Weekly Nintendo Download Update: Pitfall, Party Fun Pirate

Nintendo adds new titles to the Nintendo DSi Shop and the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Mondays. Users with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points or Nintendo DSi Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel. Nintendo DSi Points can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. A Nintendo Points Card can be purchased at retail locations. All Nintendo Points from one Nintendo Points Card must be redeemed in either the Wii Shop Channel or the Nintendo DSi Shop. They are not transferable and cannot be divided between the two systems. This week's new games are: Nintendo adds new titles to the Nintendo DSi Shop and the Wii Shop Channel every Monday. This week's new games include the classic

Nintendo adds new titles to the Nintendo DSi Shop and the Wii Shop Channel every Monday. This week's new games include the classic "Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure."Nintendo DSiWareMixed Messages (2-21 players, 500 Nintendo DSi Points): Sketch a picture to capture your friends' sentence, or try to figure out what they've drawn. Two to 21 players take turns writing sentences and drawing pictures to pass along a message. This isn't a game about winning and losing - it's about the funny miscommunications that happen along the way. Master of Illusion Express: Shuffle Games (1 player, 200 Nintendo DSi Points): Master of Illusion Express titles are magic tricks pulled from the full-length Nintendo DS game. Also included is the bonus Vanishing Card trick.WiiWareParty Fun Pirate (1-4 players, 500 Wii Points): Based on the Pop-Up Pirate toy, players take turns thrusting swords into a barrel that holds your captain captive, trying to see who can insert the most swords into the barrel. Thrust a sword into the wrong hole and you'll send your captain flying, which means it's game over for you. You can also swap out the captain and replace him with your custom Mii character.Virtual ConsolePitfall: The Mayan Adventure (Sega Genesis, 1 player, 800 Wii Points): Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure is a side-scrolling action game in which you play adventurer Pitfall Harry Jr. in search of his father, Pitfall Harry. Pitfall Harry has been taken captive by the warrior spirit Zakelua: Lord of Evil. Armed with only a sling and his father's journal, young Harry Jr. must now venture into the unknown to rescue him.