Love 'em or hate 'em, you can't deny that the Wii has the largest install base in this gen. You probably have one in your living room even if you don't touch it. So why not get freebies since it's already there? Club Nintendo will be launching in the US before the end of the year, and they'll be offering freebies for your undying love.

If you happen to be a long-time member of Club Nintendo, be wary. Nintendo has sent out an email to club members clarifying that their accumulated Star points will begin expiring by the end of this month. Further details on the expiration mechanics are available in the full article.

Nintendo Australia site has opened a registration page for their chapter of the Club Nintendo program. The site confirms that aside from Mario Kart Wii, Wii Fit will also be carrying invites for this special service. Details are available in the full article.

Is Nintendo thinking of letting the territories of Australia and New Zealand in on the Club Nintendo loop? This appears to be the case, given that an invite was found for the Aussie release for Mario Kart Wii. Read up on it after the jump!

Nintendo might have the Wiimote now, but about a decade or two ago, people had a blast playing games with the Super Famicom controller. Nintendo has manage to turn the term "retrofuture" into a reality with this latest offering, though. Check out the unboxing of the Super Famicom classic controller for the Wii in the full article.

After a decidedly long wait, Nintendo Europe finally managed to implement that much-awaited star-swapping feature where gamers can exchange Wii Stars for Wii Points.

Read on to get more details!

If you got all excited with the latest sightings of the Nintendo SNES classic controller accessory for the Wii, you might have to settle down a bit because it isn't likely to land in North American shores anytime soon. The SNES controller is projected to come with a Super Mario Galaxy soundtrack CD and a nice Mario calendar for 2008.

One NeoGAF Forum member got hold of a poster containing info regarding the presents Club Nintendo Platinum members will be receiving this coming holiday. Club Nintendo, for those not in the know, is the official club established by Nintendo exclusively for Japanese fans.

Membership is acquired through purchasing and registering video games published by the company. Previous rewards given away include Wiimote with TV remote functionality. See this year's rewards via the "read more" link below.

Why must every attack on Japanese TV shows for kids (Ultraman, Kamen Raider, Bioman) or some old school anime (Voltes V, Daimos) have a name? Will "Rider Kick" be that much weaker without shouting it out? Is a laser sword attack not obvious unless you spell it out?

We may never know the answer, but we're certain how Japanese culture never fails to amuse the world. Japan's Club Nintendo from the fame of other innovations like the Game & Watch Collection and Tingle's Balloon Fight, will unleash Zekkyo Senshi Sakebrain come September.

Beyond the quirky title, the game will make use of voice recognition for players to declare their attacks. That's right, there are voice commands for your hero's every strike, which means you'd have to shout out "Kick!" or "Punch!" to do those moves. You get to play superheroes ala Power Rangers, so it looks like it'll work really well.

You will need at least another person to play (but not to save yourself from shame of shouting at your DS like a lunatic) and up to three can join forces to battle evil. Unfortunately, it is only slated for a Japan release on September. Lucky folks over the Land of the Rising Sun can grab the game for only 500 Nintendo points, but western gamers who can import will have something to brag about.

Learn more and watch a video on their official website by clicking on the Read link below.

The Nintendo DS Hot Summer Peach Edition no.001 is apparently so hot it's fetching more sales than Sony's Playstation 3. It's going for a whopping US$ 690.00 on eBay right now with the auction lasting two more days and nine hours as of this article's writing.

This unit is the first print from the limited console run of the Nintendo DS Peach Pink. It was given as part of the Club Nintendo Hot Summer Contest and only 200 of the said units were produced. The product has been called by the seller as "One of the most rarest consoles of Nintendo DS System."

If you're interested in this, click on the read link below to head to its ebay page and place your bids there. Be sure to keep checking back here for more news on the Nintendo DS.