With the WiiWare service up and running, Nintendo today added two new original games to the service along with a lonely retro game to Wii’s Shop Channel.

Priced at 1000 Wii points, Konami’s Critter Round-up has players trying to herd farm animals and keep them from escaping (or whatever it is they are trying to do) from the player’s grasp. The second title is the latest entry in the popular top-down shooting series - Star Soldier R. Released by Hudson Soft, the game has players test their skills in 2 or 5 minute increments. It can be bought for 800 Wii points.

This week’s lonely retro release is Namco’s Skykid. Purchasable for 500 Wii points, the NES game has players enjoying the rivalry between Red Baron and Blue Max as they drop bombs on one another.

Nintendo as well as Sega and Hudson Soft have announced their launch plans for Wii’s Virtual Console service, which will allow gamers to buy retro games for a price. The full launch lineup is below:

NES:

• Mario Bros.
  
• The Legend of Zelda
  
• Donkey Kong
  
• Donkey Kong Jr.
  
• Ice Hockey
  
• Pinball
  
• Soccer
  
• Tennis
  
• Urban Champion
  
• Wario’s Woods
  
• Baseball
  
• Solomon’s Key

SNES:

• F-Zero
  
• SimCity

Nintendo 64:

• Super Mario 64

Sega Genesis:

• Sonic the Hedgehog
  
• Altered Beast
  
• Golden Axe
  
• Columns
  
• Ecco the Dolphin
  
• Gunstar Heroes
  
• Space Harrier II
  
• Toe Jam & Earl
  
• Ristar
  
• Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine

TurboGrafx-16:

• Bonk’s Adventure
  
• Super Star Soldier
  
• Victory Run
  
• Bomberman ‘93
  
• Dungeon Explorer

In the pricing department, Sega Genesis titles will go for 800 Wii Points ($8), N64 for 1000 ($10), TurboGrafx-16 for 600 ($6), and NES and SNES at 500 ($5) and 800 ($8), respectively.

Through this post on their website, Hudson Soft revealed that it is currently working on eight Wii titles, with two of them being pegged as Japanese launch titles: Wing Island and Korinpa. The other titles include:

• Sudoku: December, 2006
  
• Fishing Master (Working Title): December, 2006
  
• Batinda: Feb, 2007
  
• Crossword: March, 2007
  
• Jigsaw Puzzle: March 2007
  
• Bomberman Land (Working Title) : March 2007

In related news, the developer has stated that it is currently planning at least 30 TurboGrafx-16 games for Wii’s Virtual Console; multiple titles are expected at launch.

It seems that some bombs will never diffuse… Atlus USA has announced Bomberman Land Touch!, an action-adventure game for the DS. Hudson Soft is working on the title which will be released early this November and will feature touch-screen controls, up to 8-player wireless single-card play, a 15-hour story mode and more.

Further details after the jump.
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