Gaming console giant Nintendo has announced the launch of several new gaming applications which aims to provide entertainment for players of all ages. The company invites players of any to check out new demo versions of games for the WiiWare service - one offering competitive darts challenges, the other giving preschoolers a fun way to learn by interacting with baby animals. For the Nintendo DSiWare service, there's a new version of a classic card game, plus a wild new photo-manipulation game that can turn an ordinary face into something eerie and outrageous. The wide selection of downloadable games for Nintendo systems truly has something for everyone.

WiiWare

Dart Rage (demo version)

Publisher: JV Games Inc.

Players: 1-4

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Alcohol Reference

Price: 0 Wii Points; full version available for 600 Wii Points

Description: Grab your Wii Remote controller and prepare for the ultimate game of darts on your Wii console. With no buttons to push, you'll be completely immersed in the game's realism. Dart Rage puts you in the spotlight as you compete against friends, the computer or both. With four great games to choose from - including 301-901, Cricket, Poker and American (Baseball) darts - Dart Rage has plenty of options to keep the game fresh. There is also a VS mode in which you can compete at the same time in a race to the finish. Rock out to the sizzling soundtrack with a commentator announcing your every shot or miss.

Learning with the PooYoos: Episode 2 (demo version)

Publisher: Lexis Numerique

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: EC (Early Childhood)

Price: 0 Wii Points; full version available for 500 Wii Points

Description: Welcome to the first fun, poetic brain-trainer for children aged 3 to 6. With the PooYoos, a merry band of adorable baby animals, children will have fun while learning the basics for development, including numbers, letters, lateralization, shapes and colors. Children get to dance with their new friends and earn lovely interactive rewards. With two levels of interactivity, children of any age or level can play the activities based on plants and music. This game has been designed for use by children who have not yet grasped reading. The instructions are spoken in French, English or Spanish, depending on the language setting of your Wii console.

Note: Some demo versions do not support all game features, and players cannot save their in-game progress in demo versions.

Nintendo DSiWare

Simply Solitaire

Publisher: Engine Software

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points

Description: Simply Solitaire gives you exactly what you want: pure Solitaire on your Nintendo DSi system. Solitaire (also called Patience) is a single-player card game involving a layout of cards with a goal of sorting them. Solitaire games involve dealing cards from a shuffled deck into a prescribed arrangement on a tabletop. The player attempts to reorder the deck by suit and rank through a series of moves, transferring cards from one place to another. The simple game design and easy, intuitive controls make it a game that the whole family can enjoy. The game has 50 puzzles in each level to guarantee hours of fun game play.

Faceez: Monsters!

Publisher: Neko Entertainment

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) - Mild Blood, Comic Mischief, Alcohol Reference

Price: 200 Nintendo DSi Points

Description: Faceez is back, and this time it will scare your friends. Faceez: Monsters! features frightening new disguises and accessories, including the living dead, werewolves, vampires and zombies. Take pictures of your friends' faces, turn them into abominable monsters and place them in your own settings. Expect lots of laugher and fun as you share your monstrous creations.

Nintendo adds new titles to the Nintendo DSi Shop and the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Mondays. Users with broadband Internet access can redeem Wii Points or Nintendo DSi Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel. Nintendo DSi Points can be purchased in the Nintendo DSi Shop. A Nintendo Points Card can be purchased at retail locations. All points from one Nintendo Points Card must be redeemed in either the Nintendo DSi Shop or the Wii Shop Channel. They are not transferable and cannot be divided between the two systems.