Seems like Ninty doesn't want to wait till E3 to spill the beans about its new games. Nintendo has released details and release dates for several of its upcoming games for the Wii and the DS, including Mario Super Sluggers and Wario Land: Shake It! Details in the full article.

Developers Cboomf and Felix123 have released Wii Web Server, a new Wiibrew program that does what its name states. Spelled out, it's a web server for the Wii. Right now it's still in its early stages, but think of what it can do when fully developed. Perhaps a way to share Wiibrew directly from console to console? Hmm... Details in the full article.

Downloads: Wii Web Server v0.21

Version 0.6 of hell_hibou's Wii Homebrew Launcher was recently released, and you'll be pleased to note that there have been some changes that should make using it a lot better. Learn more about it after the jump!

Download: Wii Homebrew Launcher v0.6

Business partners THQ and Nickelodeon have just released their planned lineup of games for this year. One title that's certainly worth a look is Avatar - The Last Airbender: Into the Inferno, which was previously announced Wii, DS, and PS3 platforms. Further details are available in the full article.

If you enjoyed Ben 10: Protector of Earth (Wii, PSP, NDS), then you'll be happy to know that D3Publisher has yet another game coming your way. The company revealed that Ben 10: Alien Force for the Nintendo Wii, DS, Sony PlayStation Portable, and PlayStation 2 will be arriving in North America really soon. To find out more, check out the full article.

We're sending word that developer nullEX has created a version of mirakichi's RIN Wii application that now carries support for the Wiimote and the classic controller attachment. Further details on how this Gameboy Color emulator will handle with these control schemes are available in the full article.


Download: RIN Wii candidate 9 (with Wiimote support)

An actual demonstration can be a big help for those who want to understand something better. For those of you who may be interested in Arc System Works' Okiraku Ping Pong Wii, Josh Thomas has prepared a little video demo of the game's features. More enlightenment follows in the full article, right after the jump.

If you can't get enough of Madden NFL 08 (Xbox 360, Wii, PSP, DS, PC, and PS3), then you might want to know that Electronic Arts has revealed the launch date of Madden NFL 09 and that they will be releasing a Collector's Edition of the game. To find out more, head on over to the full article.

The Casual Games Association has announced that it will be hosting Casual Connect Europe. This event will run from February 6 to 8 in Amsterdam and is being held to gather industry leaders in the hope of promoting casual games as well as securing its future development.

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From sports games to irreverent parodies on platformers, the world of in-game advertising has pretty much grown since video games have been on the rise the past few years. Bernie Stolar, Google's "Dean of Games", talks about the role of advertising in today's gaming industry and how AdSense for Games - an ad serving program run by Google - is planning to take on the in-game advertising scene.

Read the full article right after the jump!