Nintendo’s weird and not good at the downloadable games and content thing. The Wii, DSi and 3DS all have online shops, but they’re not very well organized, there are never sales and demos are only occasionally available for select WiiWare games. It seems the company has realized this kind of sales strategy is bad, because more »

I bet you stopped over at Gamertell today, expecting to see the usual Nintendo Downloads update greeting you. Well, things have changed a little. It turns out Nintendo is shifting the day on which it is updating all of its digital shops, due to the 3DS.

See, Nintendo had already confirmed that the 3DS eShop would always update on Thursdays…

Nintendo has decided that WiiWare demos might be worth the trouble after all! Over a year after some demos briefly appeared in the Wii Shop Channel, four more will make a triumphant review. This means Wii owners will actually have the opportunity to sample downloadable games before they take a chance on purchasing them.

The WiiWare demos won’t be permanent fixtures, but it won’t be like last time where a small number only appear for around a three month period. Nintendo has confirmed that each Monday, starting Monday, November 22, 2010, a number of demos will appear…

There will be no more worrying about faulty Netflix discs for Wii owners! They’ll be able to enjoy a smoother renting experience, just like PS3 and Xbox 360 owners. Netflix has been added to the Wii Shop Channel today. This means anyone who wants to try renting TV shows and movies from their console can head there, download the Netflix channel to their Wii and begin watching…

Good news for Wii owners who’ve become enamored with the WiiWare rereleases of the Phoenix Wright games, Capcom isn’t going to keep you waiting for the next installment! Capcom just announced today that Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Justice for All will be released on the Wii Shop Channel on February 15, 2010. Originally, Justice for All had a March, 2010 release window.

Like the recent WiiWare release Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Justice for All will cost 1,000 Wii Points ($10). It will also have Wii remote motion control support which will let you wave or wiggle your remote to present and object.

Justice for All is a port of the January, 2007 DS game Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Justice for All. It features four new cases, with Phoenix returning as the prosecutor, Maya returning as his assistant

Sega has decided that it would be best if the Sonic the Hedgehog series returned to its roots, and decided the mysterious Project Needlemouse game was the way to do it. Sometime in 2010, Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 will be appearing on the PlayStation Store, Wii Shop Channel and Xbox Live. It’s a 2D platformer, just like the early Sonic the Hedgehog games that appeared on the Master System, Genesis and Game Gear, only there will be 3D characters and visuals.

Aside from being a downloadable title, Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 will also be an episodic adventure with multiple entries that, as a whole, will present players with an epic adventure. Also, pretty much all versions of the games will be identical. There will be a few slight differences in terms of how the game is displayed and controlled, for example the Wii will take advantage of the system’s motion controls and the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions will run at 1080p, but aside from that the game will be the same.

Only a few new features have been announced. For example, there will be online leaderboards…

If there’s a Wii owner on your gift list this holiday season, a WiiWare or Virtual Console game could be the perfect gift. If you don’t own a Wii as well, you’ll have to pick up a Nintendo Points card and a nice card as a gift. If you also own a Wii, then you can pick out a WiiWare or Virtual Console game for him or her and Gamertellgift it. It takes the fuss out of shopping, especially if you have spare Nintendo Points on your account.

A lot of great WiiWare and Virtual Console games were released in 2009, so there’s a lot to choose from. (Not to mention games released in 2008 or earlier on WiiWare or Virtual Console.) To help make your buying decisions a little easier, Gamertell has created a Wii Shop Channel gift guide. 12 of the best WiiWare and Virtual Console releases have been highlighted and detailed as possible gifts.

Take a look at our guide and see if there’s something on the Wii Shop Channel you’d like to send as a gift to your special someone…

It’s the holiday season, which means its prime time for shopping for gifts. Online shopping always makes things easier, and choosing an option where the place you’re buying from automatically sends the recipient your gift is even better. Its even easier if you decide to buy your favorite Wii owner a Virtual Console or WiiWare game from the Wii Shop Channel.

Nintendo created the Wii Shop channel so there are two options when browsing a game’s listing. You can either buy the game you’re looking at for yourself, or for your friend. The past few weeks have seen an extraordinary number of WiiWare and Virtual Console games added to the Wii Shop Channel, so there’s a great chance you can do some of your Hanukkah and Christmas shopping online.

If you both have Wiis, then the gift giving procedure is much easier. Now, since you two are already friends, you’ll likely have registered your Wiis with your friend codes. If you haven’t click the bottom right envelope icon on the Wii home screen, bring up the address book and enter your friend’s code

Nintendo’s latest announcement is going to make a lot of Wii owners very happy. The Internet Channel, which previously cost 500 Wii Points/$5 from the Wii Shop Channel, is now free. If you’ve got a Wii and it’s hooked up to the internet, you can hop on today and pick up the channel at no cost to you. You can then use said Internet Channel to browse online at your leisure. The company has decided to take this action to help make the Wii an even more invaluable part of its users lives.

If you’re one of the people who paid 500 Wii Points for the Internet Channel, you’re probably feeling a bit cheated right now. After all, you paid $5 for a service everyone else gets for free. Well, Nintendo wants to, and is going to, make it up to you. At the end of October, 2009, Nintendo is going to offer people who paid for the Internet Channel a free NES Virtual Console game from the Wii Shop Channel. You can choose whatever 500 Wii Point NES game you’d like…