Nintendo Download Update – When it rains, it pours

UPDATE: A big wad of games this week, who would have thought?

A whopping great 5 titles this week, some fun in it for you no matter whether you own just a Wii or just a DSi. Before you ask or hit Control+F, no, there is no Shantae or Cave Story.

DSiWare

Glow Artisan (Powerhead Games – 500 Points) – It’s only taken nearly a year to get here, but hey, it’s here now so quit your complaining. This one sees you drawing lines on the touch screen to match patterns on the top screen. It’s a lot more fun than that sounds and has a great art style. Pick of the week.

Spot the Difference (Enjoying Gaming – 500 Points) – The trend of DSiWare games having titles that explain what they do in the title continues with Spot the Difference. Guess what you do in this game!
UPDATE: Snapdots (500 Points)

Well well well, whats this? Australia actually got a exclusive game this week. Possibly the first time this has ever happened. While we missed out on Spot The Difference we instead got Snapdots. Heres what Nintendo Europe has to say about it;

Shoot blocks from your UFO to place them in the right spots and complete a wide variety of picture puzzles!
Welcome to Snapdots! Complete dozens of puzzle pictures by rotating the puzzle to find the best angle and then shooting blocks from your UFO. If the placement isn’t quite right, use the UFO to grab blocks back to shoot them in different spots. Adding to the challenge, puzzles often contain several types of blocks and spots, each with its own characteristics, on the playing grid. Journey to multiple planets to tackle puzzles individually in Puzzle mode or try to clear as many puzzles as you can within the time limit in frenetic Time Attack mode. In either mode, the combination of strategy and action result in a classic puzzle game that definitely hits the right spot!

WiiWare

My Starry Night (Hudson – 500 Points) – Hudson is back with another game… that’s not really a game but sort of is. This one sees you watching the skies for stars, planets and asteroids. Sounds boring but, like My Aquarium, will no doubt have fun hidden in it somewhere.

Racers’ Islands: Crazy Arenas (Zallag, 800 Points) – The last Racers’ Islands title wasn’t that great; maybe they’ve fixed it? Sequels, how do they work?

Virtual Console

Street Hoop (NeoGeo – 900 Points) – A classic arcade basketball title. It’s a 3-on-3 affair in an around-the-globe challenge with countries pitted against other countries. Like NBA Jam, it has no online – but we expect that from a game released in 1994.