Want the original Super Mario Kart? Then you got it. Nintendo's announced that the classic title will be heading to the Virtual Console of the Wii -- as soon as Monday comes.

Homebrew coder Leathl has released a new version of ShowMiiWads, a Windows-based Wad file manager for the Nintendo Wii. The utility displays info about wad files, edits them and give a preview of the Banner and Icon. The latest update has added new features, bug fixes and various other improvements.

Download: ShowMiiWads v1.2

More updates from homebrew coder Tantric today, together with michniewski, they have released a new version of the SNES emulator for the Nintendo Wii. The Snes9x GX is a Super Nintendo emulator for the Nintendo Wii based on the PC emulator SNES9x 1.51. The latest update has corrected some issues from the previous release.


Download: Snes9x GX v4.0.9

Now that the Japanese version of Final Fantasy IV: The After Years, is now available for download via WiiWare, Square Enix is tossing yet another FF classic into the Nintendo lineup. In case you don't fancy the DS release of the SNES classic Final Fantasy IV, you could get the original from Virtual Console starting this August.

We've all seen some pretty fancy console mods in the past. Heck, maybe you guys even own one or two. The fanciest console that I ever owned was a red and black SNES that actually housed a NES inside it. OK, on second thought it wasn't really all that fancy, but this Nintendo Wii console that THQ gave to the Queen of England certainly is.

It's no secret that Nintendo's success comes from the immense backing of the casual gaming market, but in her rather lively and upbeat  interview with Bitmob, Nintendo corporate affairs VP Denise Kaigler, talked about the relationship that the Nintendo has with the hardcore gamers.

Here's a nice treat for the DKC fans - from the massive melting pot that is YouTube comes two music mash-ups featuring the music from Donkey Kong Country 2 and 3. What's interesting here is that some music across those two titles are actually very similar, and even DKC fans would appreciate the seemless transition between the tracks. Grab your headphones or turn up your speakers - this one's gonna take you back to the good ol' days.

You may have already heard that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time is getting a refresh by way of a remake for the Xbox Live Arcade. Pics of the remake have been floating around the 'Net for a while now, but here's what is probably the first footage of the upcoming game. We've also come across some reports saying that Turtles In Time is also heading for the Wii.

Homebrew dev Tantric has released an update for Visual Boy Advance GX, his GBA emulator for the Nintendo Wii console. This new release bumps Visual Boy Advance GX up to version 1.0.8. The big changes here are the "Match Wii Game" controls option, full support for rotation and tilt sensor-based games, rumble and PAL support, and support for solar sensors found in Boktai.

Download: Visual Boy Advance GX v1.0.8

Nintendo Italy has revealed their upcoming WIi game Punch Out!! will be featuring the Balance Board support. Seeing as how Punch Out!!! is an arcade boxing title originally from the NES and SNES, having this new peripheral should be interesting, to say the least. Details and screenshots after the jump.