover his riches in this classic, comical platformer. Wario can’t be hurt, but certain enemy attacks will have weird effects on his body, transforming him into new guises such as flaming Hot Wario or Zombie Wario – each with unique abilities. Solve puzzles, play minigames, and look for hidden exits that lead to more treasure and even different game endings.

For a laugh, here’s the original Wario Land 2 for Game Boy (Color) commercial that I recorded myself on videotape back in 1998 and in 2005 put online. Imagine a time without internet and DVD lol. Wario’s saying that he’ll take revenge on the thieves who stole his money, since that’s how the game begins. This is a must-have game people! 🙂

• Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy DLC (each in-game song is priced £0.90 / €1)

#13. The Dalmasca Estersand (FF12 – FMS)
#14. Dungeon (FF02 – FMS)
#15. Etro’s Champion (FF13-2 – BMS)
#16. Battle (FF06 – BMS)

• Nintendo Video: The Incredible Barbazan: The Fire Juggler (2 out of 6 episodes, price = £1.35 for each episodes).

Nintendo DSiWare:

• Zuma’s Revenge! (Nintendo eShop / Nintendo DSiWare, €8 / 800 DSi Points)

• Flip the Core (Nintendo eShop / Nintendo DSiWare, €2 / 200 DSi Points) –

Nintendo WiiWare:

• Double Dragon II: The Revenge (NES / Wii Virtual Console, 500 Wii Points)

• Successfully Learning English: Year 2 (WiiWare, 800 Wii Points)

Future Downloadable 3DS eShop Games & Software:

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Upcoming Releases In July’s “8-Bit Summer”:

• Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (Nintendo Game Boy / 3DS Virtual Console) — July 26th.
• Sonic Blast (Sega Game Gear / 3DS Virtual Console) – July 2012.
• Sonic Labyrinth (Sega Game Gear / 3DS Virtual Console) – July 2012.

Upcoming Releases In 2012:

• Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console – Dr Mario (Nintendo America, Game Boy) July 2012
• Nintendo 3DS Download Software – 3D Solitaire (Zen Studios America) July 2012
• Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console – Toki Tori (Two Tribes, Game Boy Color) 2012
• Nintendo 3DS Download Software – Picross e (Jupiter) 2012
• Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console – Wario Land II (Nintendo America, Game Boy Color) 2012
• Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console – Sonic Drift 2 (SEGA, Game Gear) 2012
• Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console – Columns (SEGA, Game Gear) 2012
• Nintendo 3DS Download Software – Bit Boy!! ARCADE (Bplus, 3DSWare) 2012
• Nintendo 3DS Download Software – Unchained Blades (XSEED America, 3DSWare) 2012
• Wii Virtual Console – Vectorman 2 (SEGA Australia, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis) 2012
• Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console – Master of Darkness AKA Vampire: Master of Darkness (SIMS Co. Australia, Game Gear) 2012
• WiiWare – La-Mulana (Nicalis Europe?) 2012
• Nintendo DSiWare – Cave Story (Nicalis Europe?) 2012

See any games you’ll be downloading to your Nintendo system(s)?