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Nintendo Downloads - December 1, 2011

by Pedro Hernandez - December 1, 2011, 2:21 pm EST
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Dr. House gets jolly with Christmas puzzles, and Master Higgins makes his 3DS Virtual Console debut... and still no Virtual Console game for Wii.

In what seems to be a light selection this week, four new games have been added to Nintendo's downloadable game services, primarily the eShop and DSiWare.

The only Virtual Console game out this week is for the eShop: Hudson Soft's Adventure Island. Originally released for the Game Boy in 1991, it is a handheld rendition of Adventure Island II for NES. It can be downloaded for $3.99.

Dr. House returns for a fifth time to the eShop and DSiWare in House M.D. - Episode 5: Under the Big Top by Legacy Interactive. Once again, players solve health-related mysteries, with the main objective to lives. This time, though, Dr. Gregory House is taken to the circus. The game is available now for $7.99.

The other DSiWare/eShop title for the week is Double Bloob from Bloober Team. Double Bloob is a vertical shooter arcade game in which players must rescue a dolphin from the clutches of an evil alien race. The game can be downloaded for $4.99.

The lone WiiWare game for the week is Xmas Puzzle from EnjoyUp games. The 500 Wii Point title ($5) is all about solving puzzles and re-creating jolly Christmas scenes for up to four players.

PRESS RELEASE

Nintendo Downloads, December 1, 2011

House M.D. -
Episode 5: Under
the Big Top
Dr. Gregory House and his elite diagnostic team race against the clock to unravel a medical mystery involving a middle-aged circus manager who is strangled by a horse.
(For Nintendo 3DS™ /
Nintendo DSi™)

Adventure Island
Master Higgins' princess has been kidnapped, and he is the only one who can save her. To aid in his search, he'll need to equip his skateboard and use a variety of weapons as he fights his way through eight different worlds.
(Nintendo 3DS)

Xmas Puzzle
Xmas Puzzle is a game in which you must solve progressively more difficult puzzles as you advance through the plot. As many as four friends or family members can enjoy playing at the same time.
(For Wii™)

Also New This Week

Double Bloob (Nintendo eShop / Nintendo DSiWare™)

In addition to video games available at retail stores, Nintendo also offers a variety of content that people can download directly to their systems. Nintendo adds new titles to the Nintendo eShop for the Nintendo 3DS™ system, to the Nintendo DSi™ Shop for the Nintendo DSi system and to the Wii™ Shop Channel for the Wii console at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Thursdays.

The Nintendo eShop is a cash-based service and features games, applications and videos in both 2D and 3D. Users can add money to their virtual wallets using a credit card or by purchasing a Nintendo 3DS Prepaid Card at a retail store and entering the code from the card.

The Wii Shop Channel offers games and applications and uses Wii Points™, which can be purchased via the Wii Shop Channel. The Nintendo DSi Shop offers games and applications and uses Nintendo DSi Points™, which can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. A Wii Points Card™ and Nintendo DSi Points Card™ can be purchased at retail locations. All points from one card must be redeemed in either the Wii Shop Channel or the Nintendo DSi Shop, respectively. They are not transferable and cannot be divided between the two systems.

Remember that Wii, Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo DSi feature parental controls that let adults manage some of the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visithttp://www.nintendo.com/wii, http://www.nintendo.com/3ds or http://www.nintendo.com/ds/systems/dsi.