Things just keep getting weirder on Nintendo’s various downloadable services. This week – if you’re not a BIG fan of Animal Crossing (there’s an AC themed clock and calculator on offer) or Penguins or Tower Toppler from the Commodore 64, well, you’re out of luck. As for me, I’m still waiting for Majora’s Mask on the Virtual Console.

Welcome back to Nintendo Download, your weekly update for all things Nintendo and downloadable. This time around, we have a quickie version of the excellent Clubhouse Games (seriously, I must have played 100 hours of this back in the fall of ’06), a very intriguing-looking WiiWare platformer, and the fabled Nobunaga’s Ambition on the Virtual Console. As always, you can find the newest goodies on the DSi shop and the Wii Shop Channel, and Wii points can be purchased at a rate of 100=$1.

Happy Monday, everyone – and happy Wii Virtual Console/WiiWare update day. This week, we’ve got yet another WiiWare puzzle game, a nice dose of classic Bomberman, and the awesome (and oh-so-hard to find) Detana Twin Bee. As always, 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.

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I’m going to characterize this week’s new Wii downloadable games as “quirky”. We have the ancient, yet charming Summer Games II (a C64 game) and the new, but retro-funky looking Bit.Trip: Beat on WiiWare. As always, 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.

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.

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After last week’s explosive C64 debut, things are a bit more sedate in this week’s Wii download services update. But that’s not to say we don’t have a couple of solid selections for your early March enjoyment. First up, Family & Friends Party sounds like a decent, cheaper alternative to the glut of full-priced party games appearing for the Wii. Old-schoolers will definitely want to get their mitts onOgre Battle: The March of the Black Queen, our sole Virtual Console entry. As always, 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.

It’s a new week on Nintendo’s downloadable services, and this time, we have a whole new retro system to celebrate. Yes, the Commodore 64 has finally made its Virtual Console debut, with a slew of Ninja/Karate/Racing goodness. On WiiWare, we have a mighty robust looking FPS in Onslaught. As always, 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.

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It’s shooter heaven on the Wii this week – well sort of. Life Force is a classic NES shooter straight outta ’88, but Evasive Space (our WiiWare Entry) is a bit like a shooter without any shooting – you navigate all sorts of dangerous, obstacle-filled levels without getting your little ship/dude fried. It sounds a bit like Pacifism in Geometry Wars, and the title looks like it may be worth a few of your space bucks (that is, if you’re lacking an itchy trigger finger). As always, 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.

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We have two games with acronyms this week on Wii’s downloadable services, and I must say, our WiiWare entry sounds quite intriguing. It’s not everyday you see a horror/puzzle game set in a haunted high school, but that’s what LIT sounds like. On the retro side, we have the Genesis classic Wolf of the Battlefield: MERCS. Good stuff. As always, 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.

Ok, it’s impossible to glean a theme from a week that offers up snowboarding, a puzzle game, and an old Sonic title, so I’ll just go ahead and tell you that LONPOS (the puzzle game) sounds the most intriguing. As always, 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.

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