A kiddie show, football, and a couple of overlords in this week’s Nintendo News Wrap Up.

Introducing The Magic Roundabout

The world of Magic Roundabout will be brought to the DS and Wii for those in the PAL territories. Seriously, anyone knows what the Magic Roundabout is about?

Madden NFL 09 Sold At 7-Eleven Stores at Midnight, August 12th

EA partners with 7-Eleven to promote Madden 09. The store will offer collectible Slurpee and Big Gulp cups, Madden Meals featuring Frito Lay potato chips, and a free online Madden Fantasy Roster Builder based on Madden NFL 09 player ratings. 7-Eleven stores across the nation will have Madden NFL 09 branded signage.

Miyamoto ‘Banned’ From Talking About Hobbies

Nintendo’s lead game designer is banned from talking about his hobbies because he might unconsciously talk about ideas for upcoming Nintendo games. I guess this censorship is necessary.

Overlord 2 Announced; Overlord Also Heading To Wii & Nintendo DS

The Overlord franchise is coming to the Wii and DS consoles. Both games will be developed by Climax Studios.

Q&A: an interview with Sega’s Simon Jeffery on monkeying around with iPhone games and the Wii

Sega’s president talks about the company, his thought on the iPhone and Facebook, and their relationship with Nintendo. He also talked about future games based on Marvel comics like Thor and Captain America. Nice!