A lot of talk has been going on about how "casual gaming"  will be the way video games will be opened up to the masses. Well, the Europe senior marketing director of Nintendo has something to say about that. Specifically, the term "casual gaming." Find out what he had to say in the full article.

Nintendo Europe has recently unveiled a list of their planned game releases for 2008. Super Smash Bros. Brawl's exact launch date was detailed, as was the one for the region's WiiWare service. Details are available in the full article.

Kirby fans in Europe have a lot to be thankful for this week. It seems that the Nintendo Europe Virtual Console will be getting Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards this week. In case you can't remember the game or want to know how much it will cost to download it, head on over to the full article.

If you still haven't bought in on the puzzle-solving mayhem of Capcom's Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure for the Nintendo Wii, then here's a special treat from Nintendo Europe: a demo of a complete level of the game itself! Think you can solve it? Then get into the full article for all the details!

Nintendo of Europe has just released its own planned launch date for Wii Fit. The game will be hitting the region this April, giving it quite a head start compared to North America's May release.

Wii Fit's exact date for Europe can be found over in the full article. Just click the "read more link below.

If they can do it, why not us? That appears to be the possibility running through the mind of Nintendo Europe with regards to regional tournaments for Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Apparently, all it took was a little inspiration from the US arm of the company. More about that after the jump.

Old school gamers based in Europe and Australia will be happy to know that a pair of good platformers will be heading their way this week through the Nintendo Virtual Console.

The two games we're referring to are none other than Mega Man 2 from the Nintendo Entertainment System and Top Hunter: Roddy & Cathy that was released first on NeoGeo CD. Check out the full article for a quick recap on both games.

Last August, we reported that Nintendo would be bringing the classic strategy game of chess to the Nintendo Wii. Dubbed Wii Chess, Nintendo has some more details for you avid European electronic chessmasters out there.

Find out what the details are after the jump!

After a decidedly long wait, Nintendo Europe finally managed to implement that much-awaited star-swapping feature where gamers can exchange Wii Stars for Wii Points.

Read on to get more details!

Have you encountered the game-freezing bug in the PAL version of Nintendo's Super Paper Mario? Fret not, since Nintendo Europe finally released a fix and offers a free game disc swap as well. Read on for more details.