Digital downloads seem to be the way of the future, looking at the current landscape of the gaming industry now. Even analysts say that retail will be overtaken by digital distribution in a mere three years' time. Nintendo's big boss, Satoru Iwata, begs to differ, however. To him, digital distribution will sure be a hit -- but not till 20 years later.

Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has thrown down the gauntlet. In the newest GTTV episode, he predicted that New Super Mario Bros. Wii will outsell Modern Warfare 2 on a single platform. Oh, and he says there's no Wii HD.

Before the days of the PSP and the DS, only one name came to mind when it came to portable gaming - the Nintendo Game Boy. Since its launch in 1989, the Game Boy made its mark in the gaming industry, pioneering a new level in portable gameplay. For its contributions and millions of satisfied users, the Museum of Play has now honored the handheld by including it in its National Toy Hall of Fame.

Phoenix Wright, the "Objection!" shouting ace attorney and all around good guy, looks to be making the jump to Nintendo's money-making waggle-controlled console. Or so the German USK says.

Soon, there will be demos for games on WiiWare. This appears to be the plan of Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata, as disclosed in a recent Q&A session.

Homebrew coder BScrk has released a new version of Wiiero, a homebrew clone of the classic Worms like  DOS game Liero especially built for the Nintendo Wii. The latest update is a bug fix release to further improve the stability of the excellent homebrew game.


Download: Wiiero v1.3

The Wii may be miles ahead of the competition in the total sales race, but for the first time in four years, Nintendo saw a drop in profits from the cash-hauling console. Acknowledging the situation, Satoru Iwata owns up to the decline, looking forward to turning things around.

Did you know that before Warren Spector and Disney Interactive Studios decided on the Wii as the platform of Epic Mickey, it was originally intended to be a multiplatform game? Yeah, that's right. Had the wind blown a different direction, we might have seen this game on the PS3, Xbox 360 and the PC as well. So why did it not happen? Find out after the jump. There are also some new screenshots for you to enjoy!

Homebrew coder Tantric together with Carl Kenner has released a new update of DOSBox Wii, a port of the ever-popular DOS emulator for the Nintendo Wii using SDL Wii. The new latest update has fixed some issues from the previous release.


Download: DOSBox Wii v1.1

The Dolphin Team has recently released a new update of the Unofficial SVN build of Dolphin, a Gamecube and Nintendo Wii emulator for Windows. The latest SVN build offers lot's of new features, bug fixes and various improvements.

Download: Dolphin Unofficial SVN build 4460 (Win/32-bit)
Download: Dolphin Unofficial SVN build 4460 (Win/64-bit)