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Today Nintendo adds new/classic games to the popular Wii Shop Channel. The games go live at 9AM Pacific time. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at stores like Amazon (see Card above).

We’ve included videos of each of today’s games for nostalgia’s sake or so you can see if it’s to your tastes.

This week’s new Virtual Console game is:

Mega Man 3 (NES, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone-Mild Cartoon Violence, 500 Wii Points = $5): In the year 200X, the notorious Dr. Wily, now reformed and working for the forces of good, works hand-in-hand with Dr. Light to build a new type of peacekeeping robot. When a new set of eight Robot Masters escapes the lab to wreak havoc on the world at large, only Mega Man can save the day. This time, Mega Man must rely on his new slide move and canine companion Rush to conquer the stages and vanquish evil. A new character, Proto Man, adds to the mystery and appeal of this seminal title in the famous action-game series.

What if the title theme to Mega Man 3 had lyrics?

This week’s new WiiWare games are:

Brain Challenge (Gameloft, 1-4 players, Rated E for Everyone, 1,000 Wii Points = $10): Just like your body, your brain needs to be exercised to stay in shape. Boost your brain and relieve stress through various minigames in a personal session to get a detailed evaluation. Challenge your friends’ brains in delirious party games to see who is the smartest. Test your brain’s abilities in Visual, Memory, Logic, Math and Focus minigames. Compare yourself with friends by challenging their brains in three multiplayer modes. Develop your resistance to stressful situations that could happen in real life. Use a customized Mii character to create personal sessions. Choose your favorite personal coach. Track your overall performance with detailed statistics and graphs. The special Kid Test and Senior Test modes will gather everyone around the game.

Yummy Yummy Cooking Jam (Virtual Toys, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone-Animated Blood, Comic Mischief, 1,000 Wii Points = $10): Yummy Yummy Cooking Jam is a frenetically active cooking game in which you must serve food to your customers as quickly as possible. This could be a simple task, but the customers aren’t very patient, and you’ll find a multitude of annoying insects that make the noble mission of satisfying your small gourmets’ stomachs much more difficult. In the game’s Career Mode, your goal is to become the best chef in the city. To do so, you have to prove your worth by cooking in four fantastic restaurants: the Hot Dog, Hamburger, Pizza and Mexican Restaurant. Enjoy playing Yummy Yummy with your family, serving delicious food to the most surprising characters: vampires, ninjas, extraterrestrials and mafia thugs. Put on your chef’s hat, sharpen your knives and turn up the heat.

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Today 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:

Space Invaders Get Even (Taito, 1 player, Shooter/Arcade, 500 Wii Points = €5 / £3.75 / AU$7.50): Space Invaders Get Even puts a twist on the formula by letting the player control the space invaders themselves! Unlike the original game and its spin-offs, Space Invaders Get Even sees players piloting the UFO across a landscape rendered in 3D graphics, which encompasses areas such as cities, forests, oceans and military bases. Players move the UFO with the Nunchuk, and then use the pointer function of the Wiimote to direct a swarm of up to 100 invaders in blowing up buildings and destroying the defending forces of Earth. — The invaders, which are rendered as flat, glowing two dimensional sprites which resemble the invaders in the original game, are split into three types, each with different attributes.Upon eliminating all opposition in the stage, the player must then take on a large boss, which include a giant tank and a huge battleship.

PLEASE NOTE: While the main game costs only 500 Wii Points, that’s just the “Starter Pack” that comes with one stage (consisting of two levels and a boss battle). Six additional stages will be available across three downloadable content packs, also priced at 500 Points each. So if you want the full game, prepare to spend 2000 Wii Points (that’s €20 / £15 / AU$30)!

