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This week, the Wii downloadable content services continue to offer up one new title and one retro game (and for the third week in a row, it’s a NEOGEO title). We have the relatively awesome classic King of the Monsters (the NEOGEO game) and the arcadey-looking SPOGS Racing on WiiWare. All titles are available on the Wii Shop channel, with a fresh batch arriving every Monday at 9 AM Pacific time. Wii points can be purchased at a rate of $1 for 100 points. On the VC count, the new game brings the North American total to 234.

Nintendo’s official descriptions, via press release:

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We have two new games and some additional dlc for Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as King this week on Nintendo’s downloadable services. On the WiiWare front, we have Magnetica Twist, a presumably addictive Zuma clone, and Neo-Geo classic Fatal Fury 2. All titles are available on the Wii Shop channel, with a fresh batch arriving every Monday at 9 AM Pacific time. Wii points can be purchased at a rate of $1 for 100 points. On the VC count, the new game brings the North American total to 233.

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Two retro games and one WiiWare title are up for downloading this week. I haven’t heard too much about the sole new game - Gyrostarr, other than the fact that it’s a spacey shooter, but it does look rather intriguing. Also - Alex Kidd in Miracle World was awesome back in the day, and it’s more than worth a peek if you’re nostalgic.

All titles are available on the Wii Shop channel, with a fresh batch arriving every Monday at 9 AM Pacific time. Wii points can be purchased at a rate of $1 for 100 points. On the VC count, the new games bring the North American total to 232.

From Nintendo’s press release:
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Gyrostarr (High Voltage Software, 1-4 players, Rated E for Everyone—Mild Fantasy Violence, 700 Wii Points): Gyrostarr challenges you and up to three additional players to pilot your ships through a series of twisting, turning technoplasma tracks while battling a variety of deadly alien foes at ever-increasing speeds. While fighting and maneuvering, you must collect enough energy to activate the ancient warpgate at the end of each track. Succeed, and you can journey to the next, even deadlier track. Fail, and the gate will slam shut, destroying your ship. Enhance your ship with weapon pickups, coordinate attacks with your friends to fire powerful combined blasts and use your grapple to snag energy and pickups in the midst of combat. Control your ship with the Wii Remote controller, Nunchuk controller or Classic Controller™, or use the “paired” control system that allows two players to use a connected Wii Remote and Nunchuk or Classic Controller at the same time. Offering 50 levels of intense action, powerful pickups, high-speed bonus levels and mayhem for up to four players, Gyrostarr is a killer arcade challenge.

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It’s a decidedly awesome week on the Wii’s downloadable services, with two quality-looking WiiWare titles: Cocoto Fishing Master and the retro styled Block Breaker Deluxe; and the excellent Samurai Shodown (NEO-GEO) on the Virtual Console. Happy downloading!

All VC titles are available on the Wii Shop channel, with a fresh batch arriving every Monday at 9 AM Pacific time. Wii points can be purchased at a rate of $1 for 100 points. The new game brings the North American VC count to 230.

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This week on Nintendo’s two dlc services, we’re seeing a new Pokemon concept (ranching), classic NES title Dig Dug, and Japan-only NES Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa, quite the variety. All VC titles are available on the Wii Shop channel, with a fresh batch arriving every Monday at 9 AM Pacific time. Wii points can be purchased at a rate of $1 for 100 points. The new games bring the North American VC count to 229.

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This week, Nintendo’s two download services offer up some puzzle-platforming, top-down shooting, and old-school ninja action. My money’s on Toki Tori, a puzzle-y, platform-y, colorful title featuring lots of chickens, though that puny Wii memory is dwindling. All VC titles are available on the Wii Shop channel, with a fresh batch arriving every Monday at 9 AM Pacific time. Wii points can be purchased at a rate of $1 for 100 points. The new game brings the North American VC count to 227.

The details, via Nintendo’s press release:

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It may have been a holiday yesterday, but Nintendo delivered four new (or old...) games as DLC for the Wii’s various services. This week’s highlight is probably the highly anticipated re-imagining of Dr. Mario with Dr. Mario Online Rx. All VC titles are available on the Wii Shop channel, with a fresh batch arriving every Monday at 9 AM Pacific time. Wii points can be purchased at a rate of $1 for 100 points. The new games bring the North American VC count to 226.

Click through for full descriptions of the games…

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Nintendo recently introduced WiiWare which will be available from the Wii Shop Channel for Wii users. According to Nintendo the Wii Ware will eventually include a variety of downloadable games, currently there are six listed that have been added to the list since the last Wii Virtual Update by Gamertell’s own Danielle Riendeau .

The games are: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King, LostWinds, Defend Your Castle, Pop, V.I.P Casino: Blackjack and TV Show King. Click through for a synopsis of all six games…

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All you air guitarists can continue to pamper your musical dreams and fantasies in grand style as Activision has heralded the Guitar Hero game. The game titled Guitar Hero World Tour was announced on May 22, 2008, in a press release and it will come stuffed to the hilt with several new additions.

The release heavily plugs revamped guitar among other additions but it drops a bombshell with the promise of downloadable content (DLC) for the Wii version of the Guitar Hero World Tour.

The game will feature recordings from the eminent likes of Linking Park, Van Helen and…

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With the advent of WiiWare, we need to try something a bit different with these weekly (Wiikly?) updates of downloadable gaming on the Wii. Until you hear differently, we’ll be covering both the WiiWare and regular Virtual Console updates all in one convenient, easy to digest post. Special, no?

This week, we have one VC title - SkyKid; and two new games on WiiWare: Critter Round-up and Star Soldier R. All VC titles are available on the Wii Shop channel, with a fresh batch arriving every Monday at 9 AM Pacific time. Wii points can be purchased at a rate of $1 for 100 points. The new game brings the North American VC count to 224.

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