Wii Shop updated with Monkeys, Ghosts, Axes, Zombies

Nintendo Update: Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 3 joined by Ghost Mansion Party, Golden Axe, Zombies Ate My Neighbors; Sudoku, PictureBook Games arrive on DSi.

Telltale Games typically doesn't have much of a problem releasing new installments in its episodic adventure series at one-month intervals. However, Wii gamers have certainly noticed the nearly two-month span that has elapsed since the release of Chapter 2 in the developer's Tales of Monkey Island series, especially considering that the PC edition debuted at the end of September.

We'll get these Wii owners' doubloons yet!

Today, though, Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 3: Lair of the Leviathan is now available for download through Nintendo's WiiWare shop for 1,000 Wii points ($10). In Guybrush Threepwood's continuing quest for Elaine, the protagonist ventures into the guts of a "giant manatee," where he encounters lost explorer Coronado de Cava (relation to Francisco Vazquez de Coronado unknown), among other diverse characters.

Gameloft's Ghost Mansion Party joins Tales of Monkey Island on WiiWare this week, and it also costs 1,000 Wii points ($10). The minigame compilation sports a diverse set of activities for up to four players as they compete in a Halloween-themed board game. The arcade edition of Sega's Golden Axe and LucasArts' Zombies Ate My Neighbors are available for 900 Wii points ($9) and 800 Wii points ($8) through the Wii's Virtual Console.

On the DSi, Electronic Arts wades into the portable brain-training realm with Sudoku. The 200 DSi point ($2) title includes "hundreds" of Sudoku puzzles, with five difficulty levels that range from easy to insane. Nintendo's PictureBook Games: The Royal Bluff is available for 500 DSi points ($5) and features multiplayer-centric gameplay for up to four. In the game, players work to deduce the chip colors of opponents, across Tournament, Free Play, and DS Wireless Play modes.

34 Comments

  • mariokart64fan

    Posted Oct 29, 2009 3:53 pm PT

    level 4 gave me the creeps that music lol then the sound of chain saws

  • IXIWhistIXI

    Posted Oct 29, 2009 9:25 am PT

    Zombies ate my neighbors was a great game.

  • capitalthoughts

    Posted Oct 28, 2009 1:43 pm PT

    Level 4
    Chainsaw Hedgemaze Mayhem!
    Can't think of a more manic and fun game then Zombies ate my neighbors.

  • mariostar0001

    Posted Oct 28, 2009 1:38 pm PT

    Now we need a portable virtual console: Classic games from the Game & Watch, Gameboy, Virtual Boy, Gameboy Color, Gamegear, Gameboy Advance, and anything else there might be. Game & Watch games are about two for 200 points, or maybe three, while Gameboy games are about 300, Virtual Boy for 500, Gameboy Color for 800, Gamegear for 800, Gameboy Advance at least 1,200. Do that and I'll buy my first points card, all my DSi games were in the free points offer.

  • Glade_Gnarr

    Posted Oct 27, 2009 10:11 pm PT

    Zombies ate my neighbors, yay! It's been a while since they released something good on the vc.

  • nini200

    Posted Oct 27, 2009 1:11 pm PT

    @QWERTYCommander
    Well, you may need to check the recent news because Goldeneye may be coming to the Wii in a remade form in 2010.

  • SicklySunStorm

    Posted Oct 27, 2009 12:57 pm PT

    Zombies ate my neighbours was awesome, as was Golden Axe. B)

  • QWERTYCommander

    Posted Oct 27, 2009 12:26 pm PT

    @deepflow2

    Microsoft owns Rare, and Rare doesn't own the Goldeneye license anymore, so it would be impossible for those to appear.

  • payne6705

    Posted Oct 27, 2009 11:24 am PT

    what a shame I have no memory left to download some of these games good job Nintendo

  • brian_13un

    Posted Oct 27, 2009 7:25 am PT

    Great

  • panda-pusher

    Posted Oct 27, 2009 6:21 am PT

    Zombies Ate My Neighbors, ah the memories

  • Rottenwood

    Posted Oct 27, 2009 5:54 am PT

    Nice, Zombies Ate My Neighbors. Finding the secret Day of the Tentacle stage in that game was one of my favorite gaming experiences in my younger days.

