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This Week on the Nintendo Channel: More E3 interviews

by David Hinkle { Jun 29th 2009 at 2:25PM }

The Nintendo Channel receives another helping of E3 interviews this week, highlighting big Wii titles such as Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, Rabbids Go Home, and, the feel-good story of the year, Tatsunoko vs Capcom. We're pumped for the we-never-saw-it-coming localization. How about you?

Gallery: Tatsunoko VS Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars

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This Week on the Nintendo Channel: E3 interviews

by David Hinkle { Jun 22nd 2009 at 2:15PM }

This week, the Nintendo Channel has been flooded with a variety of interviews about big upcoming Wii titles. There are interviews with the folks behind FFCC: The Crystal Bearers, Red Steel 2, Cave Story, and, as you can see above, Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles. So, hit up the video above, then if you want more E3 interview goodness, be sure to boot up your Wii and check out what's on the Nintendo Channel.

Gallery: Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles (Wii)

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This Week on the Nintendo Channel: Summer of DS

by David Hinkle { Jun 15th 2009 at 3:15PM }

Nintendo is planning a full-on assault of DS advertising this summer, evidence by this week's Nintendo Channel updates. In following around one family, the TV spots will show they they keep them from taking a detour into Boredsville during their vacation through use of the DS and DSi. Of course, as with just about any Nintendo DS advertising campaign, all we see them playing is some Brain Age and Mario Kart. But, hey, it's worth watching alone for the hilarious put-downs of one Garret Morris, trust us.

For the rest of this week's updates, head past the break.

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This Week on the Nintendo Channel: The Legendary Starfy

by David Hinkle { Jun 8th 2009 at 2:15PM }

Now that the whirlwind of E3 is over, Nintendo is getting back into the swing of updating the Nintendo Channel with less exciting content than last week's big reveals. This week, it's all about the release of MotionPlus and The Legendary Starfy, with plenty of video content for both. Sadly, we don't have a demo of the latter, which we were really hoping for. But, hey, you can at least play Ant Nation. That's something, right? Right?

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Ask Joystiq Nintendo: Demonstrative Edition

by JC Fletcher { May 28th 2009 at 6:40PM }

This week on Ask Joystiq Nintendo, we have just one question to answer as we prepare for E3. Next week, we'll be at E3, so we're taking a brief one-week hiatus from your questions. Hopefully E3 will answer every possible question you could come up with... right? Right?

We didn't think the subject of this week's question was confusing until we started to answer it, and then it got kind of confusing. If you have a question for two weeks from now, send it into asknintendo AT joystiq DOT com. On to the question of the week!

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This Week on the Nintendo Channel: Download the Law

by JC Fletcher { May 25th 2009 at 3:30PM }

Do you have the day off? Why not take a quick vacation down to Miami ... Law. Miami Law. On the DS. There's a demo on the Nintendo Channel, we mean. Okay, that didn't work. We'll start again: "Oh, hey, look, there's a demo for Miami Law on the Nintendo Channel. Let's all download it."

Promisingly, the demo is labeled "Vol. 1." We have yet to try the demo to see if it's a good thing, but there seems to be more coming!

Gallery: Miami Law

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This Week on the Nintendo Channel: 300 VC games (and growing)

by David Hinkle { May 18th 2009 at 3:15PM }

That's right, folks, the Virtual Console celebrates its 300th game this week with Majora's Mask. And what better way to celebrate such a volume of games than by counting down all of those that lead up to Majora's Mask? So feast your eyes on the video above, then head past the break to see what other goodies the Nintendo Channel brings us this week.

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This Week on the Nintendo Channel: Punch-Out!! Developer's Tournament

by David Hinkle { May 11th 2009 at 2:00PM }

Last week, the Nintendo Channel teased a developer tournament for Next Level Games and Nintendo's joint effort, Punch-Out!!, and now the tournament has begun. Two developers from Nintendo and two from Next Level Games are ready to duke it out for a Little Mac boxing glove trophy.

We can't tell you who wins, though, as the final match will go down next week. You can watch everything leading up to that match in the video above, however.

Gallery: Punch-Out!! (Wii)

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This Week on the Nintendo Channel: Punch-Out!! Developers

by David Hinkle { May 4th 2009 at 3:30PM }

This week on the Nintendo Channel brings us the first developer's voice video for the upcoming Punch-Out!!. The folks at Next Level Games discuss not only the series' roots, but what they brought to the table in reviving this classic for a new audience of gamers. Oh, and we get to hear Doc Louis talk!

Head past the break for this week's DS demos and video content.

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This Week on the Nintendo Channel: GDC Returns

by David Hinkle { Apr 27th 2009 at 6:15PM }

You all know how it goes for the Nintendo Channel. Each week, we get a bunch of videos, and then some demos that were available for the last month. This week it's all about GDC, apparently, with a pair of interesting videos for Super Meat Boy and Swords & Soldiers. So, boot up your Wii to check those out, or just hop past the break for a less entertaining list of what's there.

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This Week on the Nintendo Channel: Every Week on the Nintendo Channel

by JC Fletcher { Apr 20th 2009 at 7:15PM }

Last week, we were surprised to see that the new demo offerings for the Nintendo Channel were exactly the same as those the previous week -- most of which were repeats to start with. This week, it's two of the same demos, plus one that is a rerun from previous weeks. And this is how we've managed to feel surprised and bored at the same time.

At least there are videos about Cursed Mountain and Night Game to watch. The full list of videos and demos is available after the break.

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This Week on the Nintendo Channel: Last Week on the Nintendo Channel

by JC Fletcher { Apr 13th 2009 at 12:45PM }

Did you miss out on the opportunity to play any -- or even all -- of last week's downloadable DS demos? This week is awesome for you, and only for you. Because the Nintendo Channel features exactly the same demos as last week. Well, it's swapped out the Personal Trainer: Cooking mac and cheese recipe for lasagna, but that happens every week. We're still pretty happy to see Gardening Mama, but our goodwill toward the title is going to diminish as it continues to headline the demo service.

At least the videos are new. Check after the break for the list of available downloads.

Gallery: Gardening Mama

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This Week in the Nintendo Channel: A new demo blooms

by JC Fletcher { Mar 30th 2009 at 3:30PM }

After last week's super-megatons, we half expected to find some more crazy surprises on the Nintendo Channel today. Unfortunately, nothing available qualifies as a crazy surprise, unless you missed the addition of the Rhythm Heaven demo to the lineup last week. It looks like a permanent fixture, like the Brain Age and Flash Focus demos!

We were pleasantly surprised to find that the one debut demo today is something in which we have genuine interest: Gardening Mama. The list of demos and new videos is available after the break.

Gallery: Gardening Mama

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GDC09: Watch The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks in action

by David Hinkle { Mar 25th 2009 at 3:46PM }

If only knowing something exists is not enough for you, then we present you with evidence: The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks' announcement trailer, which we've plucked from the Nintendo Channel. It's chock full of Link, trains, and dungeons. Pretty much everything you'd want from a Legend of Zelda game, except for maybe the trains bit. We're still not sure what to think of that one.

Gallery: The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

This Week on the Nintendo Channel: Punch-Out!!!

by JC Fletcher { Mar 23rd 2009 at 3:45PM }

Yes, okay, there are three demos for DS games up on the Nintendo Channel, including one for the Monsters vs. Aliens game and the return of TrackMania. Great. Whatever.

All of that is just filler for this week's main update: this Punch-Out!! video. The pink sweatsuit is back. The full list of new things that aren't this Punch-Out!! video (and one that is) can be found after the break.

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