…and we're back for another iteration of the All-New, All-Awesome Bi-Weekly Monday Morning Mailbag! What golden treasures does this edition hold? Read on to find out:

Jim sez:

Why do you think it is that other sites who have all but abandoned covering the Wii in anything but a negative/dismissing light have immediately jumped on and supported the potential of the iPhone or iPad as a gaming devices?

Well I think that's a bit of a subjective claim there, Jim. The iPad's the new kid on the block, so it's naturally getting quite a bit of spotlight. With the iPhone being updated annually, it too gets a whole lot of attention. The Wii, meanwhile, will be going into its fifth holiday season later this year. It's certainly no slouch, but mainstream tech sites have already thrown in their two cents.

If you're referring to video game websites being more interested in the iPad/iPhone than the Wii from a development angle, well, you'd have to ask them. They're damn pretty devices, Jim.

Kisame asks:

Is Kirby Wii coming out this year?

Well, it just so happens that Features Editor / RFN Rage Machine James Jones has a hot tip on the subject. Take it away, James!

Hey Karl, I got this one.

"No."

Bummer, Kisame. But hey, at least you'll always have those screenshots from the canceled GameCube effort!

Ace Harding writes in to ask about Metroid: Other M:

1.Is there any chance the title was delayed so that Nintendo/Team Ninja could change Samus's voice acting?

2.Do you think Nintendo/Team Ninja had enough time to implement a Nunchuk/Wiimote control scheme (like in Mario Galaxy)?

1. I sincerely doubt that Nintendo would delay the game for that singular reason. I'm guessing it was spread out so that Team Ninja could fix some last-minute bugs to smooth out the experience (maybe to help out the framerate a little), or perhaps just to keep their release schedule more consistent. The voice acting may end up a tad different in the final product, but knowing Nintendo, that wouldn't be important enough to let the game slip into August.

2. Definitely not. It's just too late in the game to throw in an all-new control method - it would completely change how the game is played and how the player interacts with it. Something like that would merit a lot more than a couple months' delay.

Nickotine rolled in with his bad self to drop this nugget:

Hey Guys Love the site!

Any news on what Retro are busying themselves with these days?

Any news on the next Zelda title now that Mario Galaxy 2 is finished?

Thanks

I won't lie to you, Nickotine: your name is awesome. I really, really like it.

I also can't lie when I say that I have absolutely no clue what Retro is up to. Ever since the shake-up within the company post-Prime 3, it's hard to say what Nintendo has them working on, if anything at all. Much like Nintendo Software Technologies, it all just seems eerily quiet. If I had to throw out a 100% baseless guess, I'd say they're working with Nintendo Co. Ltd. in Japan on a launch title for the Wii's successor for Holiday 2011.

As for the new Zelda, as I said in last week's mailbag, word on the street points to E3 next month. With some luck, we should be seeing the game out within the next year (I'd like to say this Holiday season, but you can never really guess with Nintendo).

Marty from the Land of 'Eire needs to know:

With the news that Nintendo is expected to unveil its Vitality Sensor device during a joint announcement with the American Heart Foundation, do you think that Nintendo is attempting to broaden its portfolio by branching into the health & fitness industry?

I think they already have, Marty. Wii Fit's been a huge success, and even before that, Wii Sports was heavily covered as an exercise tool. Nintendo knows there's a burgeoning health market in the United States and abroad, and they seem very focused on getting in on it. It's their goal to be a mainstream device in every family's home, and targeting the health market is exactly the kind of business plan that gets them on The TODAY Show and other similar programs around the world.

That wraps up yet another edition of NWR's Mailbag, folks. Remember, if you want your questions answered, be sure to feed the bag. Also, feel free to discuss this week's column in Talkback. With that said, see you next time!