Sure, you now have to go through Super Smash Bros. Brawl and obtain items to unlock all the music tracks tucked into the game. Hassle? Of course. Luckily, Brawl’s development team isn’t planning on having you play through a silent game right out of the box.

My Music will have some stock tracks for you to enjoy right away without having to collect CDs during gameplay for them. You can check after the break for the full list of pre-loaded songs by stage.

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Today’s Dojo update essentially recaps the “Vault” option of the main menu. What’s in the “Vault” besides your favorite Disney movies?

Mostly Brawl game modes we already know about. This includes Trophies & Stickers, Coin Launcher, Stage Builder, Album, Challenges, and Masterpieces. Some new tidbits include the ability to record videos of your multiplayer brawls, Home-Run Contest, Target Smash, and failures at Cruel Brawl. Also new is the Chronicle feature, which is a listing of Nintendo and other video games from the history of the industry that will grow as you collect relevant trophies, stickers, CDs, and more from their respective games.

Too bad that’s about it. Apparently they only want us to be busy for several years. Talk about your lack in value. More shots after the break!

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The force is most definitely strong with the Wii. Sure, the console’s graphical horsepower might not be quite as up-to-date as some of its competitors, but that hasn’t stopped Krome Studios from including five exclusive levels in the Wii version of its upcoming title: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.

In addition to this, the story for the Wii version of Force Unleashed has been slightly tweaked to allow players to explore new paths within the game’s plot line. Although Wii owners will obviously be unable to experience the more advanced engines that will be found in the XBox 360 and PS3 versions of the game, they will be treated to an expanded storyline. That’s just as good, right?

Codename Revolution

While Japanese consumers have been enjoying Wii Fit for some time now, Wii owners in the North American and PAL regions have been patiently waiting their turn to try out Nintendo’s revolutionary fitness software. Thankfully, Nintendo has confirmed that the wait will soon be over as Wii Fit is scheduled for an April release in North America, and will arrive within the PAL region sometime in June.

Unfortunately, Europe is once again forced to wait a little longer than the rest of the world for this new software. Look on the bright side though, Europe: At least you don’t need those extra few months of workout time like we Americans do.

Wii Fanboy

Nintendo of Europe recently announced that European consumers have just hit a milestone: Over 6 million Wii consoles have been sold within Europe since the system first launched. Although it is quite obvious at this point that the Wii has been selling like hotcakes all over the world, that doesn’t change the fact that 6 million is a rather impressive number.

In addition to this, Nintendo of Europe also stated that over 20 million DS handhelds have been sold within their territory. Now if only Nintendo would realize from these incredible numbers that they have an audience in Europe, and that they should probably release a title or two on time for their European customers.

Kotaku

An upcoming issue of NMag is going to feature an exclusive story about Mario Kart Wii. From a preview of this article, we have learned some new information about this highly anticipated title. According to the preview:

• Sliding and Snaking will return
• Baby Peach and Boo will be playable drivers
• The game will feature an online Battle Mode
• 16 new and 16 old tracks will be playable
• Each driver will have a unique vehicle
• The control scheme will be similar to that of Excite Truck

Other than these new tidbits of information, specific details about this game are rather limited. We can only hope that Nintendo will release more information about the title at upcoming conferences and press events later this year.

GoNintendo

So this is somewhat of a big week. Europe gets Nancy Drew DS, North America gets Bomberman Land, and Japan gets Family Ski. Best. Week. Ever.

Oh, and Japan gets Super Smash Bros. Brawl, too. I guess that’s kinda big as well.

As usual, the full release list for this week can be found after the break.

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We’ve been clamoring for some old school snowboard action for quite a while, so stay home from school/work and hit the slopes! At least, that’s what I wish I could do right now.

As always, full press release after the break.

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If you’re in the mood for a mindless movie that is filled with enough blood and guts to last you until Halloween, then I highly recommend Rambo. If you’re in the mood for a movie that features clever dialog and an intriguing story, I suggest you stay far away from this movie. You have been warned!

Now tell me which game character this is.

Want your own Pikmin around the house? No need to buy them when you can make them! Flickr user Mentat Kibernes decided to take some clay, a paperclip, and a bunch of tools to make a yellow Pikmin to stick on top of his TV.

I’m sure if you all had the clay and nothing better to do, you’d do the same. Or, if you want nature to do the dirty work, I’m pretty sure Nintendo commissioned S&G Flowers a few years ago to create a Pikmin flower that you can buy and plant…

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