Mario Kart Wii lets you match up in 12-player races against drivers the world over. Now, you can show off your racing skills in a Nintendo-sponsored worldwide competition!

Hit the slopes and enjoy life in a winter wonderland with Family Ski. The hills and mountains of Happy Ski Resort are the perfect place to hang out, relax and take in the sights or compete in a variety of fun challenges.

Most musicians dream of one day reaching platinum success, and a new Nintendo DS bundle lets rockers claim that coveted status right from day one. The new Silver/Black Nintendo DS branded with the Guitar Hero logo will be available exclusively as part of a limited-time bundle with Guitar Hero: On Tour.

Have you ever argued with friends and family about who’s the ‘hardest’ Nintendo character and who would be left standing after a brawl? Frustrated at how you can never back up your claims? Well fret no more as a resolution to settle those disagreements has arrived! Super Smash Bros.

Mario Kart Wii lets you match up in 12-player races against drivers the world over. Now, you can show off your racing skills in a Nintendo-sponsored worldwide competition!

From today Wii owners can download the latest channel to be introduced to the console. Available through the Wii Shop Channel for free, the Nintendo Channel will keep users up-to-date on all Wii, Nintendo DS, WiiWare and Virtual Console titles from Nintendo and third party developers.

This week's Wii-kly Update pretty much covers the full spectrum. Maybe you'll want to blast away with an arsenal of old-school weapons. But then again, three-day weekends are a good time to relax. So maybe you'll take a wild road trip or settle in for some table tennis. And if you overdo it, we have a physician standing by.

Download some of the best games from the N64, NES, SNES, SEGA Mega Drive, SEGA MASTER SYSTEM, NEOGEO, Commodore 64 and TurboGrafx (PC Engine) eras in Wii's Virtual Console!

Oh Harry. Dear, dear Pitfall Harry. It's been ages... how ya doing? The last time I ran into you, it was on the Xbox, and you weren't looking too good. Looks like Activision has been secretly planning an escapade onto the Wii for you, as they just confirmed it to us today. Pitfall: The Big Adventure, being developed by Edge of Reality, is currently trekking along for a yet-to-be-disclosed Fall 2008 date.

Sorry, Virtual Console fans looking for your May 12th fix, you'll find nothing but heartbreak today. Due to the fact that Nintendo's new WiiWare service is launching today, the VC is "taking a break", and shall return next week. "But..what the hell is WiiWare? I wants my VC games!", you say? Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing says regarding the new service:

Nintendo's Wii console has already changed the way people play games. Now its new WiiWare service decisively tears down limitations for how developers create games - and the way people receive them.

Nintendo Wii game players, you think you are good at Mario Kart? Well, here's your chance to prove your racing chops.