Wii Fanboy Weekly October 11th, 2007 - October 17th, 2007

It's that time of the week again, folks, where we recap all of the wonderful things that happened in the wide world of Nintendo last week. Plenty of good tidbits of content for all of you, so pop open a fresh can of soda, grab a bag of your favorite snack chips and sit back, relax and enjoy the content. Now organized in more satisfying bullet-point form!

Features

• Revolutionary: This Revolution Hasn't Been Televised
  We talk about the Wii and older gamers.
• Virtually Overlooked: Super Baseball Simulator 1,000
  This week, we talk about a SNES title that needs to be on the Virtual Console.
• Wii Fanboy review: Crash of the Titans
  We review it.

Video

• Link's Crossbow Training demonstration trailer
  Everyone tries Link's Crossbow Training. Everyone has fun.
• Nintendo rep walkthrough for several worlds in Super Mario Galaxy
  Direct from the Nintendo Media Summit, fresh footage of Super Mario Galaxy.
• No More Heroes: Destroyman and Disco
  Can you get enough No More Heroes? Answer: no.
• Manta rays and power-ups in Super Mario Galaxy
  Secret area in Super Mario Galaxy is revealed
• Guitar Hero III on the Wii is hardcore
  Seriously, this guy has some skills. They may or may not pay his bills.
• First trailer for WiiWare Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles
  And it looks great.
• This just in: People like Super Mario Galaxy
  They do. Honest.
• When fanboyism goes too far: Smash Bros. in real life
  Like a train wreck. You can't help but watch.

News

• Australian dev bringing new title to WiiWare
  Australian dev Nnooo brings Pop to the WiiWare service.
• Iwata: Monster Hunter 3 acquired to attract core gamers
  Iwata talks about Nintendo's acquisition of Monster Hunter 3.
• No Wii price drop for the holidays (except for maybe Canada)
  Sorry, United States.
• Umbrella Chronicles Zapper bundle in Japan has plethora of goodies
  Too bad no other territory is likely to get it.
• Nerf gets in on the Wii accessory business
  Latest in the long line of Wiimote accessories.
• First Brothers in Arms being retooled for Wii
  Good or bad?.
• Metroid Preview Channel hits PAL Wiis
  And only a couple of months later than the United States.
• A look at the new Wii SKUs
  Old box or new box? You decide.
• Bwii blowout
  Tons of content on Nintendo's sequel to the GameCube game Battalion Wars.
• Wii popularity bubble about to burst?
  Anonymous Japanese devs say so.
• 67% of Wii owners haven't touched the console in awhile
  What about you?
• Smash Bros. delay could spell doom this holiday
  At least we're still getting Super Mario Galaxy on time.
• Did Nintendo ruin Mario Kart by putting bikes in?
  Some think yes, some think no.
• TimeSplitters 4 in the works, hopefully coming to Wii
  Cross your fingers, Free Radical wants to do it.