Nintendo downloads for January 18, 2010

Many of you may have the day off for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which means you could be sitting at home with nothing to do. Thankfully, Nintendo isn’t taking a day off and is delivering new downloads to your Wiis and DSis as usual. As a bonus, many of the games released today are incredibly interesting.

Namco Bandai’s unique Muscle March debuts on WiiWare this week. Dark Void Zero and Starship Defense are both showing up on DSiWare as well. There are four other WiiWare, DSiWare and Virtual Console games as well, but really, I think Muscle March overshadows them all.

Gamertell’s Nintendo Download picks for the week are Muscle March (WiiWare) and Dark Void Zero (DSiWare).

WiiWare

Muscle March
Price: 500 Nintendo Points / $5
Publisher: Namco Bandai
Genre: Action / Other
ESRB Rating: “Everyone 10+” for Comic Mischief
Players: 1-4
Description: Protein powder has been stolen by thieves, and Tony and his speedo wearing, body builder crew, which includes a buff polar bear, must chase after them and save the day. The thieves are strong enough to burst through walls, and you must exactly mimick their poses to pass through the walls and catch up with them. There’s four player, turn-based, co-op, a story mode and an Endless Rush mode.

The Amazing Brain Train!
Price: 600 Nintendo Points / $6
Publisher: Wahoo Studios
Genre: Educational
ESRB Rating: “Everyone”
Players: 1
Description: An educational game where a Brain Train is powered by your intelligence and ability to answer questions.

Virtual Console

Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi
Price: 800 Nintendo Points / $8
Originally Appeared On: Sega Genesis
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Action
ESRB Rating: “Everyone 10+” for Fantasy Violence
Players: 1
Description: In this sequel to Shinobi, players help Joe Musashi and Yamato, his ninja dog, take down the Neo Zeed Corporation and free all of the foreign officials they are holding hostage.

DSiWare

Chronos Twins
Price: 500 Nintendo Points / $5
Publisher: EnjoyUp Games
Genre: Action
ESRB Rating: “Everyone” for Fantasy Violence
Players: 1
Description: Remember how last week Chronos Twins DX appeared on the Wii Well, this is the same game. Only the DS game came first in Europe. You control a robot named Nec in two different areas in different time periods on the top and bottom screens. What you do in one time period can cause changes in the other.

Dark Void Zero
Price: 500 Nintendo Points / $5
Publisher: Capcom
Genre: Action
ESRB Rating: “Everyone” for Fantasy Violence
Players: 1
Description: You’ve got to give Capcom points for creativity for Dark Void Zero. Dark Void comes out for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 this week, and the company has created a “lost” NES style version for the DSi. In the three level DSi version you help Rusty, a human born in the Void, defeat the alien Watchers and save earth.

Me and My Dogs: Friends Forever
Price: 800 Nintendo Points / $8
Publisher: Gameloft
Genre: Simulation
ESRB Rating: “Everyone” for Comic Mischief
Players: 1
Description: Pick a Labrador, Chow Chow or Beagle and raise your puppies. It’s like Nintendogs, I guess, since you have have three dogs at a time, care for them, teach them tricks, play with them, enter them in contests and call them using the microphone, only there aren’t as many puppy breeds available, you can’t have as many dogs and it’s just not as good.

Starship Defense
Price: 500 Nintendo Points / $5
Publisher: Nintendo
Genre: Strategy (Tower Defense)
ESRB Rating: “Everyone” for Mild Fantasy Violence
Players: 1
Description: It’s a tower defense game, set in space. You have to protect your sectors against advancing enemies, all the while upgrading your ships and rising through the military ranks. You can also send out SOS calls for help, if the situation looks dire.

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