Yesterday was quite the immense cavalcade of Nintendo news. Release dates, game announcements and impressions galore were to be had and, as usual, Europe was left wondering whether it had anything to look forward to. Don’t worry though, because we’ve got you covered. Here are the European release dates for yesterday’s massive Nintendo titles:

• Mario Galaxy 2: June 11 2010
• Metroid: Other M: Q3 2010
• Monster Hunter Tri: April 23 with FREE on the internet
• Sin & Punishment: Successor of the Skies: Might 7, 2010
• FlingSmash: Summer 2010

As well as the Wii games, Nintendo Europe has also confirmed a bunch of DS titles –

What do you get when you mix tennis, pinball, and a side-scrolling platformer? You get FlingSmash, an upcoming Wii title that’s being developed by Artoon.

The basics: you’ll use Wii MotionPlus to swing and smash a tiny fruit-with-hair-looking creature named “Zip” across an ever-scrolling level filled with enemies, blocks, and more. Zip flies across the screen, bouncing off everything in sight. The goal is to rack up as many points as possible (and pick up medals) as you near the stage’s end.

Announced at last year’s E3 as Span Smasher, the title has gone through a few changes, according to Nintendo. Previously, the title was stated to only support Wii MotionPlus. Now, FlipSmash requires it, due to some changes in level design that Nintendo states demanded

As music sales shrink, some new acts are reluctant to social network to help promote themselves. The labels tell them nowadays acts must connect with fans.

source Tech news blog

Some Facebook users get messages meant for strangers after bug interferes with routine software update on the social networking site.

source Tech news blog

Ladies and gentlement of the Wii-loving public, it’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for! Mario Galaxy 2, the long-awaited sequel to Mario Galaxy, is hitting North America on Might 23. Not soon enough, some might say, but it’s pretty damn soon nonetheless!

Nick Chester is checking the game out later this day. He has just seen a demo and he said it looks really, really great. He’s impressed, and I’m sure the rest of you will be. Keep reading Dtoid for more Mario Galaxy 2 and Nintendo-themed news throughout the day. Fun times!

source Destructoid

You can put this one under the “probably not going to happen” file, but British retailer GAME is listing a Rogue Squadron game for the Wii. GAME does not list VC games and the price point is at

No one asked Tim Burton to do a live action version of Alice in Wonderland, but it’s happening regardless, and the previews have been met with blended reactions.

No one asked Disney Interactive to make a game tie-in for Wii and Nintendo DS, but… here it is. Alice in Wonderland The Video Game is schedule to be released on March 2, right before Burton’s picture hits the silver screen.

Mostly looks like what you’d anticipate from a film-to-game tie-in, and likely won’t hold us over until American McGee and Electronic Arts reveal their Alice sequel. But if you simply must get your Lewis Carroll fix, this one’s for you.

source Destructoid

Looks like I’m taking a trip to Party City to pick up some confetti and streamers — Tetris Party Deluxe has just been announced for Wii and Nintendo DS.

Hitting retail this June, Deluxe is the follow-up to the WiiWare title, Tetris Celebration, already available for download. What’s so freakin’ Deluxe about it, exactly? Well, it features six new game modes, including something called “Bombliss” and “VS. Sprint” which has players racing to finish 40 lines.

The game supports both local and online multiplayer via Nintendo Wi-Fi. And if you’re playing on the Wii, make some room and bust out the Wii Balance Board, the Wii Wheel, and your Wii Speak — the game supports them all.

Considering how tough it is to find a copy of Tetris DS (at least it has been for me), I’m happy to see more Tetris action coming to retail. Or I could just play Tetris Friends. Crap, why did I even think about it? There goes my productivity…

source Destructoid

Thanks to Namco Bandai, we have an extremely rare Wii console with Muscle March art airbrushed on both sides of the console to giveaway. Not only that, but you’ll also be getting a copy of Muscle March for WiiWare. Only four of these consoles exist in the entire world so you’ll have to really go above and beyond to stand a chance at winning this console.

Muscle March is all about striking the perfect pose and this video here shows that off perfectly. In order to win the Wii and game, you need to show us your ideal pose. All you need to do is strike some kind of a move like a Muscle March character in a public setting. Yes, you’ll have to leave the comfort of your own room as we want to see some hilarious/ridiculous submissions. You’re going to have to really go above and beyond to earn this prize.

Contest is open from now until February 28 at 11:59PM CST. Limit one per entry and contest is open to US Residents only. All entries require something Dtoidy in the picture/video and no pic editing is allowed. The editors will pick the top five submissions and then we’ll leave it up to the community to vote for the best one.

Now go strike a pose!

source Destructoid

Over the years, the prestige surrounding “arcade stick” controllers has ballooned into something epic. Back in the days of the NES Advantage, stick controllers were made to help ease old-school gaming fans, who weren’t as comfortable with the NES “joypad,” into the new world of gaming. Like the Wii’s Classic Controller, these sticks were relatively cheap and simple to come by, and were made specifically for people who weren’t too keen on Nintendo’s latest innovation in game control.

It was only after Street Fighter II