Nintendo today announced that it has officially launched its WiiWare service. Online Wii owners can now download the games in the WiiWare section of the Wii Shop. Nintendo promises that new WiiWare titles will be uploaded every Monday.

"WiiWare is to the video game industry what independent films are to Hollywood," said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. "WiiWare lets developers experiment with new ideas and experiences. Combined with our collection of classic Virtual Console games, Wii provides one-stop shopping for the greatest games of the past - and the future."

The launch titles available on WiiWare are as follows:

For more details on these titles, please visit WiiWare.com.