Nike and Honda aren't the only people doing hybrids now. Dave Bondi's AKASHI figure is a great smash-up of two of the worlds most noticeable characters, Mickey and Mario. The physical features of both melt together seamlessly as each lend a "hand" into creating something new. AKASHI stands a proud 9? tall and is limited to only 200 pieces.
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Nintendo has today unveiled stars of music, sport and TV alongside their families as the latest celebrities to pick up their NintendoDS and wave their Wii remotes, showcasing the latest range of software only available for Nintendo's smash hit home and handheld consoles...
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The Japanese Mario Kart Wii tournament website has been updated with information about a new tournament. See the link for a lowdown for what to expect.
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The 10th Mario Kart Wii Competition starts on September 15 and runs until September 25. It takes place on the the SNES Mario Circuit 3 track where you must collect all the coins.
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The eighth Mario Kart Wii Competition started on September 1st and runs until September 10th. Time to conquer the N64 Skyscraper battle map in a time trial.
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From N-Europe.com, reporting on a recent Stars Catalogue update: "Whilst we never could smell what the Rock was cooking, we believe our opponents will begin to know and fear the piney fresh fragrance of our Mario Kart Wii Air Freshener. You can fix this baby on to your TV and revel in the glorious scent of victory today for only 400 Stars."
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The seventh Mario Kart Wii Competition started on August 15th and runs until August 25th. The beautiful blue ocean of Koopa Cape is the setting for this competition.
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To celebrate the launch of Mario Super Sluggers, Charles Martinet, the voice actor for Mario, Luigi, Wario, and more will be in attendance at the Nintendo World Store in Manhattan on August 24th, signing autographs and giving out a mysterious special gift from Nintendo to those who purchase the new Mario sports title.
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Bungie's Halo 3 took top Game of the Year honors during the G-Phoria awards last night, broadcast by game-oriented cable television network G4.

Xbox 360 was named the station's favorite system -- which falls in line with the award distribution. Of the show's 18 game awards, only four went to titles not available on Microsoft's system: Best Graphics and Best Voice Acting for Kojima Productions' Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Best Racing Game for Nintendo EAD's Mario Kart Wii, and, by default, Best Handheld Game for Ready at Dawn's God of War: Chains of Olympus.
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Nintendo is continuing with the Mario Kart Wii tournaments, this time dealing with the Twilight House. Although the map isn't original (it's one of the battle maps), certain areas of the level are blocked off…And keep in mind, this is with 12 player insanity. The tournament will start on July 15 and end July 25.
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If you're hoping to extend the life of Mario Kart Wii, you can participate in a new tournament that has gone live today. Players take control of a kart (bikes are disabled) and ride in reversal through the Mushroom Gorge. The tournament is scheduled to end on 6/24.
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Destructiod writes: Sick of Mario Kart Wii already? Today, that may change, at least a few minutes. Nintendo has just gone public with their latest online Mario Kart Wii tournament, accessible to anyone with a Wii, the game, and a wireless internet connection. This is undoubtedly the most worthwhile online Mario Kart Wii tournament yet (the third in an ongoing series), as it features both a new arena and a Mario Kart DS style boss fight against some Spikey Topmen from Super Mario Galaxy.
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Shacknews writes: "Tom Clancy's EndWar plays a bit like a voice-controlled version of World in Conflict. And like World in Conflict, it features an assortment of weapons of mass destruction.

In speaking with Ubisoft representative Julian Gerighty, I learned that the development team turned to an unlikely source of inspiration for WMD usage in their real-world RTS: Nintendo's Mario Kart.

"One of the big, big cheeses at Ubisoft is called Serge Hascoet," explained Gerighty. "He's the guy behind Rayman, he's the guy behind hundreds of things. He's a very creative guy, and a little crazy."
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Next-Gen.Biz reports that the PlayStation 3 version of Grand Theft Auto IV took the top spot in the latest German and Swedish software charts, while Wii Fit overhauled the Rockstar title in Spain.

GTA IV for PS3 maintained its lead in the German chart and jumped above the Xbox 360 version in Sweden during the week ended May 18, but fell to second place behind Wii Fit in Spain.

Nintendo's Wii Fit and Mario Kart Wii again made top five appearances across all three charts.

In total nine game for Wii charted across the three top tens, as did six titles for PC, five for DS, three for PS3 and 360 (all GTA IV), three for PS2 and one for PSP.
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The Mario Kart Wii tournaments have been a bit disappointing to say the least, although the next one may actually be interesting. The upcoming tournament, according to Nintendo's Japanese website, is supposed to spotlight one of the bosses from Super Mario Galaxy. While far from the best, it's interesting to note that this will be the first time that users will see original content. The website also reports that the tournament should begin in early June.
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With the release Monday of Wii Fit, the exercise game that some video game analysts have predicted could become one of the best-selling titles of all time, it was Nintendo's turn to dominate headlines related to the so-called next generation of consoles.

The "next-gen" era began in November 2005 when Microsoft launched its Xbox 360 and then really kicked into gear a year later when Sony and Nintendo pulled back the wraps on the PlayStation 3 and Wii, respectively.

Sony's PlayStation 3 was expected to be the next-gen winner, especially with a built-in Blu-ray player and incredible graphics courtesy of its Cell processor. Yet, the PS3 is generally seen as next-gen's loser, due to high prices, the resulting lackluster sales, and the perception of a paucity of killer games for the platform.
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To keep in line with their austere "safe and fun" policy, Nintendo has banned the name Hitler from Mario Kart Wii's online services. If you attempt to access the Wi-Fi Connection with your Mii licence set as Hitler, you will receive a message stating that such nick names are forbidden and that you must modify your Mii name to proceed. On the other hand, those who connect to the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection as other notorious gentlemen such as Stalin and Osama will be able to do so without a message/disconnect.
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Wii: The seven bestselling Wii titles all made the All Formats top ten, while Boom Blox, Rock Band and Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party charted in twelfth, fourteenth and twentieth. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, Game Party and new release Deca Sports just missed out on top ten spots.
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Mario Kart Wii remained at the top of the latest Japanese software chart after domestic sales topped the million mark.

Mario Kart Wii sold 173,000 copies during the week ended May 4, taking total unit sales to 1,120,000.
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What are the best-selling games in America, Japan, and Europe this week? Mario Kart Wii takes the stop spot in the Wii chart. And naturally Grand Theft Auto IV debuts on number one on both the Xbox 360 and PS3 charts.
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