Indy game studio Gaijin Games struck gold with the BIT.TRIP series for WiiWare with simple but addictive gameplay and wonderful “interactive soundtracks.” If you missed out on the games the first time and happen to own a 3DS I have news that may interest you.

BIT.TRIP SAGA will be a compilation of a six (BEAT, RUNNER, VOID, FLUX, CORE, FATE) games on one convenient 3DS cartridge. Needless to say, all of the games will be in 3D, taking an already TRIPPY game to a whole new dimension.

Has anyone played the originals? Will you be picking up the super combo pack?

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The acclaimed BIT.TRIP game series for the WiiWare^™ service has thrilled audiences with its mix of retro style and inventive game play. This week, new and longtime fans are invited to experience the series’ final installment, BIT.TRIP FLUX, and join CommanderVideo for one more unforgettable ride. Also this week, the Nintendo DSiWare^™ service offers a variety of new hand-held games to satisfy a multitude of tastes. Rise to the challenge of running your own eatery in My Little Restaurant, enjoy physics-based arcade action in Magnetic Joe or fend off an alien invasion in Monster Buster Club.

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Bit.Trip Fate debuted on WiiWare yesterday. It plays like an awesome rails-shooter-shmup hybrid. Did you get it? Is this the hardest Bit.Trip yet?

This could just be me, but I noticed that Nintendo made it a point to stress some of the titles in this week’s Monday update were “budget” priced and inexpensive at 500 Wii Points apiece.

Led me to wonder…no company says anything in a press release that they don’t mean to, so are these titles perhaps not doing as hot because of their pricing? Are developers still complaining about online distribution models, as they have done in the past with WiiWare, Xbox Live, etc?

More importantly, are you, the players—the most important part of this queation— dissatisfied with WiiWare, DSiWare and Virtual Console pricing? Obviously no one likes to part with their money, but are you finding that the real quality titles on the service aren’t worth the time and money?

In other news, Bit.Trip Runner hits WiiWare today too for 800 Wii Points. If it plays like the first three Bit.Trip titles, it could very well be worth every penny. Er, point.

As if I don’t have reason enough to buy WarioWare DIY, this sounds very awesome:

Some of the video game industry’s brightest talents are contributing to a unique series of microgames for the upcoming WarioWare™: D.I.Y. game for the Nintendo DS™ family of products and the downloadable WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase game for the WiiWare™ service.

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