Kicking off November in style

There's a distinctly domestic theme to this week's Nintendo Download in North America, with a house, some garden gnomes and a spot of lawn mowing all featuring in one way or another. Let's get on our aprons and see what's available to take home this week.

WiiWare

Gnomz (QubicGames, 1000pts) — A single-screen four-player action beat 'em up is probably the best way to describe Gnomz, unless you've played Super Mario War, in which case it's quite like that. You can read our Gnomz First Impressions for an overview before our review lands in the near future.

3DS Virtual Console

Balloon Kid (Game Boy, Nintendo, $2.99) - This Game Boy title was a sequel to NES release Balloon Fight, with the objective of flying through eight stages collecting balloons. Our review will let you know whether it's worth a flight.

DSiWare

House, M.D. - Episode 4: Crashed (Legacy Interactive, 800pts) — Another downloadable instalment in the life of Dr. Gregory House, you probably know what to expect by now. Review coming soon.

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Compulsory viewing for all journos after the @risingstargames BIT.TRIP announcement: http://t.co/JYo7rqzF

Excellent news! Rising Star Games Bringing BIT.TRIP to Europe - Nintendo Life http://t.co/yTejcId6 via @nintendolife @risingstargames

Rejoice!

Triumphant compilations BIT.TRIP SAGA and BIT.TRIP COMPLETE are on the way to Europe in 2012, courtesy of Rising Star Games.

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How excited am I for #SkywardSword? Just changed my wallpaper from #SonicGenerations to Link on a bird. #hopelessfanboy

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Whether or not you agree with Nintendo's dripping tap approach to marketing The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, you can't argue that the game looks anything less than beautiful, particularly in this new trailer.

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Caused a stir in the office by creating a spreadsheet ranking NL staff's Twitter popularity and efficiency.

NLife boss @antdickens reckons "it's an injustice" that I have so many more followers than him. How about a #pityfollow for the poor guy?

Mrs N just brought me breakfast in bed. Today is going to be awesome.

Fire and brimstone

You can finally use Kinect to play God next year when Ubisoft launches Babel Rising on Xbox Live Arcade.

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