Not much by way of choices this week on the US Wii Shop Channel. From the WiiWare service we get Magnetica Twist, and from the Virtual Console we get Fatal Fury 2. Details in the full article.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away? Forget it. Play a round of Bejeweled instead. According to a new study, casual games are proven to be beneficial for your health. Details in the full article.

 The video game industry is undoubtedly dominated by males, but we do know that gaming is not just a big frat house. Female gamers do exist, and like the opposite gender, they come in different shapes, sizes and forms. If you do your homework, you'll also notice that girl gamers have distinct traits which allow us to divide them into several types (just like guys). In this QuickList, we'll give you a rundown on what these types are. Hit that jump!

The Casual Games Association has announced that it will be hosting Casual Connect Europe. This event will run from February 6 to 8 in Amsterdam and is being held to gather industry leaders in the hope of promoting casual games as well as securing its future development.

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 Microsoft has been trying to appeal to casual gamers by introducing more casual titles on the Xbox Live Arcade. It seems that three more games are coming. The ESRB has already rated Peggle, Bliss Island, and Ultra-Bust-a-Move for the Xbox 360.

In case you aren't too familiar with these titles, hop on over to the full article for more information.

Still addicted to Peggle? Have no fear, PopCap Games just released Peggle for the iPod to ensure that gamers can always get their fix anytime, anywhere. Downloadable from the iTunes store and available in six languages, players around the world are now given the opportunity to try this game.

More on this game adaptation after the jump!

PopCap Games has announced that it just had launched Bookworm for mobile phones. For those who are unfamiliar with this game, it is a port of the popular PC title which received numerous awards including Puzzle Game of the Year from Games for Windows magazine.

The game is deceptively simple, yet very addicting. Players have to create words using tiles on a grid. Want to find out more about the game, head on over to the full article.

Xbox Live Arcade hits like Bejeweled 2 and Zuma are injecting their addictive juices into retail shelves this November 15. PopCap Games just announced PopCap Arcade Volume 1 for the Xbox 360. This bundle will retail for US$ 29.95 and will include the following: Bejeweled 2, Astropop, Feeding Frenzy, and Zuma.

The casual game developer has also announced the same bundle (minus Feeding Frenzy and Zuma) for the PS2 and will be releasing it simultaneously with the 360 version under the name of PopCap Hits Volume 1 for US$ 19.95. Glenn Drover from Popcap had this to say about the release of the retail bundles:

We're very excited to be bringing some of our top million-selling casual games to consoles via retail shelves, and eager to see how consumers respond. We've had tremendous success at retail with the PC versions of many of our games, and these new collections for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2 are priced even more aggressively, so they should be a hit with holiday shoppers.

Considering that the game pack is being released as a "Volume 1", you can probably expect future volumes to appear - Volume 2, Volume 3, and onwards. PopCap sure has enough games in its library to come out with a couple of more volumes. Meanwhile, those who haven't gotten the games on XBLA better get ready for some sleepless night once these bundles hit shelves next month.

Can't get enough of Chuzzle? Worry not. Blackberry owners and fans of the exploding fuzzy little dudes will now have the chance to play Chuzzle on their Smartphones. The game is now available for download and purchase on BPlay's website. Users can download it from their phones for US$ 7.99.

Users will be able to select it from the site's Top 10 list. PopCap Games, the developers the developers behind the casual games such as Zuma, is also proud to announce that Bookworm is still available for download and has been a consistent player in their top 10 downloads for the Blackberry.

Chuzzle has won "Casual Game of the Year" from Billboard's DEMX last 2005 when it was first released for the web and PC. For those unfamiliar with the game, it's kind of like Bejeweled where you have to connect three of the same colored jewels together to clear the screen and make room for more. Only instead of jewels, Chuzzle has Chuzzles, cute little furballs who "explode with happiness" when they come into contact with two more of the same color.

To download exploding happiness on your Blackberry now, visit the Read link after the jump.

Popping into the press wire is none other than PopCap Games, announcing that they've geared up their Flash game repertoire by adding an iPhone-friendly version of their classic puzzler, Bejeweled.

Via their website, you can access the custom version of Bejeweled, which is now tailored to by playable in the iPhone's Safari browser. And it's for free, too - that's enough for us to keep our eyes glued to the grid and match the gems three or more in a row. (Maybe say bye-bye to our social life in the process, too.)

With this release of the popular game, PopCap's director of the Mobile Platforms division, Andrew Stein, concludes with:

We're excited to be providing the most popular puzzle game of the 21st century to users of the most advanced mobile device yet created. We wanted to give the hundreds of thousands of iPhone users a fun, fast gaming fix -- and at no cost, no less.

Visit the Read link below to access the iPhone-friendly Bejeweled.