Alien Crush Returns (Hudson Entertainment, 1-4 players, Action/Pinball, 800 Wii Points = €8 / £6 / AU$12): Alien Crush Returns is the ultimate incarnation of the popular TurboGrafx pinball classic, Alien Crush. Boasting innovative game and control features, this is one Wii experience that you don’t want to miss. With all the ball-blazing simplicity and flipper action thrills of standard pinball, Alien Crush Returns has all the visual and digital elements that you’ve come to expect in a video game, including grotesque, eye-stunning playfields as well as unique Action Ball gimmicks that redefine the fun and excitement of pinball. You can even nudge the machine with your Wii Remote controller. What’s more, you can connect via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection to enjoy a variety of features such as four-player head-to-head action, high score competitions and Extra Stage downloads.

Brain Challenge (Gameloft, 1-4 players, Puzzle, 1000 Wii Points = €10 / £7.50 / AU$15): Get your brain in shape with fun daily exercises - these challenging and entertaining puzzles act like a vitamin boost for your brain. Brain Challenge is more than just a game, it’s your personal coach for mental fitness! Twenty different games in five categories (Memory, Visual, Logic, Math, and Focus) will train all areas of your brain. Keep track of your progress every day, and easily evaluate your level of brain activity. Brain Challenge is the easy and enjoyable way to keep your brain alert.

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From today, at 9AM GMT (2AM PDT), you can play PomPom’s Bliss Island on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360. Bliss Island will be available worldwide for 800 Microsoft Points (that’s US$10 / €9.60 / £6.80 / CAN$12.40 / AU$13.20).

For fun, competitive, addictive, bite-sized gaming venture into the world of Bliss Island. With over 80 unique challenges Bliss Island is the perfect pick up and play game. Give it a go and help Hoshi today!

Key game features include:
* Pick up and play: Experience more than 25 unique challenges across nine crazy levels.
* Play with friends: Jump into online multiplayer and challenge your friends online.

Also available today is Gameloft’s Brain Challenge on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360. Brain Challenge will be available worldwide for 800 Microsoft Points (that’s US$10 / €9.60 / £6.80 / CAN$12.40 / AU$13.20).

Ready to start down the road to excellent mental fitness? Upgrade to the full version of Brain Challenge to unlock twenty different mini-games in five brain-building categories. Daily exercises challenge you to increase your mental capacity: they never repeat, and the better you do, the harder they get! Challenge your brain, monitor your progress, and watch your mental capacity grow! This game requires the Xbox 360 hard drive or the 512MB Memory Unit for storage.

Key game features include:
* Multiplayer fun: Challenge friends with four-player offline and online multiplayer modes.
* Game variety: Thirty games are broken down into different categories—Memory, Visual, Logic, Math, and Focus.
* Training room: Play all the mini-games within each category freely.
* Creative mode: Relax by exploring your brain’s creative abilities through five games.
* Stress mode: Test your abilities under stressful conditions.
* Personal coach: Choose your favorite coach to accompany you through all your brain development steps and develop a unique relationship with him or her.
* Brain charts: View your overall performance and progression with detailed stats and graphs.

Like every week, there were also various downloadable Rock Band tracks released for the Xbox 360 version of the game in addition to 2007’s downloadable Rock Band content. Below’s listings show the three:

Content: “Beethoven’s C***”
Price: 80 Microsoft Points
Availability: Canada and United States
Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) MILD LYRICS,MILD SUGGESTIVE THEMES] Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this song game track: “Beethoven’s C***”–Serj Tankian.

Content: “Crushcrushcrush”
Price: 80 Microsoft Points
Availability: Canada and United States
Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) MILD LYRICS,MILD SUGGESTIVE THEMES] Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this song game track: “Crushcrushcrush”–Paramore.

Content: “Shockwave”
Price: 80 Microsoft Points
Availability: Only in Canada, United States
Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) MILD LYRICS,MILD SUGGESTIVE THEMES] Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this song game track: “Shockwave”–Black Tide.

* PLEASE NOTE: Many Rock Band song game tracks are available as both a multipack and as a single game track. These song game tracks are exactly the same (unless expressly noted as a special version or remix). Be aware that it is possible to download the same song game track twice so please carefully consider your purchases. For music credits, visit www.RockBand.com.