This might seem a tad off season, but Legendo Entertainment has released Ghost Mania, a paranormal puzzle game on the WiiWare, and is now available for 500 Wii Points.

From what we can tell, its’s pretty much a standard puzzler, even to the point where you hold the wii remote side ways. I know, it may not be the most exciting sounding game, but sometimes, I just crave simplicity. Sometimes, I don’t want to think, I just wanna do… or something.

Two Tribes, the creators of such games as Worms: Open Wargare 2 for the NDS, has announced a new series of puzzle games for WiiWare inspired by the 80s cult classic, the Rubik’s Cube.

I’m sure all you puzzle/Rubik’s cube fans are drooling over this one. Rubik’s Puzzle Galaxy: RUSH provides 70 levels of brain busting, 3D puzzles through which players must “herd” colored cubes to their exit points using conveyer belts, warps and stop signs. With the addition of leaderboards, you can host tournaments with prizes for the high scores.

Furthermore, you have the option to take back to the 80s with an original Rubik’s Cube, complete with tutorials on how to solve them! Back in the day, I could never solve these things, so this little feature is VERY exciting for me. Take a look at the feature list:

Rubik’s Puzzle Galaxy: RUSH Highlights:
• Original 3D puzzle solving gameplay
• More than 70 brain-busting levels
• Tailor-made Wii Remote™ control scheme
• Conveyer Belts, Warps, Stop Signs, Directional Signs, Splits, and more.
• Stylish environments
• Classic Rubik’s Cube in four sizes
• Tutorial on how to solve the original Rubik’s Cube
• Unique score mode
• Online leaderboards

Nintendo releases yet another 8 titles for the WiiWare, Nintendo DSiWare, and Virtual Console.

Nintendo DSiWare
Sparkle Snapshots
Price: 500 Nintendo DSi points

I knew this was going to happen. I’m sure some of you know this, but a popular pass time for Japanese youth at one point was to go to “Purikura” (short for Print Club). The “Purikura” is a booth where you and your friends can go in, take a picture, and then add all kinds of effects like sparkles, birhgt lights, draw, paint, etc and print them out. Well now you can do that all in the palm of your hands with the Nintendo DSi. You can even send these pics to friends via the DS wireless communications.

Viking Invasion
Price: 800 Nintendo DSi points

Finally! A tower defense game for the NDSi! Fortify your castle as Olaf the Viking and his horde of pillagers raid your land. They’ll be coming at you with armies of vikings, and legions of fantastic creatures straight out of the mythical land of Asgard. As you gain experience, you’ll be able to build even stronger defenses. With a Campaign and Survivial Mode, as well as three difficulty levels, this one looks to be a fun little purchase.

Battle of Giants: Dragons – Bronze Edition
Price: 800 Nintendo DSi points

Play as the last Bronze Dragon as you venture on a quest ot defeat the evil SLAMU dragons and reclaim the 25 exclusive bronze gems they stole. Explore, customize and battle with your bronze dragon, and even enter into a 4-player tournament!

WiiWare
Carnival King
Price: 700 Wii points
Visit three different amusement parks; Arcadia, Dreamland and Lagoon with your friends to compete in all of your favorite carnival games. Each park provides 4 sets of gamea and a Bonus Round. With adjustable difficulty settings, this game is suitable from the novice players to the keenest of sharpshooters.

“Aha! I Got It!” Escape Game
Price: 500 Wii Points
So it’s Milo’s birthday today. What did he get for his present? A room full of puzzle! You’ll have to shake, push and twist the Wii Remote to collect and use items to solve all the puzzles to escape the room. I’m not sure if I personally would like incarceration in a room full of puzzles for my birthday. But then againa, it might fun…?

Family Card Games
Price: 500 Wii Points
I know, it sounds like another lame family game. But I was surprised to find that this game offers Daifugo as one of their card games. This is a Japanese card game. The title literally translates to Big Rich Man, and plays a lot like a game of Thirteen, or A$$hole. Who knows, maybe this could be your next drinking game.

Virtual Console
Fighting Street
Price: 800 Wii points
A port of the original arcade version of Street Fighter. I’m sure there are a good handful Street Fighter fans that have never actually played the original Street Fighter. Honestly, there’s no comparison to the recent Street Fighter games, but as a fan, I think it’s definitely worth trying out; you’ll definitely gain a new found respect and appreciation for how far this series has come.

