Nintendo Weekend Warrior – no to 3D for now, yes to schools

Nintendo might not have plans of slugging it out in the 3D gaming market just yet, but they do have plans of taking the Wii into another plane. This week saw two more institutions, schools specifically, will be getting Wii systems for some learnin’. Speaking of learning, there are release dates, trailers, and controversies to learn from this week.

Nintendo might not have plans of slugging it out in the 3D gaming market just yet, but they do have plans of taking the Wii into another plane. This week saw two more institutions, schools specifically, will be getting Wii systems for some learnin’. Speaking of learning, there are release dates, trailers, and controversies to learn from this week.

Games

• A very, very odd video ad for Nintendo’s Grill-Off with Ultra Hand. Link
• Watch: Super Mario Galaxy 2 gameplay trailer. Link
• Mega Man 10 DLC release schedule revealed. Link
• First Metroid: Other M gameplay footage looks mighty awesome. Link
• The Conduit sequel announced. Link
• This week on NintendoWare: WarioWare, Diner Dash, Ogre Battle 64. Link
• Super Mario Bros. Brawl release announced (only now) for Korea. Link
• Take-Two blames piracy for poor GTA: Chinatown Wars sales. Link

Industry and hardware

• Two Texas schools get funding for Wii-based educational initiatives. Link
• Will Nintendo make a 3D console? Link

Hacks and homebrew

• Wii homebrew – Snes9x GX v4.1.6 Link
• Wii homebrew – Wii7800 v0.3 Link
• Wii homebrew – CustomizeMii v3.0 Link
• DS homebrew – DS Paint v1.5 Link
• DS homebrew – DSx86 v0.07 Link