Don't worry, the Wii is ready to go online as soon as you hook it up.

Both Chris Kohler of Game/Life and Brian Crecente of Kotaku are reporting that their Wii was spontaneously able to go online today in the early afternoon. All members of the press, our Jonathan Metts included, were not able to access Nintendo's Virtual Console channel or any other online feature of... Read more...

Including the newly named Wario: Master of Disguise.

Nintendo of America has posted first quarter release dates for next year, and they include a few big-name surprises.

Two Wii games, WarioWare: Smooth Moves and Wii Play will come first on January 15th. Hotel Dusk: Room 215 for Nintendo DS will arrive one week later on January 22nd.

February will include two highly anticipated ports, Diddy Kong Racing DS and Final Fantasy VI Advance for GBA, both releasing on February 5th.

Europe will be getting the Nintendo MP3 Player on December 8, 2006.

UPGRADE YOUR NINTENDO DS LITE TO AN MP3 PLAYER

17th November 2006 – Lucky owners of the Nintendo DS will soon be able to enjoy more than just games from their favourite handheld console with the Nintendo MP3 Player. Launching across Europe on 8th December 2006. Nintendo fans can use their handheld console as a fully-fledged, high quality MP3 player.

The videogame news site you know and love is ready for the new generation of Nintendo.

During the past five years, Planet GameCube grew into the largest independent Nintendo news and information website on the Internet. However, everyone knew that we couldn't be PGC forever. The Wii launch was the perfect opportunity for us to change our name to reflect Nintendo's new philosophy.... Read more...

Gamers don't want HD, but they do want Progressive Scan!

Although Nintendo is eschewing the HD Era in video games, many gamers have taken comfort in knowing they can at least run Wii titles in 480p with the aid of component cables. If you were looking to pick them up from Nintendo's online store, however, you're out of luck, as they're sold out. Prospective buyers are now getting the following message:

Nintendo says Best Buy stores are already starting to get their first shipments in. But you still need to wait until Sunday to get one!

Nintendo issued a simple statement on their press site a few hours ago, proclaiming that yesterday (Wednesday) morning, UPS delivered the Wii consoles to Best Buy stores across the country. They included a photograph with this news, in case we needed proof of said event:

The early arrival... Read more...

Splinter Cell, Open Season, and Far Cry miss North American launch day, aim for launch window.

In a notice sent to press today Ubisoft clarified that four of their upcoming Wii games will release on November 19th, while the remaining three will release in the coming weeks.

The games schedule for November 19th:

Red Steel

Rayman Raving Rabbids

Monster 4X4: World Circuit

GT Pro Series

Available for Nintendo DS.

SPIDER-MAN(tm): BATTLE FOR NEW YORK SWINGS ONTO RETAIL SHELVES NATIONWIDE

Santa Monica, CA - November 15, 2006 - Handheld gamers can get into the action as Marvel's Spider-Man and his arch nemesis Green Goblin square off in Activision, Inc.'s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Spider-Man(tm): Battle for New York... Read more...

Versions of the game available on Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance.

SEGA’S CHARLOTTE’S WEB VIDEO GAME SHIPS TO RETAIL OUTLETS NATIONWIDE

Video Game Based on Upcoming Feature Film Now Available for the Nintendo DS™ system, Game Boy® Advance, PC CD-ROM and Mobile Phones

SAN FRANCISCO (Nov. 15, 2006) - SEGA® of America, Inc. today announced that Charlotte’s... Read more...

Somebody cue up that "It Prints Money" GIF.

It's no secret that the DS is making Nintendo filthy rich - the kind of rich where you use 50-Dollar Bills as toilet paper, and toilet paper as dog toilet paper. But if you were wondering how rich they're becoming, then you don't need to look any further than today's Reuters article.

In it, it's... Read more...

Add in thirteen more by the end of the year, and Wii will have 33 games to choose from.

Nintendo has finally announced a definitive list of launch games that will be available this Sunday, and the weeks following it. The launch titles launch are:

WiiSports - Nintendo (Included with Wii console)

Excite Truck - Nintendo

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Nintendo

Call of Duty 3 - Activision

Get tap-dancing with a penguin in love.

Midway's Happy Feet The Videogame Dances, Belly-Sleds, and Swims Into Stores Nationwide

CHICAGO – November 14, 2006 – Midway Games Inc., a leading interactive entertainment industry publisher and developer, today announced that it has shipped Happy Feet the videogame, licensed by Warner Bros.... Read more...

Remember to watch ABC tonight as Nintendo airs the first Wii commercial on television.

Did You Know?

Nintendo's First Wii Commercial Airs Tuesday Night

Call your friends, cancel your plans and set your cell phone on vibrate. The first TV commercial for Nintendo's amazing new Wii(TM) video game

system is set to air Tuesday night. The first in a series of four 30-second ads runs during the performance finals of ABC's Dancing with the Stars.

With Cars, SpongeBob, Avatar, and Barnyard games, THQ makes sure that Wii gets its share of children's games at launch.

THQ Celebrates the Upcoming Launch of Nintendo's Wii Video Game Console With a Title Lineup Featuring the Biggest Brands in Kids Entertainment

Disney*Pixar's Cars, Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants(TM): Creature From the Krusty Krab, Avatar: The Last Airbender and Barnyard Support the Debut of the New Wii System

Who needs business school? If you've ever wanted to start you own business, here's your chance.

TAMAGOTCHI CONNECTION: CORNER SHOP 2 OPENS FOR BUSINESS

NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. Latest Tamagotchi for the Nintendo DS

Ships to US Retail Stores

SANTA CLARA, Calif., (November 13, 2006) – Leading video games publisher and

developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. announced today that the highly

Let's just say I hope you weren't counting on rumble or online play.

Computer and Video Games ran a follow-up interview to their previous question and answer session with Nintendo about the Virtual Console and uncovered some new information about the system.

The Nintendo 64 marked the first first-party inclusion of rumble technology in console video games. However, Virtual Console does not support rumble and so downloaded N64 games will not be able to use that feature.

Game was never delayed, rather is being released in the "launch window."

After IGN reported that Elebits was delayed until December, we contacted a Konami rep to get the details. He told us that the game has always been planned for the "launch window" and those plans have not changed - terming this as a delay was incorrect, and IGN has since updated their news story.... Read more...

You'll have to insert a disc that isn't your favorite game when you first fire up your Wii. UPDATE: Not anymore (At least in the US).

Update 11/10 -

The latest version of the console that we have seen does not come with a startup disc as previously reported. The system starts up with no update required.

Original Story 11/4 -

Joystiq is reporting that a startup disc that is packaged with Wii is required when first starting... Read more...

Blow stuff up in slow-motion? I'm interested.

CODEMASTERS' HEATSEEKER SET TO BLOW GAMERS AWAY

Heatseeker's Impact Cam™ Delivers the Thrill of Watching Expensive Military

Machinery Blown to Bits ­ All in Slow Motion

Burbank, CA ­ Thursday, November 9, 2006 ­ There's no question that

explosions are good. However, watching state-of-the-art military machines

Enough is enough, proclaims long-running Earthbound fan site.

The Mother series has had a very loyal and dedicated fan base ever since the first—and only—American game in the series, Earthbound, was released on the SNES in 1995. The resurrection of the previously-canned Mother 3 and its eventual GBA release gave fans hope that Nintendo might finally come through after 11 years of waiting, and release a domestic version of their beloved game series.