Ink, birds, slingos and prisons
It's that time on a Monday again: here's the delicious downloadable delights dished out today, hoping to separate you from the numeric currency locked away within your DSi and Wii consoles.
See a classic in a new light
We've already seen hints that Super Mario on 3DS will include the famous Tanooki suit from Super Mario Bros. 3. What would the entire game look like in 3D, though? Let user Kevin Zeeff show you.
Listening to a lot of Michael McDonald, probably the only modern artist to cover Motown well. Yes, including Craig David.
Available now
Kinect's first augmented reality game is on the horizon this week — Fantastic Pets releases in North America tomorrow and Europe on Friday — but you can try before you buy with a new demo exclusive to Xbox Live Gold members.
170,000 sold and climbing
It's not easy to get concrete sales figures for peripherals in most territories, but Japanese firm Media Create has released life-to-date figures for PlayStation Move and its motion rival Kinect for Xbox 360, showing Sony's device has taken a clear lead.
Welcome back, old friend
The Classic Controller and its Pro variation are all well and good, but if you're blasting through Super Mario World or Super Metroid you might feel your thumbs itching for some classic Super NES pad action. Well, Club Nintendo members in Australia can now revisit the fan-favourite pad.
Just got the black screen error on my 3DS after about 30 seconds of gameplay. Grrrrr!
Despite @spiffierrabbit's best efforts, I won #SSFIV 5-3 and #VF5 a stunning 11-0! Good game, sir.
A game you can count on?
This is the third entry in Tivola's educational series, representing another year/grade of maths puzzles to help your youngsters pick up the basics. Previous entries haven't been quite up to par, and that sadly continues with Successfully Learning Mathematics: Year 4.
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