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:

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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.

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.