First of the month and no returns

After today there are just four more Nintendo Downloads left in 2011, so let's see what Nintendo has in store to kick off this final month of the year.

3DS Virtual Console

Adventure Island (Game Boy, Hudson, $3.99) — Master Higgins makes it across the pond four weeks after his European appearance. Read our Adventure Island review to see how the little chap holds up on 3DS.

DSiWare

Double Bloob (Bloober Team, 500pts) — A contender for worst game name on DSiWare — a service that features Mega Words, remember — this is a cartoony shooter played vertically. The game was originally announced for DS way back in 2007, making it nearly as overdue as Bloober Team's own Last Flight. We'll have a review soon.

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