  • tyzwain

    Posted Oct 27, 2009 4:42 am PT

    Oh if only life were that simple Deepflow2. If only...

  • Deepflow2

    Posted Oct 27, 2009 4:23 am PT

    Zombies ate my neighbors wicked!.
    but why dont nintendo add Goldeneye 007 and Banjoo-kazooie/tooie? I really want them ...

  • -HCMF-

    Posted Oct 27, 2009 3:27 am PT

    I still wish they would add additional avatar features...

  • ivanraik

    Posted Oct 27, 2009 1:41 am PT

    we need more classics in the virtual console, what about TMNT4 turtles in time for the SNES

  • mayankahuja

    Posted Oct 26, 2009 10:32 pm PT

    thats cool

  • redskinStu posted Oct 26, 2009 10:09 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    redskinStu

    Posted Oct 26, 2009 10:09 pm PT (hide)

    People still play the Wii???

  • MBS923

    Posted Oct 26, 2009 10:09 pm PT

    Games that the wii shop channel needs: Donkey Kong 64, Mario Party 1-3, Banjo-Kazooie 1 and 2, GoldenEye 007, EarthBound, Final Fantasy 4 and 6 (2, 3, and 5, could be there too), Chrono Trigger, and more. I don't care if Microsoft owns Rare! Wii's got Star Fox 64 and Donkey Kong Country 1-3, so we need more of these classic Rare games

  • MBS923

    Posted Oct 26, 2009 10:04 pm PT

    That update for the Wii shop channel only. Is it safe? I don't want to brick my Wii!

  • BaLLz_ON_FiRE

    Posted Oct 26, 2009 6:54 pm PT

    This is where everything gets serious.

  • SuprSaiyanRockr

    Posted Oct 26, 2009 6:40 pm PT

    has the N64 super smash bros. been released on virtual console yet? I've been waiting months for that.

  • itsTolkien_time

    Posted Oct 26, 2009 5:58 pm PT

    My god, is this serious? Zombies ate my nieghbors AND Golden Axe? That's awesome! But I'm still waiting for:
    EarthBound
    Final Fantasy 2-6
    And others, I hope!

  • mariokart64fan

    Posted Oct 26, 2009 5:50 pm PT

    omg i gotta get me a points card zombies ate my neighbors

  • riariases

    Posted Oct 26, 2009 4:23 pm PT

    Yeah!! Zombies Ate My Neighbors! I remember playing that game for the first time. The main menu on the game is all twisted up like a hypnotic wheel and makes the title look like "Neighbors Ate My Zombies". Wicked game either way.

  • GOR_TAK posted Oct 26, 2009 4:02 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    GOR_TAK

    Posted Oct 26, 2009 4:02 pm PT (hide)

    Zombies Ate My Neighbors would be about the only reason I might ever consider owning a Wii

  • fire2box

    Posted Oct 26, 2009 3:35 pm PT

    the 3rd chapter of this new monkey island game is the best yet.

  • Briggins14

    Posted Oct 26, 2009 3:33 pm PT

    never anything good for DSI shop. but Zombies ate my neighbors=awesome

  • mariostar0001

    Posted Oct 26, 2009 3:09 pm PT

    Ryguy4738, except for Mario Vs. DK 3 I agree with you, they need a quality DSiware game (Flipnotes was quality but not a game).

  • kungfuowl

    Posted Oct 26, 2009 3:07 pm PT

    exitebike wiiware coming soon?

  • Ryguy4738

    Posted Oct 26, 2009 3:03 pm PT

    They have yet to release an actual quality game for the DSiWare

  • Freezezzy

    Posted Oct 26, 2009 2:54 pm PT

    Agreed on 'Zombies Ate my Neighbors' being a classic.

    'Ghost Mansion' sounded interesting... until I saw the word 'Party' after it.

  • BLAZEXIII

    Posted Oct 26, 2009 2:49 pm PT

    Zombies ate my neighbors was and is an all time classic..worth 8.00$ if u ask me im happy just to have it on my wii finally....just need some more classics now...cant wait to see whats coming out next..

  • gatsbythepig

    Posted Oct 26, 2009 2:41 pm PT

    I really want to like Monkey Island... I just don't.

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