Japanese Nintendo downloads: Crazy Climber, Phoenix Wright

lf you happen to have a Japanese Wii, you may have sort of been able to play the arcade classic Crazy Climber before, but only the not-great Wii remake. Now the original is available ... for 800 Wii Points! Oh, Virtual Console Arcade pricing. And, of course, there's more Phoenix Wright. People who didn't have to wait a year between Ace Attorney games don't know how good they have it.

On DSiWare, there's an interesting kanji puzzle game which is absolutely guaranteed never to leave Japan. at Kanji Game (you can see the rest of the title in the list) appears to involve pairs of Japanese characters dropping Tetris-style, with the goal of making new words.

• Crazy Climber (Arcade, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points)

• Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations (WiiWare, 1 player, 1,200 Wii Points)

• Fantasic Cube (WiiWare, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points)

• at Kanji Game Jukugo Kanjukuken Kanshuu (DSiWare, 1 player, 200 DSi Points)

• Hachi-Wan Diver DS:Naruzou-kun Hasami Shogi (DSiWare, 1 player, 200 DSi Points)

• Aquarium with Clock (DSiWare, 1 player, 500 DSi Points)

• 3 Minute Tenkatouitsu: Western Japan Sengoku Quiz/Eastern Japan Sengoku Quiz (DSiWare, 1 player, 500 DSi Points each)

• Idol Nights (DSiWare, 1-4 players, 800 DSi Points)

• Pocket Rurubu: Hakone/Shinshu (DSiWare, 1 player, 800 DSi Points each)

• What Day is it? Encyclopedia from Mypedia (DSiWare, 1 player, 800 DSi Points)