The Wii might be in unfamiliar territory, facing decline for the first time and all, but that doesn't mean that the console is down for the count. A survey from the gifting service, Lottay, reveals that there is twice more demand for the Wii than both its rival consoles combined. The DS, too, is making its own presence felt, pulling a certain blue hedgehog into its lineup. There's more where that came from, so let's get the rundown going.

Let me start by clarifying that this is in no way a Nintendo marketing attempt for the New Super Mario Bros. Wii coming out on November 15th (WTF if this is). This happened for real. Two guys dressed up as Mario and Luigi (presumably for Halloween), plus one other suspect, are now wanted by the police for assault and robbery on a poor cabbie.

20 years after Nintendo launched the Game Boy, the immensely popular portable gaming device has now been inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame, joining the ranks of an elite list of legendary playthings. An honor well-deserved. Seeking to continue their hardware success, Nintendo has had another busy week, topped off with updates from three of their biggest execs.

Looking back to the week, it seems that both publishers and homebrew developers were able to deliver on their respective forms of output. We've got trailers, images, and stats for the the games, while devs got busy and released updates for their respective brew. You might want to check up on all those - you won't regret it. Compiled for your navigating ease - it's all here in the Nintendo Weekend Warrior.

Shigeru Miyamoto himself has said it - they'll be moving along with the progress of technology and he wants to see games with better graphics. Couple that with the rumor that a graphically-superior Nintendo DS is on its way, then perhaps Nintendo has been busying itself with preparing new hardware. For now, they're working on existing hardware, turning white controllers black, and enlisting balance boards in the fight against terrorism.

They might not be doing so hot right now, but that doesn't mean we should forget the success they've had for the most part of the year. Nintendo has been named "World's Best Company" for 2009, coming out on top of all the major corporations worldwide. Now what has the World's Best Company been cooking up all week? Check 'em all out right here.

It's been a head-on collision between Sony and Microsoft the past week with their own respective price cut announcements. Oddly enough, Nintendo remains sitting prettily and quietly. Have they got no plans to launch their defenses in light of the current happenings? Apparently, no, they don't.

Nintendo itself may have gone a little quiet this week, but the game publishers and homebrew devs certainly held the Nintendo blog up considerably. With news for ten different games and eight updates for some quality homebrew, we've had ourselves quite a week. Keep up to speed on all the Nintendo goings-on and catch the recap in this week's edition of the Nintendo Weekend Warrior.

This week's recap features a wide variety of news - from a TV spot, self-mutilation, pastries, and even sandwich bags trying to pass off as DSi accessories. While it's not the most gaming-dense rundown we've had, it certainly makes up for it with some amusement. Read on for the Nintendo Weekend Warrior.

Nothing like cakes to make a celebration sweeter. And nothing like Mario cakes to make the Italian woo-hoos even sweeter. At the Tesco store in the UK, Super Mario Bros. Celebration cakes are now available, and shaped like a Nintendo DS just for kicks. Flavors and details after the jump.