Today Europe has been treated to the launch of the Nintendo Channel, available as a free download from the Wii Shopping Channel.

The Nintendo Channel is designed to keep Wii users up-to-date with all Wii, DS, WiiWare and Virtual Console releases, including footage from games, trailers and special videos exclusive to the Nintendo Channel. Users of the channel also get a chance to search for games either already available or soon to be released, and offer their opinion on each title.

Another great feature of this new channel is the ability to download demos for DS games to your Wii, which you can then wirelessly transfer to your DS console, much in the same way DS download stations work.

So, stop reading this and get the Nintendo Channel downloaded to your Wii now!