This week in Nintendo downloads, we have seven new games available across Nintendo's digital platforms with three on WiiWare, and four on DSiWare. Sadly, there is no Virtual Console representation this week.

First up for WiiWare is GhostSlayer for 600 Wii Points ($6). This game, from publisher Gevo Entertainment, features support of Wii MotionPlus for use in first-person sword fighting, though the peripheral is not required. GhostSlayer is a single-player game with three levels of difficulty.

Next up for WiiWare is Mouse House, also for 600 Wii Points ($6). This title from Big John Games is a single-player puzzle game in which you guide a mouse through a maze while avoiding all of the traps to reach the cheese at the end. The game features 100 different puzzles, and boasts a pick-up-and-play style of gameplay for all ages.

The final WiIWare game this week is Family Go-Kart Racing from Arc System Works, available for 500 Wii Points ($5). This game features the same characters as the other Family WiiWare titles: Billy, Sarah, Mommy, and Daddy. You can race through 12 tracks in Grand Prix or Time Attack modes, and collect items to unleash on the other players.

On DSiWare this week, the first title up is Aura-Aura Climber, which is published by Nintendo. This game, available for 200 Nintendo DSi Points ($2) features a character named Aura-Aura who needs to return to his place in outer space and become a star. Using his grapple-arm, the player jumps from grapple-point to grapple-point, avoiding obstacles and enemies along the way. Aura-Aura Climber is a single-player arcade-style game.

The second DSiWare game is Flight Control, from Firemint games, for 500 Nintendo DSi Points ($5). This title, which has proven to be incredibly popular on iPhone, has you directing traffic in the skies as multiple planes come in from off the screen. As you draw a path from each plane to its proper landing strip, you must be careful that none of the planes strike each other. The DSiWare verison includes co-operative multiplayer.

The third DSiWare title this week is Faceez from Neko Entertainment for 200 Nintendo DSi Points ($2). This application allows you to take photos with the DSi camera, and then alter and animate those photos. The game allows you to save the photos back to the DSi memory so that you can upload them to Facebook using the DSi's interface.

The final DSiWare game this week is Flipper from GoodbyeGalaxyGames for 500 Nintendo DSi points ($5). Flipper is an isometric puzzle platformer featuring a boy who is looking for his stolen goldfish named Flipper. The power-ups in the game allow you to alter the environment, making for unique challenges. Flipper is a single-player game for all ages.

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Feb, 22, 2010

Let's say you're relaxing at home, but something doesn't seem quite right. Maybe your house has ghosts. Clearly you need to get GhostSlayer, with its Wii MotionPlus™ accessory functionality, to figure out how to deal with them. Or maybe your house has a mouse. Mouse House™ puzzles seem the logical choice for you. Maybe you just need to get out of the house and try some fresh air with Family Go-Kart Racing. If it seems a bit brighter than usual outdoors, that's probably because Aura-Aura, the star of Aura-Aura Climber™, has fallen out of the sky. While you're out having fun, take and share some crazy pictures of your friends and family with Faceez, or spend a few relaxing hours directing flights with Flight Control™. And while you're out there, you might want to spend some time helping a little boy recover his lost pet goldfish, Flipper.

WiiWare™

GhostSlayer

Publisher: Gevo Entertainment

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: T (Teen) – Blood, Violence

Price: 600 Wii Points™

Description: Embark on a thrilling ghost-fighting experience. Play as a Ghost Slayer as you battle evil spirits that plague the mortal world. Your sword is your only weapon against them. Eliminate all hostiles in your path and defeat the Ghost Queen in the final stage in order to save the world. Unlock new swords and acquire special techniques that you can use to your advantage. Test your skills by playing all three levels of difficulty. Enjoy the thrill of slashing ghosts and vaporizing them by swinging your Wii Remote™ controller and experience sword-fighting game play at a new level of realism by using Wii MotionPlus accessory (this game can be played with or without Wii MotionPlus). Brace yourself for the onslaught of blood-thirsty spirits.

Mouse House

Publisher: Big John Games

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Comic Mischief

Price: 600 Wii Points

Description: He's clever, he's daring, he's brave, he's ... a mouse! Mouse House is an accessible and fast-paced logic puzzle game in which you lead a lively little mouse on his hunt to collect the cheese in each of 100 challenging puzzles. But these are no simple mazes - our adorable hero has to weave his way though a cast of colorful critters, including stinger-shooting bees and nasty rats, as well as tricky traps like conveyor belts, collapsing floors and more. A true "pick up and play" game, Mouse House's combination of simple controls and multiple levels of challenge make it perfect for players of all ages.

