Gamertell

There’s a large assortment of downloadable games available today for Wii and DSi owners. There are three new WiiWare games, two Virtual Console classics and three DSiWare games. Not too bad.

Most of the games released seem geared towards younger gamers though. All three WiiWare games, “Aha! I Got It!” Escape Game, Carnival King and Family Card Games, and the DSiWare title Battle of the Giants: Dragons - Bronze Edition are clearly geared towards kids. Don’t let that turn you off though - take a thorough look at the descriptions and catalogs on your Wii and DSi before you make any decisions.

Gamertell’s Nintendo Download picks for the week are R-Type (Virtual Console) and Viking Invasion (DSiWare).

WiiWare

“Aha! I Got It!” Escape Game
Price: 500 Nintendo Points / $5
Publisher: Ateam Inc.
Genre: Puzzle
ESRB Rating: “Everyone”
Players: 1
Description: Milo has gotten a puzzle room for his birthday, and in order to escape from said room, he has to solve all of the puzzles. This means you point and click around the entire room and use the remote to solve all of the puzzles.

Carnival King
Price: 700 Nintendo Points / $7
Publisher: Incredible Technologies
Genre: Mini-game Collection
ESRB Rating: “Everyone” for Mild Cartoon Violence
Players: 1-2
Description: A mini-game collection where players visit the Arcadia, Dreamland and Lagoon Parks and play various carnival games.

Family Card Games
Price: 500 Nintendo Points / $5
Publisher: Aksys Games
Genre: Card Game
ESRB Rating: “Everyone” for Mild Suggestive Themes
Players: 1-2
Description: You can play Daifugo, Speed or Memory card games alone, against one other friend or against three other players online.

Virtual Console

Fighting Street
Price: 800 Nintendo Points / $8
Originally Appeared On: TurboGrafx 16 CD-Rom
Publisher: Capcom
Genre: Fighting
ESRB Rating: “Everyone 10+” for Mild Blood and Violence
Players: 1-2
Description: A port Street Fighter. You pick either Ryu or Ken as your fighter, then face off against other characters in an attempt to prove you’re the strongest and best.

R-Type
Price: 500 Nintendo Points / $5
Originally Appeared On: Sega Master System
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Shooter
ESRB Rating: “Everyone” for Mild Fantasy Violence
Players: 1
Description: A side-scroller where you go through eight levels trying to power up your ship and gun and attempt to stop the Bydo Empire.

DSiWare

Battle of the Giants: Dragons - Bronze Edition
Price: 800 Nintendo Points / $8
Publisher: Ubisoft
Genre: Action
ESRB Rating: “Everyone 10+” for Mild Fantasy Violence
Players: 1-4
Description: As a Bronze dragon, you must reclaim the bronze gems and beat the Salmu dragon. This means you must travel through 10 different areas. You can also customize your bronze dragon and have it fight against other players.

Sparkle Snapshots
Price: 500 Nintendo Points / $5
Publisher: Nintendo
Genre: Other
ESRB Rating: N/A
Players: 1
Description: A program that lets you edit the photos you take with the DSi camera by adding in frames, extras, stamps, outfits and such. It also includes a shutter timer, allows you to factor in lighting and set the lens type used for the shot.

Viking Invasion
Price: 800 Nintendo Points / $8
Publisher: BiP Media
Genre: Strategy
ESRB Rating: “Everyone” for Mild Fantasy Violence
Players: 1
Description: A tower defense style game where you have to build up your defenses against vikings. There are three levels of difficulty to choose from, two modes to play through (Campaign and Survival) and over 10 levels to play through.

Image Source for R-Type screenshot: Retro Gamer

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