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North America:

1. Just Dance (Ubisoft) 2. Walk It Out! (Konami) 3. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) 4. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo) …
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EA happy that Tiger Woods addressed the public

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Today at 11 a.m. ET, Tiger Woods made his first public address since the Thanksgiving Eve car crash by his home in Florida. During his address, Woods …
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HIM DEBUTS ON ROCK BAND, PLUS SINGLES FROM MARILYN MANSON, THE POLICE AND MORE

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Cambridge, Mass. – Feb. 19, 2009 – Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that a three pack of songs from Finnish rockers HIM, as well as singles from KSM, Marilyn Manson, One Night Only and The Police, will be added next week to the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Wii™.

These are among the more than 400 artists currently available through the Rock Band platform. With more than 1,000 songs available, Rock Band is, without question, the industry leader in providing the best selection of interactive musical content, songs and artists.

Rock Band DLC Additions for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 System and Wii

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Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games sells 6 million worldwide

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SEGA of America, Inc. and SEGA Europe Ltd. are thrilled to announce that the Nintendo platform-exclusive game – Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games™ – has sold over …
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IUM – The Next Generation Flash Drive – Works With The Wii

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Simply put, the IUM is the next generation of USB flash drives. Why? Because it provides you with a more efficient, practical and comprehensive solution for transferring your files than traditional USB flash drives. You no longer need to run back and forth between laptops to share files, you don’t need to worry about what previous content may still be on your flash drive before you give it to a friend or colleague, and you don’t need to try to figure out if you have enough capacity available to share all you content. Oh, and by the way, have we told you about its media streaming capabilities? Here are some of the things it can do.

Unlimited File Sharing

Because the IUM allows you to share your entire hard drive as well as any servers, external hard drives or other storage space that your laptop has access to, you can never run out of storage space.

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ACTIVISION PUBLISHING AND NELVANA ENTERPRISES ISSUE A NEW CALL TO BRAWL WITH BAKUGAN BATTLE TRAINER™ FOR NINTENDO DS

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SANTA MONICA, CA – February 18, 2010 – Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) and Corus Entertainment Inc.’s Nelvana Enterprises announced today the spring release of Bakugan Battle Trainer™ for Nintendo DS™, a brand new entry in the hit Bakugan video game franchise that lets fans interact with their Battle Brawlers like never before. The game introduces players to a different part of the Bakugan world by putting an emphasis on mastering the secrets of Bakugan training by improving their skills, leveling up G-Power and then ultimately going up against challengers in a familiar but innovative way.

Bakugan Battle Brawlers was one of the best-selling Nintendo DS™ games of the holiday 2009 season, and the toy and TV show continue to climb in popularity,” said David Oxford, Activision Publishing.  “It’s thrilling to work with such a hot property and bring the Bakugan universe to life in another way with Bakugan Battle Trainer.”

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NATSUME’S HARVEST MOON: TREE OF TRANQUILITY, HARVEST MOON: ANIMAL PARADE PROVIDE LASTING VALUE

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Wii Nintendo Channel Statistics Reveal Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility In Top 10 List of Most Avidly Played Games

Burlingame, Calif., February 18, 2010 – Natsume, a worldwide developer and publisher of family-oriented video games, announced today that as the popularHarvest Moon franchise closes in on its 12th anniversary this summer, two games in the franchise are currently among the most avidly-played Nintendo Wii games*.  Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility, which launched in the fall of 2008, has consistently been on the top 10 list of games that are played the longest, with an average playing time of 49 hours per player, and a total of 1,726,252 hours logged by Nintendo Channel users?. Not far behind it, Harvest Moon: Animal Parade, which launched in late 2009, already has an average playing time of more than 39 hours per player?.

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Newegg Game deals

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Just received this email from newegg about some pretty good game deals they have going on.

  • House of the Dead 2 & 3 – $12.99
  • Tony Hawk Ride – …
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Famitsu: Xenoblade (Wii) Details, Screens

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– “The world setting, story and other elements have no relation (to past Xeno games). It’s a completely new title.” – Xenoblade director Tetsuya Takahashi
– Takahashi feels that past Monolith titles have focused on events and scenarios, and this development path was a dead end
– Xenoblade started off with the dev team examining the origins of the RPG genre, and creating a game that was simply fun
– Why does this game have ‘Xeno’ in the title? “I wanted to to have some sort of common point with the games I’ve made.”
– “Xeno” has the meaning of “different nature” or “uniqueness”

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Jimi Hendrix’s step-sister says Jimi Hendrix: Rock Band is coming

At the time the deal was completed, Sony vowed to make his music ‘available through every type of media’ — including a new edition of ‘Rock Band’ …
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Tetris Party Deluxe Announced for Wii™ and Nintendo DS

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HONOLULU – February 17, 2010 – Tetris Online, Inc. (www.tetrisonline.com) today announced the upcoming release of Tetris® Party Deluxe for both Wii™ and Nintendo DS™, set to hit retail shelves in North America this June.

To support the launch and distribution of two exciting new Tetris games for Wii™ and Nintendo DS™, Tetris Online has formed a strategic partnership with Majesco Entertainment Company, an innovative provider of video games for the mass market.

Developed by Hudson Soft, Tetris Party Deluxe builds on the previously released Tetris Party for WiiWare™ by adding new modes and features to enrich the overall game play experience for both Wii and Nintendo DS. Tetris Party Deluxe features:

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Famitsu Scans

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More Scans HERE

New Poll: What do you think Nintendo will show at their Media Summit?

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It’s only 8 more days until Nintendo’s Media Summit (Feb. 24) and it’s time to discuss what you think Nintendo will show off at the show next …
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