US WiiWare and VC update: My Pokemon Ranch, Dig Dug, more

Guess who’s coming to the Nintendo Wii this week? Here’s a clue: he’s yellow, with an electric personality. Ultimate Electro? Nah. It’s Pikachu, and the rest of the gang in My Pokemon Ranch, available on WiiWare starting this week. Check out what else is new on WiiWare and the Virtual Console in the full article.

Gotta catch raise ’em all! Pikachu and the rest of the gang are back in My Pokemon Ranch, which is now available for download on the US WiiWare for 1,000 Wii Points. Also new this week is Dig Dug and Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa on the Virtual Console.

In case you didn’t know, My Pokemon Ranch can also interact with the Nintendo DS games, Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl. You can deposit Pokemon you’ve caught in those games in your ranch, and you can interact with them as well.

Dig Dug on the VC is worth 600 Wii Points. You play as Dig Dug, who has to get rid of underground monsters with your powers to, uh, dig. Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa is worth 600 Wii Points. You play as Prince Upa who has to rescue his kingdom from a demon.