Hollywood packs its share of excitement, but video games can deliver just as many mind-blowing thrills as the biggest summer blockbuster. For proof, look no further than this week’s powerhouse additions to the Wii? Shop Channel. With a mesmerizing new WiiWare? title and two action-packed classics for the Virtual Console?, you’ll find captivating visuals, memorable characters and richly interactive tales that impress on screens of all sizes. With or without popcorn, the fun is yours to savor.

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Hudson has released some new details on its upcoming WiiWare-game Alien Crush Returns. The WiiRemote will be used to tilt the table, and if you shake it too much the table will freeze and TILT just like a real pinball machine. There’s different types of pinballs, every ball will have its own abilities. There will be extra downloadable content coming with more power-ups, tables and more. Alien Crush Returns is due to come out this August in Japan for 800 Wii Points.

Source: Wacka

In an interview with 1UP Kenichiro Yuji, game director at Square-Enix, said that they’re not planning to release more downloadable content for Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King. All downloadable content has been available since May 30th, and they don’t have any plans for more future content at the moment.

There have been a lot of rumors that LostWinds get a sequel, but now there’s even more hints to a sequel on the WiiWare-title LostWinds. In an interview with Frontier, Cubed3 asked a few questions about their future plans and it sure looks like they’re planning a sequel for LostWinds. Head over to the full interview to learn more about Frontier’s future plans.

Nintendojo reports that Capcom has confirmed that Mega Man 9 will support the WiiRemote held sideways, but the GameCube- and Classic-controllers can be used as well. Owners of a Wii NES RetroPort adapter can probably use it to play with the original NES-controller, but there’s no confirmation on that yet.

Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipe of Darkness, the first episode of the Penny Arcade Adventures games from Hothead, is now available for Xbox Live Arcade and is coming to Sony’s PlayStation Network as well. Unfortunately we won’t be seeing Penny Arcade Adventures games in WiiWare because the developers need a higher WiiWare-limit or a hard drive for the Wii.

Source: Wacka