Nintendo Week

Nintendo Week
Title card for later seasons
Genre	Entertainment and news
Created by	Nintendo
Starring	Gary Culig Alison Whitney
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	7 (archived)
Production
Location(s)	Atlanta, Georgia
Running time	Varied (usually 8 minutes)
Distributor	Nintendo
Release
Original network	Nintendo Channel
Original release	September 14, 2009 – March 29, 2012
Chronology
Preceded by	Nintendo Channel digest video
Followed by	Nintendo Update
Related shows	Nintendo Show 3D

Nintendo Week was a weekly entertainment and news series that reported on the latest and upcoming video games and news concerning Nintendo platforms, including Wii, Nintendo DS and Nintendo 3DS. The series had two hosts, Gary and Alison. It premiered on September 14, 2009 as part of the launch of a redesigned Nintendo Channel, and aired its final episode on March 29, 2012. It was only available via the North American edition of the Nintendo Channel. In the series, the hosts presented new game releases, industry interviews, demonstrations, and previews.

It was produced in the distribution center of Nintendo's offices in Atlanta, GA. Originally, new episodes premiered on Mondays, but from July 28, 2011, they were shown on Thursdays from that point onward. On November 24, 2011, the show received a new set (before that, the set was a house with a Super Mario Bros.-themed background on the wall). February 2, 2012 was the last appearance of Alison Whitney on the show. After Alison's departure, Gary's counterpart Dark Gary (also played by Culig) was promoted from recurring character to Alison's replacement as co-host. Nintendo Week also filled in various guest co-hosts alongside Gary and Dark Gary from the week beginning February 16, 2012.

On March 29, 2012, Nintendo Week had its series finale on the Nintendo Channel and was replaced by generic Nintendo Update announcement videos, which started on May 31, 2012, and on occasion the Nintendo Channel also included segments from the 3DS eShop's Nintendo Show 3D with host Jessie Cantrell. During the show's run, new episodes debuted on Mondays until 2011 which was then changed to Thursdays, alongside NOA's decision to introduce weekly updates on that day.

The show had gathered a large fanbase, mainly consisting of adult male Nintendo fans, despite the show being targeted to younger audiences.Nintendo Week is notable for being the first media outlet to announce the WiiWare game Excitebike: World Rally.

Gary was the main host of Nintendo Week. He has made a Flipnote animation called "The Sad Guitarist." He wore plaid clothes often, and was good at the archery mode in Wii Sports Resort. He lost to Alison in the Ultimate Host Showdown after getting distracted at the last second by Alison. He had an "evil twin brother" named Dark Gary. He and Alison have been through many things, even gaming college. It was revealed in one episode his favorite Nintendo 3DS game is Pilotwings Resort. In one episode, Gary was shown to be somewhat gullible, as he believed Dark Gary when he told him that there was a gaming convention, which led him to the middle of nowhere. Gary officially announced his final appearance on Nintendo Week on March 29, 2012, having the same reason as Alison: he was too an alien who had decided to go back to his homeworld, alongside Alison and Dark Gary followed by a disclaimer indicating that it was the final episode of Nintendo Week.