Blowing up

It's time to look ahead to Thursday and see what games lucky European residents can download, with Wii, 3DS Virtual Console and DSiWare all represented this week.

3DS Virtual Console

Balloon Kid (Game Boy, Nintendo, £2.70/€3) — A sequel to Balloon Fight, this hasn't aged particularly well, sadly: our Balloon Kid review explains why.

WiiWare

The Very Hungry Caterpillar's ABCs (Cybird, 800pts) — The educational adaptation of the legendary original, check out our The Very Hungry Caterpillar's ABCs review if you're considering picking this one up for your family.

DSiWare

Double Bloob (Bloober Team, 500pts) — Not the finest effort from Bloober Team, particularly considering this game was originally developed for retail, check out our Double Bloob review for more.

Successfully Learning Mathematics: Year 3 (Tivola, 500pts) — More maths, more vampires, more minigames. Review coming soon.

That's your lot this week, folks, but don't forget the 3DS eShop demos are still available.