The sole Virtual Console release this week is a reminder of a very odd time: when Sega thought Alex Kidd was a viable character. The company took an in-progress Shinobi parody game called Shinobi Kid, and then added the Alex Kidd character. Someone at Sega was under the impression that a game would sell better with Alex Kidd in it.

Also available: more Monkey Island, an expansion of one of Rubik's World's games, and Pallurikio, a cute platformer with a slingshot mechanic. And on DSiWare, it's ... a stripped-down version of Hell's Kitchen!

• Pallurikio (WiiWare, 1 player, 1,000 Wii Points)
• Rubik's Puzzle Galaxy: RUSH (WiiWare, 1-2 players, 600 Wii Points)
• Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 4 (WiiWare, 1 player, 1,000 Wii Points)
• Alex Kidd in Shinobi World (Sega Master System, 1 player, 500 Wii Points)
• PictureBook Games: The Royal Bluff (DSiWare, 1-4 players, 500 DSi Points)
• Hell's Kitchen Vs. (DSiWare, 1-2 players, 800 DSi Points)

European Nintendo downloads: Alex Kidd in Shinobi World, Monkey Island originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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