This week Nintendo is giving it’s faithful Wii owners two releases for WiiWare & Virtual Conosle. WiiWare will be getting Crystal Defenders R1, while the VC will be getting Wonder Boy 3: Monster Lair.

Crystal Defenders is a game made by Square Enix that was successful on mobile platforms. In the one player title you are in charge of placing soldiers at strategic places on your map in order to keep the on-coming hordes of monsters from leaving with your crystals. There are a variety of units that all offer different attack skills. Crystal Defenders R1 is available today for 800 points.

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WiiWare is getting Party Fun Pirate, a game that in all honestly looks kinda lame. I’m not trying to be a Negative Nancy or anything, but this game just doesn’t sound fun. Players take turns putting sword into a barrel, which is holding your captain, until someone gets it in the wrong hole and El Capitan goes flying, I’m assuming this is from him being stabbed. You can also substitute your Mii’s for your captain which, according to Nintendo, provides some real laughs. Party Fun Pirate can be played by up to 4 players and is available now for 500 points.

Virtual Console is being thrust into dangerous territory with, “Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure”. Ok, that may be an overly dramatic introduction but, after Pirate Fun, I thought it was necessary. I was always a fan of the Pitfall series. It reminded me of the Indiana Jones flicks. This was the one where Harry Jr. had to go and rescue is dad from Zakeula, the Lord of Evil. You cannot make this stuff up. The Sega Genesis title is a 1 player only game and will cost you 800 points.

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This Monday is starting off on a great note. My Atlanta Braves beat the World Champs last night, I believe Michigan State will beat the evil Tarheels tonight, and we get a new WiiWare title as well as a VC release. Let’s just hope the week keeps up and doesn’t disappoint.

WiiWare is giving us Equilibrio, a puzzle game that can be played using the Balance Board. This game looks like the old-fashioned game they’d have at Cracker Barrel where you had to get the ball through the maze and into the hole. Using the balance board is a nice feature, other than that it doesn’t seem like anything new. The game, developed by DK-Games, can be played simultaneously by up to 4 players and is available today for 500 points. Check the trailer below.

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This week the Virtual Console is dropping the mouth watering Super Punch-Out!! That’s right, starting this week you can battle it out with Bald Bull or Super Macho Man. The smash hit sequel is timed perfectly with the new Punch-Out!! hitting store shelves in just over a month. Super Punch-Out!! is available today and can be yours for 800 points.

WiiWare is unleashing a completely different type of game in Bonsai Barber. The title was developed by the Zoonami team and utilizes the Wii system clock to give you five customers per day. These aren’t your ordinary customers, they are wacky plants!! Using the WiiMote as a pointer you will cut these plants’ hair in the style they desire. Or, you could do it how you wish and hope they like it. The Zoonami team is headed by Martin Hollis who brought us GoldenEye 64 so, this title may pass on shear name factor alone. You can play Bonsai Barber with up to 4 players locally. The game is available today and will cost you 1000 points.

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Nintendo to reward purchasers of new handheld with downloadable game currency; Wii store welcomes coin-op classics Gaplus, Mappy, Star Force, and Tower of Druaga.

SAN FRANCISCO–Nintendo continued to flesh out its line of downloadable-game offerings with a handful of initiatives revealed today during company president Satoru Iwata’s keynote address.

Mappy’s a loose cannon, but he gets results.

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