Japan gets a pretty heavy update this week. 

Virtual Console
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Earthworm Jim (Mega Drive, 1 player, 600 Wii Points): We have this already, and it hasn’t aged well. Then again, 600 points for a game this focused on cow launching is a pretty good deal.

Jigoku Meguri (PC Engine, 1 player, 600 Wii Points): You may know it as Bonze Adventure. It’s a platformer where you play as a cute little Buddhist monk. I kid you  not.

WiiWare
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Let’s Catch (1-4 players, 1,000 Wii Points): Yuji Naka’s first game from his spiffy new studio. It is, as the name implies, a game of catch.

Sorcery Blade (1-2 players, 1,000 Wii Points): WiiWare gets an RPG. It’s not even a puzzle game with RPG elements. It’s a full-on RPG. But is it any good? 

1 Meke! Dasshutsu Game My Home-hen (1 player, 500 Wii Points): If you’ve ever played a room escape game (think Crimson Room) before, you have an idea about what to expect from this. Except this is probably much cuter.