This is a big week for Wii owners. Huge. The kind of week where you better upgrade to firmware 4.2, even if you’re worried about it bricking your Wii. The WiiWare and Virtual Console games are worth it.

If you’re only going to download from one category today, Virtual Console is your best bet. The SNES game Super Mario Kart and the NES game A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia both make their debut today.

If you’re a DSi owner, there’s a lot more Electroplankton for you. Once again, familiar electroplankton from the original DS game have all new names, so be sure to check the information on each to make sure you’re getting the one you want.

Gamertell’s Nintendo Download picks for the week are: Super Mario Kart (VC), A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia (VC), BIT.TRIP VOID (WiiWare), Harvest Moon: My Little Shop (WiiWare)…

This week’s Nintendo Download marks the debut of two expected releases. Excitebike: World Rally, an updated and improved entry in the Excitebike series is out on WiiWare and a slew of Electroplankton downloads have been released on DSiWare. Two other major releases include Frogger Returns (WiiWare) and Bomberman Blitz (DSiWare).

If you’re considering one of the five Electroplankton DSiWare games, then you’ll probably want to get a new Nintendo Points card and look up information on the original game. Half of the 10 different kinds of plankton from the original game have been released on DSiWare, and each costs $2/200 Nintendo Points. It also sounds like the downloads only include the Performance Mode from the original Electroplankton.

Gamertell’s Nintendo Download picks for the week are Excitebike World Rally (WiiWare), Wonder Boy III: The Dragon’s Trap (Virtual Console) and Bomberman Blitz (DSiWare)…

The story about the $102.51 copy of Suikoden 2 is a common one among gamers. And of course everyone’s heard of the $1,217 mint condition Chrono Trigger. Video games aren’t just a means of entertainment, they can also become valuable collector’s items.

There will always be rare titles and dealers are going to exploit them. Childhood favorites will be hoarded and sealed away until you see them on eBay 10 years later and something inside you compels you to own it again – even if you sold it back at GameStop for credit towards something like Grand Theft Auto 4.

The influx of DS titles ensures that some will be rarer than others, and some games are already fetching high prices online. After examining both eBay and Amazon, I have put together a short list of 10 DS games which prices will likely skyrocket as years go by.

Click through for the complete list…