What's New on the Wii/DSi Shop Channel for July 20, 2009

Hmmmm, seems like something's kinda off this week on the Wii Shopping Channel. The DSi Shopping Channel has a new title, and WiiWare's got three new ones, including a game that's probably going to sell a lot based on name alone, but the Virtual Console is ... well, let's just say it's different this week.

This week's games are as follows:

On DSiWare, we have ArtStyle: Zengage (Nintendo, 1 player, 500 DSi Points). Zengage is the latest Art Style game to his the DSi, and this one has players sliding around blocks to reach certain spots in a puzzle. There are 100-plus levels in this title and it seems simple enough for anyone to play, but probably will be tough to master.

On WiiWare, there are three titles this week; Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord (Square-Enix, 1 player, 1,000 Wii Points), Battle Poker (Left Field Productions, 1-4 players, 800 Wii Points) and 5 Spots Party (Cosmonaut Games, 1-4 players, 500 Points). Battle Poker is one part poker, one part Uno, and seems like it could be a fun title if you get four people playing it. 5 Spots Party is, not surprisingly, a party title for the Wii that features players looking at pictures to see what inconsistencies there are between them. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord, though, is the big release that's going to get most of the attention this week. Players take control of the daughter of the Darklord in what really amounts to a tower defense-style game but with a Final Fantasy twist to it — players place monsters and traps in the way of heroes to keep them from reaching the tower.

On the Virtual Console this week is ... nothing? Well, that was a bit unexpected. Here's hoping next week we get something nice to make up for it.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord, Battle Poker and 5 Spots Party are available for download off the Wii Shop Channel, while ArtStyle: Zengage is available for download off the DSi Shop Channel.

Check back next week for the latest round of digital releases for the Wii and DSi. Until then, happy gaming!

Article Author: Brian Szabelski

Brian Szabelski is the Assistant Gaming Editor at Blogcritics.org as well as Associate Editor at Tomopop. He also maintains his own blog on IGN, "The Minus World".

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