Mario and Bowser fighting for the common good? Yeah, it happened. Some of you may have been too young to catch it when it occurred, but it did more than a decade ago in Super Mario RPG. Thankfully, Nintendo is bringing it back via the Virtual Console in Japan. Details in the full article.

Link's Crossbow Training for the Nintendo Wii may strike a bit old, seeing as it has been released way back in November 2007. However, Japanese Wii gamers can only play it as early as this May. This is why Nintendo's Satoru Iwata features the Wii Zapper-powered game in his latest Iwata Asks with Shigeru Miyamoto. Head over the full article for the entire interview.

Those who want to create games for the Nintendo Wii but are intimidated about competing with the big guys can rest easy with the WiiWare, and no one else but Shigeru Miyamoto himself recognizes the potential of the garage-game movement in the U.S. Another good news is that Nintendo won't even breathe down your necks while creating your opus. More in the full article.

The Time 100 Most Influential People results are in, and guess who topped the list? It's Miyamoto-san! This just goes to show how much Shigeru Miyamoto influenced the gaming world, and in turn how important the gaming industry has become to our day to day lives. Read more about Miyamoto's win in the full article.

Gamers in the UK have recently been bitten by the same health bug that's been "plaguing" Japan over the past five months. With Wii Fit's debut in London a few days ago, Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto talked about the game's phenomenon and gave some insights into the future of the best-selling health conscious title. You can read more about what Miyamoto had to say in our full article.

Over at New York Comic Con, a Shigeru Miyamoto press conference generated a lot of juicy rumors just by being mum. A new Zelda game and online support for Wii Fit? Head over the full article to see for yourself if these rumors have legs or not.

(Editor's Note: Seven days have come and gone, and you know what that means! Another QuickJump QuickPeek edition!)

And just like that, it's another weekend. You've probably been busy scrounging up pennies and loose change to save up for GTA4, so there's a chance the you might've missed out on a couple of things that happened this week. Man, have we got a story to tell in QuickPeek 43!

Sometimes, game designers receive criticism when they attempt to do something new. Such appears to be the case with Nintendo's Wii Fit and designer Shigeru Miyamoto.

Nevertheless, the designer has his priorities, criticism notwithstanding. Read more about them in the full article, right after the jump.

Have you ever considered Wii Fit having an online play? How about the game being interactive with the Nintendo DS handheld console?

Also, have you ever wondered if the Balance Board peripheral will be used by Nintendo with its most famed plumber character? All of these were recently discussed by Shigeru Miyamoto after the jump!

Gamers in North American will finally be able to get into the fitness fever as Nintendo of America Inc. announced that it will be delivering Wii Fit into homes this May 19. More than that, an official price for the game has been set. Boasting a variety of physically intensive exercise activities, the game will allow gamers to get themselves into shape through the use of the Wii Balance Board accessory that goes with it. For more details regarding Wii Fit's US release, read more about it in our full article.