The storage situation on the Wii is sorta abysmal, especially if you’re an avid Virtual Console or WiiWare fan and have lots of games. Don’t worry, Nintendo knows it. According to a translated interview with Latin American pub Club Nintendo, Reggie and Miyamoto say that you can expect an announcement about storage goodness in the future, since they’re working on a number of technologies, but it won’t be a hard drive.

Nope, Reggie says it’s even better than a hard drive. Could it be online storage? (That’s the only thing we can think of besides a hard drive, since online storage is actually super cheap nowadays.) Whatever it is, if it involves hardware, expect it to be one of the few Wii peripherals Nintendo makes, since Miyamoto says they have enough already. Amen to that. [Go Nintendo via CVG via Kotaku]

Stores in Australia are heading into a possible Wii shortage this week, due to to worldwide demands for the hot game console leading up to Christmas.

A recent poll done by various stores around Sydney shows that most has Wii consoles in stock, but doesn’t expect them to last towards the weekend.

A spokeswoman for Myer said their stores were currently receiving their last delivery before Christmas, but expected them to sell quickly.

“They’re selling like hotcakes,” she said.

“Once the current deliveries sell, we’re not receiving any more until the early New Year.”

Nintendo Australia public relations coordinator Heather Murphy admits the Wii and its smaller cousin the Nintendo DS have become victims of their own success.

“Throughout 2007, both Nintendo DS and Wii’s popularity have grown exponentially,” Ms Murphy said.

“The range of games for both Nintendo DS and Wii is really broad - we have games that appeal to core gamers, casual gamers, young females, even seniors are embracing both the Nintendo DS and Wii.”

Ms Murphy said that the company is working to pump out more units harder and faster than ever before, but admits that many people who are thing of owning a Wii this summer will most likely miss out on the fun.

“We’re continually putting more and more Wii systems into the pipeline, but they all sell through almost instantly,” Ms Murphy said.

“Due to the high demand for both products, come Christmas time we may not be able to satisfy all consumer demand.”

Many stockists are profiting from the Wii shortage, with anecdotal reports of customers buying as many as 10 units at a time and then selling them at an inflated price online.

Several listings on the online auction website eBay have attracted bids between $400 and $500, with one listing as high as $729 - almost double the recommended retail price of $399.

At last, someone managed the most needed, most anxiously-awaited PC retrofit job there is: putting a PC inside a Nintendo Wii box. Looking into its guts and its back, the Wii PC not very powerful, but it is fully functional and comes with everything you need in a Windows XP box.

The computer runs Windows XP SP3 on a Celeron 1.3GHz, Intel 852 chipset, 512MB of RAM, and 40GB hard drive, with wireless access, digital video output, three USB ports, and a fan that he stole out of a F-35 STOVL fighter yet. At least, it sounds like one:

[A9VG via Kotaku]

The Nyko Wing, other than looking a bit more comfortable than the Wii’s Classic Controller, brings a few other conveniences to Wii vintage gaming. First, it’s wireless. So while it still requires an active Wiimote to communicate with the system (and it uses a Wiimote dongle to do so), you won’t need to worry about wire tethering. The extra shoulder buttons may or may not come in handy (since Nintendo doesn’t allow controller remapping in most Virtual Console titles), but very thoughtfully, you can load the Wing with AAA rechargeable batteries that can be refreshed via built-in USB. Looks good, but no word on pricing or availability yet. [IGN]

There is an alternate universe much like our own, but in this universe there is no war and cows produce ice-cold milkshakes. And in this universe, you’ll also find the manifested counterparts to these wooden Wii peripheral concepts. Made of wood and featuring well-placed LED flare, the only thing better than the Wiimote and Nunchuk is this realistic Wiiglock:

It’d be a complete bitch for the TSA, but there really aren’t enough functional wooden firearms in the world. [flickr via ubergizmo]

One the games we’ve been waiting for on the Wii since it was announced eons ago is Samba de Amigo, the revival of the Dreamcast classic. Amazon has posted the first live shots of the maracas attachments for the Wiimote and nunchuck, which are spicy red, just like the ones on the Dreamcast, pre-selling them for $15 with a Sept. 23 release. If you’re getting the game, you should definitely pick up an extra pair for some multiplayer action. [Amazon via Wii Fanboy]

Surely, at least a few of you are sad that Nintendo never released the Wii in multiple colors—despite their announcement promises. Well good news! No, the Wii isn’t coming in any new colors, but Nintendo has launched the Wiimote strap in almost any flavor you’d like—blue, green, pink and, uhh, white again. Available in Japan only for the time being, the safety harnesses will go for $2.75 apiece or in a variety pack of four for about $9. In other news, Nintendo makes a bajillion more dollars without even really trying. [Kotaku]

As its name implies, the Logitech Speed Force Wireless is a force feedback racing wheel for the Wii with a 30 ft wireless range. It is the first racing wheel accessory for the Wii that isn’t a shell accessory for the Wiimote. The 10″ wheel rotates 200 degrees and has analog gas and brake controls. Need For Speed Undercover will be the first game to take advantage of the force feedback capability, but I’m more concerned about whether or not this thing will work with Mario Kart Wii. It will hit stores in November for $100. [Logitech]