NintendoWare Weekly: Play with Birds, Escape Trick

Today, you have the choice between carefree flight and life-or-death escape. On WiiWare, a minigame collection called Play with Birds lets you ... play with birds. Meanwhile, on DSiWare, you can attempt to find a way out of the mysterious prison into which you've been thrown unjustly.

For a different kind of high stakes, DSiWare's Art of Ink lets you simulate tattooing your customers. You'd better do it right, because there's no DSiWare laser tattoo removal game yet.

WiiWare

• Play with Birds (Games Farm, 1 player, 500 Wii Points): Play "dozens" of bird-themed minigames as you follow the life story of one bird hatched in the city. No word on his emotional state.
• Demo: Fast Draw Showdown (Digital Leisure, 1 player, 0 Wii Points): A quick sample of a quick-draw game.

DSiWare

• Art of Ink (Sabarasa, 1 player, 800 DSi Points): Become a virtual tattoo artist, giving each customer the perfect design and working your way up to your own tattoo parlor.
• Slingo Quest (MumboJumbo, 1 player, 800 DSi Points): 50 levels of the classic casual puzzle game Slingo, which combines slots and bingo. This version includes variants like Multi-Card, Seven by Seven, and Pirate's Fortune.
• Escape Trick: The Secret of Rock City Prison (Intenso Co., Ltd, 1 player, 500 DSi Points): Get out of your prison cell and unravel the mysterious circumstances of your incarceration in this puzzle adventure.