Free up 248 blocks of memory for the free Wii Channel download and you'll be able to watch streaming video, download DS demos, and even purchase games online.

Supposedly, the Nintendo Channel was set to launch for American Wii owners on May 12, the same date that Nintendo's WiiWare Service is scheduled to become available. Instead, it appeared for download early this morning. Users will discover a bevy of features in Nintendo's latest offering, but first they'll have to make space in their Wii memory.

The game includes an array of puzzles with a progressive level of difficulty.

Crosswords DS is officially shipping to retail outlets today. The title features over 1,000 crossword puzzles built for skill levels ranging from beginner to expert. In addition to varying difficulty levels, a hint system is included to aid the player when stuck on a particular puzzle.

Crosswords DS is the latest in the popular Touch Generations line of Nintendo DS games.

First track pack to launch shortly after Rock Band’s release.

When Rock Band was officially announced for the Wii a few weeks ago, downloadable content was still an uncertainty. It appears now that it is unlikely to happen, as Harmonix and MTV Games plan to release the downloadable tracks from the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions as a series of track pack expansions on discs for Wii.

Puzzling Pokémon and a vigilante are at the forefront in this week’s games.

For the first set of games in May 2008, Virtual Console will receive another Nintendo 64 game (Pokémon Puzzle League) and an old NES beat-‘em-up (Renegade).

Pokémon Puzzle League, which came out in America in 2000, is a Pokémon influenced version of the classic puzzle series Panel de Pon... Read more...

Remember LodgeNet? Now Nintendo's Wii will become a part of WestinWORKOUT rooms at select hotels across the US and feature games like Big Brain Academy and Wii Fit.

Video games in hotels are nothing new. Nintendo's GateWay program has provided Nintendo handheld and home console experiences for airline passengers and hotel guests since 1993, sometimes through a third-party service like LodgeNet. But with the Wii's unique capacity to encourage activity and motion... Read more...

Take on racers worldwide in challenges provided by the Mario Kart Channel.

Nintendo is offering tournaments for Mario kart Wii players worldwide to compete in. The tournaments appear in the Mario Kart Channel, which can be installed via the Mario Kart Wii game disc. Each tournament will take on a unique shape, requiring the player to perform different feats to the best of their ability. The first tournament was made available last Thursday, and Nintendo plans to offer new challenges every few weeks.

In the land that GTA forgot: Mario Kart Wii on top.

Mario Kart Wii continues its journey toward the one million mark. Monster Hunter Portable, however, is already aiming for double that number.

The dual-stylus controlled drum rhythm game “Taiko Drum Master” was the highest new entry on a Nintendo platform this week coming in at No.4.

After considerable VC crap, we finally have something to look forward to.

Ever wonder exactly who Ness and Lucas are from Super Smash Bros. Brawl? They’re characters from an RPG series called Earthbound (Mother in Japan, where the series has a rabid fan base). The series has three games; only the second, for the Super Nintendo, managed to make it to America.

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Based on the Rubik’s Cube license, Rubik's World is slated to release this fall.

The Game Factory announced that Rubik's World is being developed exclusively for Wii and DS. Rubik's World is a 3D puzzle game that "keep[s] the Rubik’s Cube[‘s] core values alive."

Featuring online play across the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, both versions will allow players to connect to a community of Rubik's World players. The Wii version will support up to 4 players and will also feature an online message board.

Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff is slated to hit stores this Fall.

While a new Tecmo Bowl game has been in the works since last year, today marks the official confirmation that the series is coming out for the Nintendo DS. The new game, entitled Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff, promises to be in the same vein as the perennial classic Tecmo Super Bowl. The game will most likely... Read more...

The Wii version of Capcom's critically acclaimed 2006 PS2 game gets a PAL release date.

Capcom has revealed that Okami will be released for Wii across Europe on June 13. Originally created by the now disbanded Clover Studio, Ready at Dawn's port of the renowned action-adventure has enjoyed a mostly positive reception since its North American launch on April 15 of this year.

A unique... Read more...

This July, only you can save the kidnapped animals of Kololo Kingdom!

Majesco Entertainment and developer Hoget have announced the July release of a new puzzle game for the Nintendo DS. The gameplay concerns matching pairs of like animals, rolling them around obstacles and into each other to clear the game board before time runs out. The game will feature multiple modes, levels of difficulty, and head-to-head multiplayer.

The educational game will allow players from all over the world to study the written test administered in their locale.

DreamCatcher Games and JoWood Productions have announced development of Drivers Ed Portable. The game gives players a chance to study for their written exam. The tests will be customized to the country, state, or province where the test will be taken.

The game will feature two modes: Test and... Read more...

Left Field Productions is behind the crazy family-friendly poker game.

Left Field Productions, developers of the recent Wii game Nitrobike, announced that they are working on a new title for WiiWare called Battle Poker. The game is a variation on the popular card game and involves up to 4 players chaotically trying to get the best hand in a certain amount of time. It... Read more...

Lapel pins depicting popular characters found to contain unsafe levels of lead paint.

Lapel pins sold by Nintendo at its two stores, the Nintendo World Store in New York City and the Nintendo “Fun & Games” Employee Store in Redmond, as well as pins distributed across the country as promotional material, have been found to contain unsafe levels of lead paint.

Nintendo began... Read more...

The CEO of Nintendo has the graphs to prove it. Also, Nintendo will up Wii production to 2.4 million units in July.

Instead of simply sticking to the numbers on revenues and profits, Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata used an end-of-fiscal-year briefing to address a variety of issues. He touched on increased Wii supply, third party game sales, industry beliefs he felt were obsolete, and Nintendo's new goals going forward.

A lone Double Dragon closes out April’s Virtual Console offerings.

For an unexplained reason, this week only has one Virtual Console game to show for. That game is the seminal beat-'em-up, Double Dragon.

Double Dragon, for the NES, is a 1988 port of the arcade classic. It is the spiritual successor to Renegade, which is scheduled to hit Virtual Console next... Read more...

Nintendo's fitness tool bests Mario Kart Wii as its fastest selling piece of software ever in the UK, generating the third-most revenue for a game launch in British history.

Only two weeks after the runaway success of Mario Kart Wii, Nintendo UK has made history once again as Wii Fit has displaced the multiplayer racer as the company's fastest selling game for the British market. The "body awareness" software and Balance Board accessory have generated the sixth most sales and third most revenue ever for a game launch in the UK during its first two days after release.

The newest iteration of the popular Kart racer is available at retail outlets packaged with the brand new Wii Wheel.

Mario Kart Wii is now available in stores and comes packaged with the brand new Wii accessory, the Wii Wheel. The Wii Wheel is a holder for the Wii Remote that allows players to use it similar to a steering wheel.

Mario Kart Wii features: 16 new tracks as well as 16 revived tracks from previous Mario Kart entries, online racing, Mii integration, and support for all Wii control schemes.

Due to strong demand and sales, Iwata reports that there are no plans for price cuts this fiscal year.

Nintendo president, Satoru Iwata reported in an interview with Reuters that Nintendo currently has no plans to decrease the price of either the Wii or the DS this year.

The already computed earnings projections for the year were not calculated with any price cuts in mind, according to Iwata. Strong sales of both consoles along with strong consumer demand leads Nintendo to believe that price cuts for either system are unnecessary.