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European Nintendo downloads: Excitebike World Challenge, Final Fight 3
by JC Fletcher 
{ Feb 5th 2010 at 12:05PM } 
- Final Fight 3 (Virtual Console: SNES, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points)
- "Aha! I Found It!" Hidden Object Game (WiiWare, 1-4 players, 500 Wii Points)
- Excitebike World Challenge (WiiWare, 1-4 players, 1,000 Wii Points)
- Snakenoid (DSiWare, 1 player, 500 DSi Points)
European Nintendo downloads: Eco Shooter, Legends of Exidia
by JC Fletcher { Jan 29th 2010 at 1:15PM }
On DSiWare, Gameloft has released Legends of Exidia, which is reportedly a port of its mobile game Might and Magic II (not to be confused with the real Might and Magic II) with all the license stuff excised. That's pretty weird.
- 530 Eco Shooter (WiiWare, 1 player, 1,000 Wii Points)
- Street Fighter Alpha 2 (SNES, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points)
- Electroplankton: Luminarrow (DSiWare, 1 player, 200 DSi Points)
- Electroplankton: Sun-animalcule (DSiWare, 1 player, 200 DSi Points)
- Legends of Exidia (DSiWare, 1 player, 800 DSi Points)
European Nintendo downloads: Starship Patrol, A Boy and His Blob, Eat! Fat! FIGHT!
by JC Fletcher { Dec 18th 2009 at 3:45PM }
A Boy and His Blob and Street Fighter II' (the PC Engine version) arrive on Virtual Console today, and DSiWare has yet another original Q-Games title: Starship Patrol, a futuristic-looking tower defense game in space!
- Eat! Fat! FIGHT! (WiiWare, 1-2 players, 1,000 Wii Points)
- Moki Moki (WiiWare, 1 player, 800 Wii Points)
- A Boy and His Blob (NES, 1 player, 500 Wii Points)
- Street Fighter II': Champion Edition (Turbografx-16, 1-2 players, 700 Wii Points)
- A Little Bit of... Magic Made Fun: Psychic Camera (DSiWare, 1 player, 200 DSi Points)
- Castle of Magic (DSiWare, 1 player, 500 DSi Points)
- Littlest Pet Shop (DSiWare, 1 player, 800 DSi Points)
- myNotebook: Green (DSiWare, 1 player, 200 DSi Points)
- Starship Patrol (DSiWare, 1 player, 500 DSi Points)
European Nintendo downloads: Alex Kidd in Shinobi World, Monkey Island
by JC Fletcher { Dec 11th 2009 at 4:00PM }
Also available: more Monkey Island, an expansion of one of Rubik's World's games, and Pallurikio, a cute platformer with a slingshot mechanic. And on DSiWare, it's ... a stripped-down version of Hell's Kitchen!
- Pallurikio (WiiWare, 1 player, 1,000 Wii Points)
- Rubik's Puzzle Galaxy: RUSH (WiiWare, 1-2 players, 600 Wii Points)
- Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 4 (WiiWare, 1 player, 1,000 Wii Points)
- Alex Kidd in Shinobi World (Sega Master System, 1 player, 500 Wii Points)
- PictureBook Games: The Royal Bluff (DSiWare, 1-4 players, 500 DSi Points)
- Hell's Kitchen Vs. (DSiWare, 1-2 players, 800 DSi Points)
European Nintendo downloads: Earthworm Jim 2, holiday games
by JC Fletcher { Dec 4th 2009 at 1:45PM }
This week, the European Wii and DS Shops' halls are decked, with one festive, holiday-themed game each! Happy Holidays: Christmas on WiiWare is, like the Halloween WiiWare release, a program that lets you put together and send e-cards. Yep.Just Sing! Christmas Songs on DSiWare is pretty much what it sounds like: a karaoke game in which you just sing Christmas songs. Two of them. Just watch the trailer (via GoNintendo) after the break.
Oh, also, Earthworm Jim 2 on Virtual Console. Neat!
