CVG reports that Nintendo executive Reggie Fils-Aime is proclaiming a big surprise for all Wii owners in the next coming months. Nintendo recognizes the useless nature of the WiiConnect24 and promises to bring something to the table by September. So let the speculation begin, many people think this will be Mii related, I for one don’t care for any gimmic just give me some games! Keep your Wii on and hope for the best, we will keep you posted.

If you have your Wii set in WiiConnect24 mode you will be waking up to your Wii’s glowing disc tray alerting you to some cool surprises in the next two months, according to teasing statements from Nintendo America honcho, Reggie Fils-Aime.

WiiConnect24 has had minimal use since the console’s launch in the last year, but Reggie has said the surprises Nintendo promised at last year’s E3 are “still coming”.

3 games to hit the Wii virtual console this week, Metroid, Street Fighter and Silent Buggers.

The original NES classic Metroid will have the old Samus jumping and rocketing creatures all day. Even though this game was made back in 1987 it still is held in the highest regards for 2D scrolling games and is a must have for any Wii owner, this may be the best game out for the Wii right now for 500 Wii points.

Everyone knows Street Fighter and it’s supreme upgraded version Turbo: Hyper Fighting Edition, this was the version that set this game apart from others and helped save the SNES. Put the game to all stars and have a heart racing fight that no one can keep track of, get your for 800 wii points this week.

Silent Debuggers is a first-person action adventure, released on Turbografx in 1991, the gaol is to kill small criminal factions, known as Bugs. As a Debugger you explore space and save the world and it can be yours for 600 Wii Points.

Who cares go get Metroid!

Yep, Microsoft finally officially announced the price of their TID (text input device), the new Messenger kit will be launched on September 4th and cost us $29.99.

Features:

Chat on Xbox LIVE with ease featuring dedicated keys to letters and characters.
Don’t hamper your style—the Xbox 360 Chatpad attaches seamlessly to your Xbox 360 Controller.
Backlit buttons allow you to accurately type words even in dimly lit environments.
Messenger Kit includes the Xbox 360 Wired Headset for the ultimate communication bundle.

One of the reasons Sony stated for releasing the 80GB PS3 is to add more room for people to download high definition movies and TV shows. We all knew something of the sort was coming, but I expected a big announcement, not just a short fleeting line in a press release.

However you look at it, this could be even better than the Video Marketplace on the Xbox 360, as Sony owns and controls a large portion of Hollywood movie studios. The library Sony could offer is enormous, and it would almost make the PS3 vs. Xbox 360 download services another format war similar to Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD.

Expect more details, with launch date, coming this Wednesday at Sony’s E3 press event. Thankfully, this will have to signify a re-haul of the PlayStation Store, which will no doubt make it easier to navigate.

The new Lair website has been launched and looks to have some nice features including some behind the scenes look at the game, cutscenes and screenshots. This PS3 title looks very promising and the website just wets the appetite a bit more. Check it out.

A possible killer app is on the way for PS3 fans and it should be released right around the time Halo 3 drops on us reports gameplanets. This quote was taken directly from Power Unlimited magazine when asked when the game should hit the shelves:

Expectations for the PlayStation 3 premier shooter are high, and Sony aims to release Killzone 2 during September. In an upcoming GamePro issue, sources close to Sony claim that development on Killzone 2 is going extremely well and the game should hit stores in September right before the holiday season. One GamePro editor wrote, that in comparison with Halo 3 and other shooters on both the 360 and PS3, Killzone 2 will blow away any console shooter to date. We will be curious to see how this develops - stay tuned.

FPS shooter wars? Wasn’t this foretold in a Billy Joel song?

Blizzard had for sale an 18” statue of Tychus Findlay to commemorate the launch of their highly anticipated Starcraft II. This marine statue is hand painted and expected to ship in October to those lucky people that got in early, they are currently sold out of these bad boys. There was a limit one per customer and a whopping $249 price tag, wow! What people will do for Starcraft, I wonder how many went to Korea alone?

It’s been 7 months now since the Wii launched in the USA, and you still can’t walk into a store and get one. No console ever has gone this long in this scenario.

So what’s the deal? Is the demand really that high? Or is Nintendo still not pushing enough consoles to the marketplace? I’m thinking it’s somewhere in between. Whatever the case, Nintendo needs to ramp up production to fill the supply chains. If the demand really is still that high, they need to provide for everyone who wants one. People aren’t going to wait forever.

What do you think? Let us know in the comments.

Well last night marked the end of the Halo 3 Beta at Midnight, so today I envision many returns to local game shops of Crackdown. Now everyone must wait, while Bungie crunches their stress data and tries to get the bugs out before we can all devour the new Halo 3 this September. Lets all hope that there aren’t any set backs and the game launches on time, Bungie will have their hands full for the next few months.

For those of you that were eagerly awaiting the launch of this Blizzard shooter, don’t hold your breathe. This game has been put on hold indefinitely for the time being and I do not see it gettinng much effort as Starcraft 2 was announced and all efforts will be put into the RTS instead. It would have been nice to see a Ghost unit runnign around in stealth and calling nuclear strikes, but let’s focus on the real game here Blizzard… Starcraft 2. R.I.P. - Starcraft Ghost (you have been in production for many years and will stay there forever)