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New Pokéwalker Lets Players Bring the Fun of Pokémon Wherever They Go

By  •  DS

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– For more than a decade, millions of Pokémon fans around the world have enjoyed training their Pokémon within their video games. The March 14 release of the Pokémon HeartGold Version and Pokémon SoulSilver Version games lets players continue to enjoy the world of Pokémon away from their Nintendo DS or Nintendo DSi systems, taking their favorite Pokémon with them wherever they go with the new Pokéwalkeraccessory. This new accessory will come included with each copy of these games.

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Pure Nintendo Marathon For Child’s Play

We will be participating in a Child’s Play charity drive this coming Saturday night. The whole thing will be streamed live and full of fun! Please watch and send your support while we all work for a good cause!
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2nd ‘Nintendo Icons’ Video Game Marathon for Child’s Play

2nd ‘Nintendo Icons’ Video Game Marathon for Child’s Play

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“Since 2003, over 100,000 gamers worldwide have banded together through Child’s Play, a community based charity grown and nurtured from the …
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Nintendo Not Shipping Metroid Prime Trilogy

By  •  Wii

A few weeks ago someone noticed that Metriod Prime Trilogy copies were hard to come by on Amazon. After some digging and asking he came up with …
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Capcom: Quality Wii Games Over Quantity

By  •  Wii

“In 2010, you won’t see as many Wii games from Capcom, but the ones we release will be much larger, event-size games. I also expect to see the market dominated …
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The Big Five

By  •  Wii, DS

Nintendo Wii

North America 1. EA Sports Active (EA Games) 2. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo) 3. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) 4. Just Dance (Ubisoft) 5. …
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Mad Catz® Announces New Range of Licensed Sonic the Hedgehog Accessories for Nintendo DSi and Nintendo DS Lite Video Game Systems

By  •  Wii, DS

Mad Catz® Interactive, Inc. (AMEX/TSX: MCZ), a leading worldwide third-party interactive entertainment accessory provider, today announced a new range of Licensed Sonic the Hedgehog accessories for use with Nintendo DSi™ and Nintendo DS™ Lite video game systems to be launched in North America.

With each accessory featuring the likeness of the world-famous SEGA® Sonic the Hedgehog, the new range presents gamers with a stylish and highly collectible series of products.

• Sonic the Hedgehog Character Sockz™ – Nintendo DSi/DS Lite

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Japanese Software Sales – Dec. 28th to Jan. 3rd

By  •  Wii, DS
  1. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo, Wii): 268,000 (2,708,000)
  2. Friend Collection (Nintendo, DS): 186,000 (2,502,000)
  3. Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo, DS): 126,000 (418,000)
  4. Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix, …
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P-Wing Awards: Best Wii Games of 2009

By  •  Wii

2010 is in full swing and that means it’s time to honor the best games of 2009!  Last year didn’t see as many first-party games released, but there were plenty of great 3rd-party games in 2009.  We’ve assembled what we consider the best Wii games of 2009 from each genre and pulled together our overall Top 5 Wii games.  Check out the first annual P-Wing awards after the jump!  And stay tuned for our best DS games of 2009, best games of the decade, and our predictions for 2010!

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Game industry picks their top-sellers and more

By  •  Wii, DS

Games expected to be the biggest sellers in 2010

* 1. Halo: Reach * 2. Final Fantasy XIII * 3. StarCraft II * 4. Call of Duty 7 * 5. …
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ROCK BAND ADDS ALICE IN CHAINS FIVE PACK

By  •  Wii

Cambridge, Mass. – Jan. 8, 2009 – Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that a five pack of songs from Alice In Chains 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™.

Alice In Chains is among the more than 390 bands 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.

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EA SPORTS to Expand Brand with Launch of New Wii/DS Peripherals

By  •  Wii

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – (Business Wire) Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced multi-year license agreements with consumer electronic accessory manufacturers Sakar International Inc., Sunflex Europe and ACCESSORIES 4 TECHNOLOGY Ltd. (A4T). With the agreements, the EA SPORTS™ label and its partners will bring to market EA SPORTS-branded peripheral products, including for the EA SPORTS Active line of interactive fitness products, to enhance the interactive experience across multiple titles for gaming consoles, PCs and mobile platforms.

Sakar, Sunflex and A4T will be working collaboratively with EA SPORTS and IMG to market and distribute new EA SPORTS-branded peripherals across the globe, designed to enhance the experience of playing EA SPORTS video games and interactive fitness products. These agreements are the latest round of partnerships created in collaboration with IMG Licensing, the exclusive worldwide consumer product and brand licensing agent of EA SPORTS.

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Nintendo Last Again In Being Green

By  •  Wii

Once again Nintendo has ended up at the bottom of the list of most green companies. The company may not be very green but the …
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Japanese hardware sales – Dec. 28th to Jan. 3rd

By  •  Wii, DS

Wii 163,855 PSP 132,911 PS3 114,368 DSi 92,461 DSi LL 70,643 DS Lite 17,388 Xbox 360 6,878 PS2 4,023 PSP go 3,903

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NFL Case Could Impact Sports Game Licenses

By  •  Wii

A broad ruling could insulate professional sports leagues from antitrust claims over video-game licenses, television rights, franchise relocation and even player salaries. Only Major League Baseball is exempt from antitrust …
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PREPARE FOR A SCARE… DEMENTIUM II WEBSITE GOES LIVE

By  •  DS

MIDLOTHIAN, VA – JANUARY 7, 2010 – SouthPeak Games and Renegade Kid have today unleashed the full horror of theDementium II website at http://www.dementium.com, after previously launching a successful – but …
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