Mario and Sonic are back with a new location: Vancouver.  The change in the Olympic season brings around new sports, new dream events, and overall, new gameplay.  It's predecessor brought about fun and intuitive gameplay for the Wii that left gamers playing for hours on end, whether it was trying new sports, challenging friends, or working together on teams.  Can the same be said about Mario and Sonic's winter games?

Nintendo releases 8 new games on the download service today.Virtual Console - Fighting Street (TurboGrafx16 CD-ROM, 800 points) R-Type (Sega Master System, 500 points)WiiWare - Carnival King (700 points) "Aha! I Got It" Escape Game (500 points) Family Card Games (500 points)DSiWare - Sparkle Snapshots (500 points) Viking Invansion (800 points) Battle of Giants: Dragons - Bronze Edition (800 points)Head on over to IGN for full descriptions of these games:http://wii.ign.com/articles/104/1040970p1.html

Wii HD Coming in 2010?French site Logic-Sunrise.com is reporting that a source inside Nintendo has claimed that the successor to the wildly popular Wii will be released in 2010. Among the tidbits leaked are:• It will contain a Blu-Ray disc drive for HD movie playback, but also to discourage piracy.• It will support both 720p and 1080p for games and movies.• It will have a simultaneous worldwide release.• There is a planned trade-in program for…

Monday is here again and Nintendo gives us 6 new downloadable games.  However, these 6 might all be overshadowed by the announcement of EciteBike: World Rally, which will release on WiiWare November 9th.  Fans of the original will want to check out this sequel as the gameplay styles are similar.  Gamers will also be able to race each other with online support.  Check out a video of the new ExciteBike game at 1up.http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3176645Virtual Console - Zombies Ate My Neighbors (800 points)…

This week Nintendo brings us 8 new games on their download service.  Old school arcade gamers will be excited for a certain Tecmo release.Virtual Console - Rygar (Arcade, 600 points)WiiWare - LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias (1000 points) Shootanto: Evolutionary Meyham (500 points)DSiWare - Crash-Couse Domo (200 points) Hard-Hat Domo (200 points) Pro-Putt Domo (200 points) Rock-n-Roll Domo (200 points) White-Water Domo (200 points)Be sure to head over to IGN for full descriptions of these…

Capcom has previous stated that there were 2 more characters to be revealed in the upcoming 2010 Wii fighter, Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars.  Fighting on team Capcom will be none other than Zero from the Mega Man X series.Tatsunoko will have Joe the Condor duking it out from the old anime show, Gatchaman.This news came from IGN earlier today, so be sure to head over there for even more details on this highly anticipated…

It's Monday, so we all know what that means in the world of Nintendo...It's download day!Virtual Console - Final Fight 2 (SNES, 800 points)WiiWare - Gravitronix (500 points)DSiWare - Pinball Pulse: The Ancients Beckon (500 points)Be sure to head over to IGN to read full descriptions of these games.http://wii.ign.com/articles/103/1034010p1.html