- Earthworm Jim 2 (Mega Drive, 1 player, 800 Wii Points)
- Mahjong (WiiWare, 500 Wii Points)
- Happy Holidays: Christmas (WiiWare, 1 player, 500 Wii Points)
- Foto Face: The Face Stealer Strikes (DSiWare, 1 player, 800 DSi Points)
- A Little Bit of ... Magic Made Fun: Matchmaker (DSiWare, 1 player, 200 DSi Points)
- Just Sing! Christmas Songs (DSiWare, 1 player, 200 DSi Points)
- myNotebook: Red (DSiWare, 1 player, 200 DSi Points)
European Nintendo downloads: Pokemon Rumble, Shootanto, demos
by JC Fletcher { Nov 20th 2009 at 3:45PM }
In terms of stuff you pay for, Shootanto is going to be totally overshadowed by Pokemon Rumble. DSiWare has a decent selection of games, including something that looks kind of like Defend Your Castle, a few card games, and myNotebook.
- Pokemon Rumble (WiiWare, 1-4 players, 1,500 Wii Points)
- Shootanto: Evolutionary Mayhem (WiiWare, 1-2 players, 500 Wii Points)
- Army Defender (DSiWare, 1 player, 200 DSi Points)
- A Little Bit of ... All-Time Classics: Strategy Games (DSiWare, 1 player, 500 DSi Points)
- myNotebook: Blue (DSiWare, 1 player, 200 DSi Points)
- Uno (DSiWare, 1-6 players, 500 DSi Points)
- Demos: Pokemon Rumble, World of Goo (free)
European Nintendo downloads: My Zoo, Ninja Gaiden, Rock N' Roll Climber
by JC Fletcher { Nov 13th 2009 at 1:15PM }
The big draw for us is the arcade brawler version of Ninja Gaiden, which seems fresh to us after 20 years of dodging eagles in the NES game.
- My Zoo (WiiWare, 1 player, 500 Wii Points)
- Rock N' Roll Climber (WiiWare, 1 player, 800 Wii Points)
- Ninja Gaiden (Arcade, 1 player, 800 Wii Points)
- A Little Bit Of .... Nintendo Touch Golf (DSiWare, 800 DSi Points)
European Nintendo downloads: Banana fighting street
by JC Fletcher { Nov 6th 2009 at 12:10PM }
Manic Monkey Mayhem on WiiWare sounds like it could be great (monkeys throw bananas to knock each other off of platforms), with online play -- but, of course, we always feel guarded about unknown WiiWare games. But monkeys! We look forward to hearing impressions.
As for the rest, Uno sounds like Uno and SUDOKU sounds like sudoku, but louder.
- Fighting Street (Turbografx-16 CD-ROM, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points)
- Manic Monkey Mayhem (WiiWare, 1-4 players, 1,000 Wii Points)
- Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 3: Lair of the Leviathan (WiiWare, 1 player, 1,000 Wii Points)
- Uno (WiiWare, 1-4 players, 500 Wii Points)
- A Little Bit of ... All Time Classics: Family Favorites (DSiWare, 1 player, 500 DSi Points)
- Bomberman Blitz (DSiWare, 1-8 players, 500 DSi Points)
- SUDOKU (DSiWare, 1 player, 200 DSi Points)
European Nintendo downloads: Zombies Lit, BBQed My Ghost Mansion
by JC Fletcher { Oct 30th 2009 at 2:00PM }
Perhaps the biggest, scariest surprise of all: Little Red Riding Hood's Zombie BBQ is out in Europe, finally! And, while it was released on a cartridge here, it's an 800-point DSiWare download in Europe! No excising of zombie food talk for this one.
- Zombies (SNES, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points)
- LIT (WiiWare, 1 player, 800 Wii Points)
- Ghost Mansion Party (WiiWare, 1-4 players, 1,000 Wii Points)
- Little Red Riding Hood's Zombie BBQ (DSiWare, 1 player, 800 DSi Points)
- A Little Bit of ... All Time Classics: Card Classics (DSiWare, 1-8 players, 500 DSi Points)
European Nintendo downloads: Happy Hallowinter
by JC Fletcher { Oct 9th 2009 at 1:30PM }
The Virtual Console has an inferior, but more Haggar-centric, Final Fight sequel, along with Wonder Boy III, which is good but not as good as the other version of the same game already there (Dragon's Curse). And on DSiWare, Photo Clock and ... oh, hey, Dragon Quest Wars!
- LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias (WiiWare, 1 player, 1,000 Wii Points)
- Happy Holidays: Halloween (WiiWare, 1 player, 500 Wii Points)
- Final Fight 2 (Virtual Console, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points)
- Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap (Virtual Console, 1 player, 500 Wii Points)
- Photo Clock (DSiWare, 1 player, 200 DSi Points)
- Dragon Quest Wars (DSiWare, 1-4 players, 500 DSi Points)
Gallery: LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias
European Nintendo downloads: Consider yourself a hero
by JC Fletcher { Sep 4th 2009 at 11:14AM }
DSiWare now features an app we've been curious about since its non-unveiling at E3: 6 in 1 Dictionary with Camera Function; an app that is designed to translate between six different languages, even with words photographed by the DSi camera.
- Contra ReBirth (WiiWare, 1-2 players, 1,000 Wii Points)
- 6 in 1 Dictionary with Camera Function (DSiWare, 1 player, 800 DSi Points)
European Nintendo downloads: Oscar in Troll-land
by JC Fletcher { Aug 28th 2009 at 3:15PM }
On WiiWare, Gameloft offers a Texas Hold'em Poker that isn't the same game as the Texas Hold'em Tournament that's been available since March. Want Texas Hold'em without the pressure of the tournament setting, or something? Well, there you go. In addition, this week's WiiWare Mr. Driller game is now available. There's also new DLC for My Life as a Darklord.
- Texas Hold'em Poker (WiiWare, 1-5 players, 600 Wii Points)
- Mr. Driller W (WiiWare, 1 player, 800 Wii Points)
- Oscar in Toyland (DSiWare, 1 player, 800 DSi Points)
European Nintendo downloads: Pilotwings (finally)
by JC Fletcher { Aug 21st 2009 at 11:15AM }
Without a doubt, the highlight of this week's WiiWare, Virtual Console, and DSiWare offerings in Europe is Pilotwings, the SNES launch title that should have been on the Virtual Console in 2006. It has finally arrived in PAL territories, and we have high hopes for a North American release soon. (Which we really shouldn't.) The other new additions are actually pretty great as well: Mario vs. Donkey Kong and Pop! Plus Solo are now up on DSiWare, and two distinctly different paddle games, Bit.Trip: Core and Arkanoid Plus, are on WiiWare:
- Pilotwings (SNES, 800 Wii Points)
- Bit.Trip: Core (WiiWare, 1 player, 600 Wii Points)
- Arkanoid Plus (WiiWare, 1 player, 800 Wii Points)
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again (DSiWare, 1 player, 800 DSi Points)
- Pop! Plus Solo (DSiWare, 1 player, 500 DSi Points)
European Nintendo downloads: Flipnote Phantasy
by JC Fletcher { Aug 14th 2009 at 10:40AM }
If you're into RPGs and in Europe or Australia, today's Wii Shop update is killer -- the original Phantasy Star for Sega Master System is available! For a ridiculous 500 Wii Points, you can get one of the best role playing games ever made. We hope you have a high tolerance for first-person dungeons.WiiWare gets another of Arc System Works' Family titles, about which we've learned to be wary -- but we're intensely curious about the idea of a slot car racing game. Also, Tecmo's 3-2-1 Rattle Battle!, a game whose openness about being entirely about shaking the Wiimote frantically is impressive.
On DSiWare, Europe gets a number puzzle game with online multplayer, based on a larger DS game that didn't come out there! And Flipnote Studio finally arrives! Go download it and make Flipnotes! Right now!
- Phantasy Star (Master System, 1 player, 500 Wii Points)
- Family Slot Car Racing (WiiWare, 1-4 players, 500 Wii Points)
- 3-2-1 Rattle Battle! (WiiWare, 1-4 players, 500 Wii Points)
- Sujin Taisen Number Battle (DSiWare, 1-4 players, 500 DSi Points)
- Flipnote Studio (DSiWare, 1 player, free)
European Nintendo downloads: Shinobi takes revenge on bonsai
by JC Fletcher { Aug 7th 2009 at 3:00PM }
We'd be jealous of Bonsai Barber, which is surprisingly great, but we already have it! And we don't currently need maps of European cities, so the City Transport Map DSiWare games can wait as well.
- Bonsai Barber (WiiWare, 1-4 players, 1,000 Wii Points)
- The Revenge of Shinobi (Mega Drive, 1 player, 800 Wii Points)
- City Transport Map Vol. 1 & 2 (DSiWare, 500 points each)
