From pulse-pounding action to mind-bending puzzles and beyond, this week's lineup of new downloadable games offers a dizzying variety to satisfy players of all stripes. New additions for the WiiWare™ service include the sci-fi adventure of BLASTER MASTER™ OVERDRIVE and the speedy fun of Tomena Sanner, plus a pair of family-friendly games to help parents and their kids brighten up the dog days of winter. For the Nintendo DSiWare™ service, new attractions include the rocket-powered puzzles of Link 'n' Launch™ and the tower-defending thrills of Fieldrunners. And lest you should think cucumbers are only good for snacking, the Virtual Console™ debut of Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom lets Wii™ owners enjoy a quirky classic from the NES™ era. - Nintendo of America

WiiWare

BLASTER MASTER OVERDRIVE
Publisher: SUNSOFT
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E10+
Price: 1,000 Wii Points™

Tomena Sanner
Publisher: Konami Digital Entertainment
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E
Price: 500 Wii Points

Bloons®
Publisher: Hands-On Mobile
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E
Price: 500 Wii Points

Hubert The Teddy Bear Winter Games
Publisher: Teyon
Players: 1-16
ESRB Rating: E
Price: 500 Wii Points

Nintendo DSiWare

Oscar in Movieland
Publisher: Virtual Playground
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E
Price: 800 Nintendo DSi Points™

Link 'n' Launch
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points

Fieldrunners
Publisher: Subatomic Studios
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E10+
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points

Sudoku 4Pockets
Publisher: 4Pockets.com
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points

Extreme Hangman
Publisher: Gamelion
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E10+
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points

Virtual Console

Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom
Original platform: NES
Publisher: Hudson Entertainment
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E
Price: 500 Wii Points

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Golf fanatics who can't hit the real-life links again till springtime will be especially pleased with this week's new downloadable game lineup. True Swing Golf Express for the Nintendo DSiWare™ service delivers deep fairway action that can be enjoyed anytime, anywhere. Another Nintendo DSiWare release, Legends of Exidia, offers a timeless clash between good and evil that RPG enthusiasts won't want to miss, while Move your Brain Rollway Puzzle lets players tilt and turn their Nintendo DSi™ system to complete fun puzzle challenges. For the WiiWare™ service, the fifth and final Tales of Monkey Island chapter brings an outrageous adventure series to a memorable close this week. Poker, solitaire, intrepid insects and a SEGA Master System classic help to round out a diverse and inviting set of new arrivals. - Nintendo of America

Nintendo DSiWare

True Swing Golf Express
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E
Price: 800 Nintendo DSi Points™

Legends of Exidia
Publisher: Gameloft
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E10+
Price: 800 Nintendo DSi Points

DOWNTOWN TEXAS HOLD'EM
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Players: 1-5
ESRB Rating: T
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points

Move your Brain Rollway Puzzle
Publisher: Assoria
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points

5 in 1 Solitaire
Publisher: Digital Leisure Inc.
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points

WiiWare

Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 5
Publisher: Telltale Games
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E10+
Price: 1,000 Wii Points™

Tumblebugs 2
Publisher: Gameshastra Inc.
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E
Price: 800 Wii Points

5 in 1 Solitaire
Publisher: Digital Leisure Inc.
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E
Price: 500 Wii Points

Virtual Console™

Alex Kidd in Shinobi World™
Original platform: SEGA Master System
Publisher: SEGA
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E
Price: 500 Wii Points

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Courtroom intrigue with everyone's favorite Ace Attorney leads this week's Nintendo Download. For the first time, players can use the Wii Remote™ controller to help them balance the scales of justice. Six other games join this week's lineup, including some temporal adventures and a puzzle game based on shadows, not to mention new twists on solitaire, billiards and word searches. A classic Genesis mahjong video game rounds out the list. - Nintendo of America

WiiWare™

Phoenix Wright™: Ace Attorney
Publisher: Capcom
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: T (Teen) - Blood, Language, Suggestive Themes, Violence
Price: 1,000 Wii Points™

Chronos Twins DX
Publisher: EnjoyUp Games
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E 10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) - Animated Blood, Mild Fantasy Violence
Price: 1,000 Wii Points

ShadowPlay
Publisher: Deep Fried Entertainment
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Alcohol Reference
Price: 800 Wii Points

Nintendo DSiWare™

Touch Solitaire
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points™

Jazzy Billiards
Publisher: Aksys Games
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points

Word Searcher
Publisher: Digital Leisure Inc.
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points

Virtual Console™

Shanghai® II: Dragon's Eye
Original platform: Genesis
Publisher: SEGA
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Price: 800 Wii Points

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In an interview with Asashi Shimbun, a Japanese newspaper, president of Nintendo, Satoru Iwata, talked about goals for 2010. He mentioned the importance of DS WiFi spots increasing around in Japan and the deal Nintendo has with McDonalds to offer special download content.

Iwata made clear that they aren't looking to make the DS successor into something subscription based like the I-Phone, but that the next DS will surely have highly detailed graphics and a sensor for reading a player's movements. There's no date for the new DS yet since the current one is still selling really well.

About the Wii, Nintendo's president pointed about the importance of software. He mentioned that there'll be a press conference this July in which they'll talk about the Vitality Sensor which they plan to put on sale as soon as possible. Iwata also said that the new Zelda game will be out before the end of 2010. This may only mean for Japan, though.

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Should old acquaintance be forgot? We can't remember. But what we can remember is that this week's downloadable lineup from Nintendo asks a lot of questions. The Nintendo DSiWare™ service wonders if you can master missiles with Trajectile™, lead animals to their proper pens with Animal Puzzle Adventure or match wits with TV chef Gordon Ramsay in Hell's Kitchen Vs. The WiiWare™ service puts you in charge of maximizing your rubber duckie output with Heron: Steam Machine, asks you to aim for the bull's-eye with Pub Darts and wonders if you have an itchy trigger finger with Fast Draw Showdown. Finally, Final Fight™ 3 on the Virtual Console™ service makes you wonder if the fight is ever really final. - Nintendo of America

Nintendo DSiWare

Trajectile
Publisher: Nintendo
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points™

Animal Puzzle Adventure
Publisher: Aksys Games
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E10+
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points

Hell's Kitchen Vs.
Publisher: Ludia
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: E
Price: 800 Nintendo DSi Points

WiiWare

Heron: Steam Machine
Publisher: Triangle Studios
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E
Price: 500 Wii Points™

Pub Darts
Publisher: Big Blue Bubble Inc.
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: E
Price: 500 Wii Points

Fast Draw Showdown
Publisher: Digital Leisure Inc.
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: T
Price: 500 Wii Points

Virtual Console

Final Fight 3
Original platform: Super NES™
Publisher: Capcom USA
Players: 1-2
ESRB Rating: T
Price: 800 Wii Points

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