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.

The ESRB's website has updated with ratings for some upcoming VC titles. Updated with even more games!

Since Nintendo announced the initial 30 games appearing on the Virtual Console in the United States, there's been some criticism floating around that there aren't enough quality titles. Luckily, the ESRB's website has recently been updated to include ratings on eight VC games, including:

Duck Hunt (E)

Game stars fairies wearing hip clothes.

Konami Ships Winx Club: Quest For the Codex

Everyone's Favorite Magical And Stylish Fairies From The Hit Animated TV

Series The Winx Club Return For A New Interactive Adventure On The

Nintendo Game Boy Advance And Nintendo DS

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. ­ November 7, 2006 ­ Konami Digital Entertainment,

Win a toy competition and be granted one wish. No really, that's the plot.

KONAMI SHIPS MY FROGGER TOY TRIALS

TO RETAIL STORES NATIONWIDE

Celebrate The 25th Silver Jubilee Anniversary Of Gaming's Most Beloved Icon

With A Brand New Action/Adventure Title For The Nintendo DS

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. ­ November 7, 2006 ­ Konami Digital Entertainment,

Inc., today announced that My Frogger Toy Trials for the Nintendo DS has

Fall Line Studio will create Disney franchise games and new IPs for Nintendo DS and Wii.

Although Buena Vista Games has published several Disney games for Nintendo consoles, it is interesting that Disney is supporting Nintendo so thoroughly as to create a new studio dedicated to DS and Wii. The new head of Fall Line Studio was formerly with Rainbow Studios which developed the THQ published... Read more...

Nintendo handheld support likely, console support unconfirmed.

Although Take Two has been previously reticent to publish games for Nintendo systems, the following press release seems to indicate that at the very least Nintendo handhelds will be getting Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer. Console support shouldn't be ruled out quite yet, especially since Fantastic Four was featured on GameCube when it was published by Activision, but nothing is confirmed as of this time.

Really, the game is hard. And awesome. And it's out now.

Agents Are Go! Nintendo's Elite Beat Agents Are on the Case

Users Keep the Beat With This Over-the-Top Touch Generations Rhythm Game

REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Nintendo's Elite Beat Agents(TM) are international men of mystery, but the only licenses they carry are licenses to... Read more...

Nintendo explains what limitations have been imposed in regards to controllers, regions, and purchases.

CVG had a brief interview with Nintendo to get some specifics on Virtual Console capabilities and limitations. Nintendo solidified several earlier comments while passing on a few new details.

Virtual Console games are downloadable to the 512MB of internal Wii storage as well as to SD cards and... Read more...

According to Perrin Kaplan, that is.

In a new interview with Game Informer, Perrin Kaplan revealed that component cables will not only be hitting online retail sites, but will actually launch in retail stores along with the Wii on November 19.

When asked if component cables would be available on day one, Kaplan responded by saying "Yes, at retail and online. Best Buy, GameStop, Circuit City, etc… and Nintendo.com."

The second Tamagotchi game for DS will release November 14th.

TAMAGOTCHI(R) CONNECTION(R): CORNER SHOP(TM) 2 EVERYTHING MUST GO GOLD

The Original Virtual Pet Returns with Quirky New Mini-Games

SANTA CLARA, Calif., (November 3, 2006) – Leading video games publisher and

developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. announced today that Tamagotchi(R)

Check out the first footage of Fox as well as Solid Snake's stage.

GameTrailers.com has posted Nintendo's new trailer (also available below) for Super Smash Bros. Brawl. The trailer, which was shown at the Nintendo World show in Japan, features new gameplay footage of the upcoming brawler. Included in this reel is the first glimpse of Solid Snake's level, as well... Read more...

Many, many Wii and DS games are playable for free.

Nintendo and their third parties have a plethora of playable Wii games on display at Nintendo World, including many never even shown to press! Various games for the Virtual Console will also be playable. In addition, Nintendo is showing many new trailers of gameplay for previously announced games such as Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Disaster: Day of Crisis. The full list of playable games is as follows:

Want to know what's going on with the new PGC? Read on to see what we're doing to make it happen.

In March of 1999, a gentleman by the name of Billy Berghammer decided to start a website called PlanetN2000. It was devoted to bringing people every bit of news and information he could about Nintendo's Dolphin and Atlantis projects. With time, Atlantis became Game Boy Advance, Dolphin became GameCube,... Read more...

Videos showcase shops, dungeons, and Wii Remote sword swinging.

Following a two-day Zelda event held at NOA, Nintendo's marketing machine has kicked in: two substantial Zelda videos, and a variety of smaller ones have popped up on two Nintendo websites.

Short videos of Zelda have been included with each recent update to the Iwata Asks series, a Q&A session... Read more...

Cartman goes to great lengths to survive the wait until Wii's launch.

Over the years, Comedy Central's South Park has included several video game references. Episodes have featured Dreamcast, PSP, World of Warcraft, Chinpokomon, and of course, the Okama GameSphere.

This week's new episode involves Cartman's obsession with the upcoming Wii launch. After a sleepless... Read more...

49 games, including many conspiculously missing from the other regions' list.

Nintendo has posted the Virtual Console launch line-up for Japan on their website. Japanese gamers will be treated to big name titles, such as the 16-bit Mario and Zelda games, which are absent from the US and European launches.

The full list is as follows:

Famicom (NES) - 500 points

Missed out on the GameStop pre-order madness? Fret not!

According to Cheap Ass Gamer, WalMart.com will begin taking Wii preorders Wednesday November 1st. Unfortunately, we don't know at what time they start nor how many units will be available, but if you must be absolutely sure to have one at launch, we recommend you get friendly with your preferred browser's refresh button early.

Hudson will have five games at launch in western markets and seven in the homeland.

HUDSON ANNOUNCES FIRST BATCH OF “VIRTUAL CONSOLE" TITLES FOR Wii IN NORTH AMERICA, EUROPE AND JAPAN

Gamers Will Be Able to Play Classic Turbografx-16 Games on Wii’s Virtual Console

REDWOOD CITY, CA - October 31, 2006 - Hudson Entertainment, the North American publishing arm of Hudson... Read more...