R-Type
Price: 500 Wii points
Yet another classic. A unique side-scrolling shooter developed in 1987, R-Type is one of the most famous shooters out there. You must navigate through 8 levels  to defeat the evil Bydo Empire. And like any good side-scrolling shooter, this game will test the extremities of your reflexes. Relive the intensity!

The ever-expanding library of Nintendo’s downloadable games keeps growing as they add eight new games to their line-up.

WiiWare
Lostwinds: Winter of the Melodias
Price: 1,000 Wii Point
Lostwinds: Winter of the Melodias is the sequel to the WiiWare launch title, Lostwinds. If you are a Wii owner, you’ve probably heard, if not own this title. Using Enril the Wind Spirit’s power through your Wii Remote,  protect and guide the main character Toku as he jumps, glides and smashes his enemies. This time around, you have even more powers, such as changing the seasons themselves.

Shootanto: Evolutionary Mayhem
Price: 500 Wii Points
This game looks hilarious. You are basically a monkey, trying to survive in the jungle the only way you know how: by shooting things. As you progress in the game, your moneky “levels up” the evolutionary ladder, ultimately becoming a modern soldier. I don’t know about you, but I find that hilarious.

Nintendo DSiWare
The following games are all about Domo-kun. For those of you not familiar with Domo-kun, here he is:

 Yup. That’s Domo-kun. He’s the mascot of NHK, a Japanese Television station. Pretty much everyone in Japan recognizes him, and he has gained an impressive following here in the US as well. The games listed below all feature Domo-kun as the star. There’s nothing super innovative about the gameplay, but I’ve added a little info for each.

Crash-Course Domo
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi points
Guide Domo-kun across the finish line in six increasingly difficult bicycle races.

Hard-Hat Domo
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi points
Match ladder colors to floor colors as you help Domo-kun the construction worker reach the top of the building.

Pro-Putt Domo
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi points
Domo-kun is going for the gold in the world putt-putt golf championship! On his journey to become a putt-putt champion he’ll collect coins and earn bowls of meat-and-potato stew too!

Rock-n-Roll Domo
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi points
Help Domo on his quest for fortune and fame by hitting the right notes at the right time. Rhythm Domo!

White-Water Domo
Price: 200 Nintendo DSi points
Domo on Kayak. Done.

Virtual Console

Rygar
Price: 600 Wii Points 
Anybody remember this one? Side-scrolling fans from the late 80′s to mid 90′s have probably played this badboy. For those not familiar with this classic, you control the legendary warrior Rygar in an attempt to save the human race from the resurrected ancient Beast Lord. Armed with the Diskarmor, a shield attached to a long chain, you must fight your way to slay the Beast Lord.

These titles, along with all new downloadable games are made available at 9 am PST on Mondays. Enjoy!

I know that some of you might not consider Wii a hardcore gaming system, but whatever. Tell that to other 45 million+ of people.

My brother has a Wii, and since he’s re-playing GTA IV on the 360, now I’ve had full control of it for almost a week now. I recently downloaded a Nintendo classic off of the Wii site: Secret of Mana. Yup. After 15 years since the release, I decided to give it another go.

OH MY FREAKIN GOD. I LOVE this game!

Do you guys remember this!? I think I was about 9 or 10 when I first played it back in Japan. (Oh yeah, so I was born and raised in Japan. I moved to the states when I was twelve. Anyhoo…) I remember putting hours and hours into leveling up all of my weapons to the max and also searching for the ninth orb for every weapon in the Mana Fortress.

Oh man oh man.
15 years later, I’m still excited, still indulging in every bit of 16-bit ecstasy it provides. The boss music, the different sounds the weapons make when attacking enemies, charging up your weapons, leveling up, using magic, the whole experience was wonderful. I’m using the GC controller for now, but after playing this game, I’m seriously considering getting a classic controller. Neither the joystick nor the miniscule D-pad on the GC controller is really working for me. Thank you Square (pre Enix merging), and thank you Nintendo for letting me relive this great game and great experience.

When people say that the great games are timeless, you better believe it.