Looking for more new games to play? Coming in just in time for the weekend are new download game options for both the Wii and DSi stores. Seven new ones are on the list, so there shouldn't be any reason for your weekend to be boring.

Soon, there will be demos for games on WiiWare. This appears to be the plan of Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata, as disclosed in a recent Q&A session.

The fourth chapter in the episodic Tales of Monkey Island will be going live later this week, and so Telltale has released a collection of screenshots to whet the appetites of those looking for their adventure game fix.

Nintendo has announced via its weekly Nintendo Week program on the Nintendo Channel (that's a lot of Nintendos!) that they're getting set to rock Wii owners' worlds soon with a new Excitebike release. Details and a video after the jump.

Another classic from console generations past will once again get a breath of life in the new hardware. Gameloft is now hard at work in bringing Earthworm Jim out of the ground and back in the surface, freshened up big time with an HD overhaul. We've got more details about our favorite worm's comeback, so stick around for the goods.

WiiWare seems to be beefing up on games lately. Swedish publisher Legendo Entertainment is looking to add three more to the growing archive with the Pearl Harbor Trilogy, based on their PC game, Attack on Pearl Harbor. It's still a work in progress, but if they push through with it, we're looking at a neat little flight sim on WiiWare.

Contra Rebirth will not be the only title getting a fresh new gaming stint via WiiWare. According to this ESRB listing spotted by GamerBytes, the GameBoy installment of the Castlevania franchise will also be Rebirth-ed as Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth.

Now this is very welcome news. Konami has announced that Contra Rebirth is now available via WiiWare. Feel like reliving the good ol' days of 2D shooting and spread-fire abuse? Gameplay vid after the jump.

Help the little tykes get their first go at gaming with The Very Hungry Caterpillar's ABC, an English training game for preschoolers coming to WiiWare. Those who're familiar with the classic children's book may have guessed, this is indeed based on The Very Hungry Caterpillar.