Family Go-Kart Racing

Publisher: Aksys Games

Players: 1-4

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Comic Mischief

Price: 500 Wii Points

Description: It's Family Go-Kart Racing, the fantastic new racing game from Arc System Works. The Family is back: Billy, Sarah, Daddy, Mommy and new to the Family fun, Auntie and Gramps. Choose among the six family members and six karts to take on 12 exciting tracks and drift your way to victory. With the Wii Remote controller's tilt control, race against the clock in Time Attack to beat your personal records, or take on the entire family in a full Grand Prix. Steer your way through the Snowy Slopes, peel out in the World Bazaar and go-go-go for gold on the Go-Go Rollercoaster. Earn your place as the head of the family by outmaneuvering your kin with special items like Acceleration and Lighting to zip past your opponents. Or, unleash the Bowling Bomb and strike out the kart ahead of you.

Nintendo DSiWare™

Aura-Aura Climber

Publisher: Nintendo

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Comic Mischief

Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points™

Description: Aura-Aura has fallen out of the sky and landed on Earth. He is determined to return to his rightful place in the universe and become a bright star. Take control of Aura-Aura, and help him to accomplish this by using his grapple arm to grab a variety of grapple points and continuously climb higher in the sky. Along the way, collect items to aid him (bombs, extensions for his grapple arm) and avoid enemies that damage Aura-Aura's health. Two modes of play offer very different challenges: Score Attack, in which you try to get to the goal with as many points as possible, and Endless, in which your aim is simply to help Aura-Aura climb as high into the sky as possible within the time limit. And even if you think you've mastered the art of climbing, both modes offer numerous medals to find or earn by completing specific tasks. With its intuitive controls, straightforward game play, and incredible replay value, Aura-Aura's journey is arcade-style gaming at its best ... or should that be its highest?

Flight Control

Publisher: Firemint

Players: 1-2

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points

Description: Keep the skies safe in Flight Control, the insanely popular worldwide hit from Firemint. In this action-packed game, take on the role of an air traffic controller at an increasingly busy airport. In complete control of the airspace, direct aircraft to their appropriate landing zones while avoiding collisions. Travel to airports set among green fields, a beachside resort, the Australian Outback, a winter wonderland and even an aircraft carrier. Learn how to land 10 different kinds of aircraft, including jets, seaplanes and helicopters. To direct aircraft, simply touch and drag them to their landing zones with the stylus without letting them collide. Sounds easy? You'll need smart strategy, keen eyes and a smooth touch to keep the chaos under control. You can even work alongside a friend in cooperative multiplayer mode, and guard the airways together. Flight Control only takes a minute to learn – just don't expect to put it down as quickly as you'll pick it up.

Faceez

Publisher: Neko Entertainment

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Alcohol Reference, Comic Mischief, Mild Blood

Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points

Description: Make your friends laugh with Faceez. Take pictures of their faces with the Nintendo DSi Camera and then mix them and animate them. Dress them up with lots of funny accessories. Place them in your own favorite settings. Give free reign to your imagination with millions of possible combinations. Thanks to the Nintendo DSi system's connectivity with Facebook, you can share your creations with your friends, who'll be rolling on the floor laughing. Photograph, disguise, decorate, animate and send ... FACEEZ.

Flipper

Publisher: Xform

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Price: 500 Nintendo DSi Points

Description: The hero of the game is a courageous young boy. You must lead him through various worlds full of obstacles to retrieve his stolen goldfish called Flipper. Get ready for a 3-D puzzle platform game set in four different worlds with five levels each. The game features beautiful pixel-art backdrops, cheerful cartoon characters and catchy music. The voxel engine technology allows you to change the environment with some cool power-ups. You can pick up power-ups that let you blast holes in the environment while other power-ups restore it or build platforms. It's up to you to use the limited amount of power-ups wisely to complete each level. Flipper is a fun and challenging puzzle game that is suited for all ages.

Nintendo adds new titles to the Nintendo DSi™ Shop and the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Mondays. Users with broadband Internet access can redeem Wii Points or Nintendo DSi Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel. Nintendo DSi Points can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. A Nintendo Points Card™ can be purchased at retail locations. All points from one Nintendo Points Card must be redeemed in either the Nintendo DSi Shop or the Wii Shop Channel. They are not transferable and cannot be divided between the two systems.

Remember that both Wii and Nintendo DSi feature parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit Wii.com or NintendoDSi.com.