Wii Shop Channel: Earthworm Jim, Strong Bad Ep. 3 and Art Style: ROTOHEX

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Details on today's update to the Wii Shop Channel have arrived via Nintendo, revealing the three downloadable games that Wii owners will soon be able to purchase.
    WiiWare
    • Strong Bad Ep. 3: Baddest of the Bands (Telltale) / 1000 Wii Points ($10)
    • Art Style: ROTOHEX (Nintendo) / 600 Wii Points ($6)
    Virtual Console
    • Earthworm Jim (Shiny, Sega Genesis) / 800 Wii Points ($8)
Per usual, all of this week's titles will be available for download beginning at 12 PM EDT, 9 AM PDT. Read on for the official descriptions, straight from Nintendo.

Strong Bad Episode 3: Baddest of the Bands
Telltale Games
1 player
Rated E10+ for Everyone 10 and Older - Alcohol Reference, Crude Humor, Mild Cartoon Violence, Mild Suggestive Themes
1000 Wii Points ($10)

Rock and roll! Hurting for cash, Strong Bad sets out to dominate the "Battle Royale of the Bands." Can he rule the stage and win the big prize? Or will he be drowned out by the competition? Find out in this high-voltage episode.

Art Style: ROTOHEX
Nintendo
1-2 players
Rated E for Everyone
600 Wii Points ($6)

Use colored triangular panels to create a vibrant mosaic of stained glass in Art Style: ROTOHEX. As triangles fall from the top of the screen, rotate them to group six panels of the same color and create a matching hexagon, or HEX. Once the HEX has been formed, it will disappear, allowing the existing panels to shift and more panels to fill the playing field. A clear-cut goal and two different styles of intuitive controls allow you to focus solely on the game play--which is vital, as the playing field will be full of panels before you know it. With multiple modes (unlock more as you progress further in SOLO mode), special item panels at your disposal, and the ability to play cooperatively or competitively with a friend, there will always be another HEX to create.

Earthworm Jim (Sega Genesis)
Shiny Entertainment
1 player
Rated E for Everyone - Animated Violence
800 Wii Points ($8)

Jim was an ordinary earthworm who did very earthworm-like things, such as flee from crows and eat dirt. One day, during an outer space fight, a suit drops to Earth and falls around Jim. It mutates him into a large and intelligent (at least by earthworm standards) superhero. Play as Jim in this Sega Genesis classic. When Jim learns of the evil plans of Psy-Crow and Queen Slug-for-a-Butt, he decides to rescue Princess What's-Her-Name. Run, gun, swing on hooks by your head and launch cows at the interesting characters you meet along the way, such as Major Mucus, Chuck and Fifi, Evil the Cat, and Bob the Killer Goldfish.

Chris Faylor was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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