Every Monday, Nintendo releases their downloadable games of the week, both on the Wii and on the DSi. While most Nintendo fans are probably hunting for Pokémon this week, there is still a lot of goodness to be had.
First up, is the selection of WiiWare
Heavy Fire: Black Arms (Teyon 1-2 Players, Rated T for Teen, 500 Wii Points): Set out on a dangerous campaign in South America in a continuation of the popular shooter Heavy Fire: Special Operations. As a Special Forces recruit, you will take part in the operation to stop an illegal arms trade.
Heavy Fire gives players a classic arcade light-gun experience, enhanced with stunning graphics and exciting new features. Destroy the biggest weapon cartel, Fuerza de Voluntad, which is influential all over the continent. Team up with a friend and experience an immersive co-op mode. Enjoy dynamic minute-to-minute game play in various weather conditions and settings in the heart of a jungle. Smash objects and interact with them. Perform quick events and face your enemies with new powerful weapons. With plenty of weapon types and various vehicles at your disposal, put an end to the expansion of the paramilitary organization. Take full advantage of the Wii Remote™ controller and optional Wii Zapper™ accessory (sold separately).
This game is the second Heavy Fire game released for WiiWare, so if you’re a fan, it’s worth a shot for only 5 dollars.
Next on the docket is Soccer Bashi (demo version)
Soccer Bashi (demo version) (Icon Games Entertainment, 1-2 Players, Rated E for Everyone, 0 Wii Points, full version available for 500 Wii Points)
Experience soccer of the future. Destroy the defender blocks and smash the ball into the goal to win, but watch for the enemy defenders out to destroy you. A built-in game editor offers unlimited level design possibilities.
Play through the 90 built-in game levels in several different play modes, including Arcade and Customizable Tournaments. Special level features include animated blocks, exploding blocks, shield blocks, invisible blocks and deadly 3D defender enemies. Face challenging end-of-zone bosses. Use the Level Editor to build your own levels – up to 100 user-created levels can be stored.
Tournament Mode allows you to create your own unique tournaments using built-in game levels or your own levels. Special Power-Ups and Super Power-Ups including lasers, bombs, flaming power balls and multiple balls and bats can help (or hinder) you on your way to the goal.
A soccer game, eh? It looks like a Breakout/Arkanoid clone to me. That’s not a bad thing, though.
Hey, it’s Virtual Console! Perfect for a retro gamer like me.
Bomberman Hero (Nintendo 64, 1 Player, Rated E for Everyone, 1,000 Wii Points) Bomberman returns in his own full-on action game. One day, out of nowhere, a spaceship crash-lands on Planet Bomber. Journeying to the Peace Mountains to investigate, Bomberman encounters Pibot, the dazed robot pilot. According to Pibot, the evil Garaden Empire attacked Primus Star and kidnapped Princess Millian from Pibot’s escape ship. 
Hearing this, Bomberman vows to save the princess, even if he has to travel the length of the galaxy to do it. 
Bomberman is equipped with an infinite supply of bombs and can count on a variety of upgrades to aid him in his quest. His search for the princess takes him to five exciting planets, reuniting him with his old friend Louie and uncovering new items. Fly, swim, shoot and bomb your way through the galaxy and save Princess Millian.
It’s nice to see some N64 love on the Virtual Console, but this is like the black sheep of the Bomberman family, there’s no multiplayer! If you go into it as a 3D adventure rather than a multiplayer bombfest though, you’ll have a good time.
Finally, we have our selection of DSiWare.
G.G Series HORIZONTAL BAR (Genterprise Inc. 1 Player, Rated E for Everyone, 200 DSiPoints): This is a new type of action game that will have you swinging and jumping from bar to bar, just like the parallel bars in gymnastics. The controls are simple. Grab onto a bar, add momentum to your swing by pressing left or right on the +Control Pad, then jump and spin to the next bar by pressing the A Button.
Gauge the force of your swings and the timing of your jumps just right to cross the course in the fastest time possible. Do you have what it takes to be a star gymnast?
That seems like an interesting concept. I’ve never really seen many gymnastics games, so it’s hard to say if it’ll be any good, but it is worth a shot for 2 dollars.
Next up, GO Series Earth Saver, succinct and to the point with the title there.
GO Series EARTH SAVER (Gamebridge 1 Player, Rated E for Everyone, 500 DSi Points): A giant meteorite is headed straight for Earth. Land your spaceship on the meteorite and set explosives to break off small pieces so the rock breaks up in Earth’s atmosphere. Chunks of meteorite that are too big will smash into Earth, wiping out mankind.
As an explosives expert, you can plant a series of bombs to create chain-reaction combos, easily blasting off chunks of rock the size of houses. You’ll also need to tackle the many strange alien life forms you encounter by either blowing them up or cunningly blasting around the piece of rock they’re standing on so they fall with the meteorite.
Can you save Earth from obliteration and secure the future of mankind?
That looks like a fun time waster. I don’t know if I’d get it for a fiver, though.
Finally, we have Jelly Car 2, a port from the iOS.
JellyCar 2 (Disney Interactive 1 Player, Rated E for Everyone, 500 DSi Points): JellyCar 2, the hit driving platform game, is here and fully loaded with three game modes and more than 30 levels. Post high scores, best times and longest jumps in the Hall of Fame. With so much squishy goodness, you’ll want to drive JellyCar 2 all around town.
In Classic mode, drive your squishy car and use your special abilities to drive through squishy worlds. In Factory mode, guide the falling parts into matching chutes, tap the levers to open different pathways and guide each part down the conveyor belts. In Long Jump mode, you’re going for distance and speed – watch out for objects that can slow you down, and look for objects that can help give you a boost!
I think that it is cool that this game got ported to the DS, but well… I can get it on my iPod for 99 cents.
