Here are this week's downloads, demos and videos for the Wii and Nintendo (3)DS:
- WiiWare: Arcade Essentials ($5) plus demo for Dive: The Medes Islands Secret
- Virtual Console: Natsume Championship Wrestling ($8) for Super NES
- DSiWare: G.G. Series: D-Tank ($2) and Shapo ($5)
- Rock Band 3 Billy Joel Piano Challenge Pack ($10 or $2-3 each; due Tuesday, March 22) with "I Go to Extremes," "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)," "My Life," "Prelude/Angry Young Man," "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" and "She's Always a Woman"
- DS Demos (via Wii's Nintendo Channel): All repeats including Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth, America's Test Kitchen: Let's Get Cooking, Battle of Giants: Mutant Insects, Brain Age, Brain Age 2, Crafting Mama, Crosswords DS, Dragon Ball: Origins 2, Flash Focus, Fossil Fighters, Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, Ivy the Kiwi?, Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir, Okamiden, Personal Trainer: Math, Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs, Picross 3D, Rhythm Heaven, Rooms DS, Sonic Colors and Women's Murder Club: Games of Passion
- Game Videos: Arcade Essentials, G.G. Series: D-Tank, Nintendo 3DS, Shapo and Virtua Tennis 4 plus Game Developers Conference 2011 videos including an interview with Kensuke Tanabe
had that hour long GDC speech playing in the background. Actually learned a few things like Green Lantern is almost here. So excited I kinda wish I didn't know. That and I wish I was here for my birthday in March. At one point did Mr. Iwata say that Nintendo pioneered social gaming? I really need to see how he justifies that statement.