As the Wii downloadable updates have been shrinking a bit, at least they aren’t lacking in quality. Any week that includes a Gradius retro-revival and actually retro Alex Kidd is fine by me. As usual, the 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.

Nintendo’s Descriptions:

Someone is after my heart. Unfortunately, I can’t receive the love thanks to the fact that I had to buy Fallout 3 first (still a very fine game). But maybe those of you who own the do-it-yourself game, LittleBigPlanet (which according to Joystiq has just become a verb), can claim the love for me.

Someone has created a damn fine Gradius-themed level inside the game which, according to Ripten, goes by the name “Libidius.jp”…