BETHESDA, Md. & REDMOND, Wash.–The Wii™ experience is just beginning for Marriott and Renaissance guests, who can now choose from 20 games, including the popular Mario Kart™ Wii, Super Mario Galaxy™, and Wii Sports™ as well as the revolutionary fitness game, Wii Fit™. In a lodging industry first, Marriott International, Inc. is piloting a new specially built Wii hotel game system from Nintendo in select guest rooms and lounges. Wii systems are available at six Marriott and Renaissance properties:

* New York Marriott Marquis
* Renaissance New York Hotel Times Square
* Boston Marriott Cambridge
* Bethesda (Md.) Marriott Suites
* Annapolis (Md.) Marriott Waterfront
* JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, Phoenix (Lounge only)

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- When asked what they liked to do the most, the eight teens, which was split 50/50 when it came to gender, and aged between 14-17, all answered that they like to hang with friends. They all enjoyed gaming, but it wasn’t a priority, so they weren’t hardcore gamers to say the least.

- Every single one of them had access to a Wii. Either they owned one or had a family member that has one. All the girl games, plus one guy owned theirs. Of the remaining dudes, two of them had a Xbox 360 as their main console, while the last one mostly payed games on his laptop. Three of the girls also had 360s at home, though it was not specified if it was theirs or a family members. No one had a PS3.
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European national news paper “Te Independent” has put together this list of what they believe is the 50 best games on the market.

* Wii Sports
* Braid
* Halo 3
* Fallout 3
* Rock Band
* Burnout Paradise
* Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training / Sight Training
* Gears of War
* Guild Wars
* Rez HD
* Mario Kart Wii
* Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution
* BioShock
* Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
* Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
* Project Gotham Racing 4
* Medieval 2: Total War
* Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
* World of Warcraft
* Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2

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Virtual Console

1 (1) - Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
2 (2) - Super Mario Bros. 3
3 (3) - Super Mario Bros.
4 (4) - Mega Man
5 (5) - Super Mario World
6 (N) - Mega Man 2
7 (7) - Super Mario Bros. 2
8 (8) - The Legend of Zelda
9 (6) - Sonic the Hedgehog
10 (9) - Super Mario 64
11 (10) - Punch-Out!!
12 (11) - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
13 (12) - Mario Kart 64
14 (14) - Donkey Kong Country
15 (15) - Pac-Man
16 (16) - Donkey Kong
17 (18) - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
18 (17) - Paper Mario
19 (19) - Double Dragon
20 (20) - Kirby’s Adventure

WiiWare

1 (1) - My Aquarium
2 (4) - My Pokemon Ranch
3 (2) - Strong Bad Episode 1 Homestar Ruiner
4 (3) - Defend your Castle
5 (N) - Strong Bad Episode 2 Strong Badia the Free
6 (5) - Dr. Mario Online Rx
7 (6) - Wild West Guns
8 (8) - Pong Toss - Frat Party Games
9 (10) - TV Show King
10 (9) - Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King
11 (N/A) - Groovin’ Blocks
12 (11) - Midnight Pool
13 (7) - Helix
14 (12) - LostWinds
15 (13) - Family Table Tennis
16 (16) - V.I.P. Casino: Blackjack
17 (14) - Cocoto Fishing Master
18 (15) - Gyrostarr
19 (17) - SPOGS Racing
20 (19) - Block Breaker Deluxe

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According to Famitsu and Enterbrain, Pokemon Platinum sold 967,675 copies of the new Pokemon game, Platinum, in just 2 simple days. I would say that we should except this challenge and beat it in America, but that is a wild number. For some comparison, below are some of the top selling Pokemon games in Japans first 4 days sells numbers.

Pokemon FireRed/LeafGreen: 955,337
Pokemon Crystal: 707,580
Pokemon Emerald: 643,987

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Wow, good job Nintendo! Nintendo has heard the worries of Pokemon fans all around the world, and it planing on fixing it. Later this year, in Japan, and probably some time other places. Nintendo will be sending out an update for My Pokemon Ranch that will allow you to connect your Pokemon Platinum with My Pokemon Ranch. Let the Pokemon fan boys rejoice.

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