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The Independent: The 50 best games on the market’

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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Shigeru Miyamoto Named 2009 “Nite to Unite for Kids” Honoree

September 18, 2008 – Washington, DC – Shigeru Miyamoto, senior managing director of Nintendo Co., Ltd., will be receiving the 2009 ESA Champion Award at the annual “Nite to Unite for Kids” dinner, sponsored by the ESA Foundation, the Entertainment Software Association’s charitable arm. “Nite to Unite for Kids” is the computer and video game industry’s premiere fundraising event, benefiting children’s charities across America.

“Miyamoto-san truly has defined video games as we know them today,” said Michael D. Gallagher, president and CEO of the ESA, which represents U.S. computer and video game publishers. “With his remarkable creativity and passion for fun, family entertainment, Miyamoto-san and his team at Nintendo have produced many iconic games that appeal to audiences of all ages.”

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Top WiiWare, VC Titles

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 …
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NINTENDO DS BECOMES THE HOT TECH-CESSORY FOR FASHION-CONSCIOUS WOMEN

‘From Bags to Riches’ Includes DS Systems with Fashion Handbag Rentals

REDMOND, Wash., Sept. 17, 2008 – Women who prefer the hottest designer handbags draped over their arms will now be able to have the hottest portable video game system at their fingertips as well. Nintendo has partnered with From Bags to Riches, a popular online handbag-rental service, to include stylish and colorful Nintendo DS™ systems and games with some rentals through the end of 2008.

From Bags to Riches subscribers will have the chance to borrow a Nintendo DS and games, free of charge, with a 30-day rental of one of From Bags to Riches’ featured handbags from such coveted designers as Prada, Tory Burch, Gucci and Juicy Couture. Consumers can choose the handbag and Nintendo DS that best suit their taste on FromBagstoRiches.com. After the conclusion of the rental period, consumers simply return the Nintendo DS along with the bag.

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What Ever Happend To GTA4 Vs Ocarina of time?
16 years ago

What Ever Happend To GTA4 Vs Ocarina of time?

Things seem to be at a crawl today on Nintendo news. So I decided to check out the feud between GTA and Ocarina of Time at gamerankings.com. …
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Miyamoto Wins Special CEDEC Award

Info taken from IGN.com

The programming award went to Capcom’s MT Framework engine, which beat out the Gran Turismo series, Virtua Fighter, Pikmin, and Ridge Racer. MT Framework is the …
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Nintendo Power’s Readers and Staff Most Wanted VC Games

Reader’s most wanted:

1) Earthbound (SNES) 2) Mother (NES/Japan only) 3) Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (SNES, already released) 4) Super Smash Bros. (N64) 5) The Legend …
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50 jaw-dropping moments from gaming
16 years ago

50 jaw-dropping moments from gaming

I remember the first time I pulled the Master sword out of its resting place. I felt a great since of accomplishment, awe, and pure …
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Europe – Top WiiWare/VC titles

~Virtual Console~

1. [1] Super Mario RPG : Legend of the Seven Stars 2. [2] Super Mario Bros. 3 3. [3] Super Mario Bros : The Lost Levels 4. [4] …
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Nintendo Channel Reveals VC Sales Data

212,995 Super Mario Bros 3
209,441 Super Mario Bros
151,881 Super Mario World
146,219 Mario Kart 64
131,024 Super Mario 64
100,509 Legend of Zelda
97,498 Ocarina of Time
87,696 Wario’s Woods
85,756 Paper Mario
82,935 Kirby’s Adventure

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Top VC, WiiWare Of The Week

Virtual Console:

1. Super Mario Bros. 3 2. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars 3. Mega Man 4. Super Mario Bros. 5. Super Mario World 6. Sonic the …
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Nintendo DS Fans Have a Hot New Color for the Fall: Metallic Silver

Sept. 2, 2008

In some venues, silver is the color of second place. For Nintendo DS™, silver is No. 1. Starting Sept. 7, Metallic Silver joins the Nintendo DS color …
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Top 20 VC and WiiWare

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Virtual Console

1 (1) – Super Mario Bros. 3 2 (5) – Mega Man 3 (2) – Super Mario Bros. 4 (4) – Super Mario World 5 (3) – Sonic …
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IGN Voice Chat Ep. 20 Summary

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Bomberman WiiWare
– 8 player online multiplayer
– Mii support
– 4 players from same console online at once
– Matt & Bozon are psyched, sounds fun

Tiger Woods

– Awesome, fun game, but still has some flaws and old issues – Matt
– Still a step up from previous games

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WiiWare/VC Top 20

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Virtual Console

1 – Super Mario Bros. 3 2 – Super Mario Bros. 3 – Sonic the Hedgehog (Master System) 4 – Super Mario World 5 – Mega Man 6 …
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IGN Nintendo Voice Chat podcast Summary

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Mario Super Sluggers
– The more you play it, the more you enjoy it – Bozon
– A lot of waggle
– With nunchuck you can aim, becomes a little more fun
– Arcade baseball, fun

– IGN exclusives planned throughout the week

NPD Data
– Nintendo still on top
– Crazy numbers since July wasn’t a huge month for Nintendo
– Bozon says that third-party games ARE selling on Wii, he had the numbers right in front of him
– Upward trend with sequels (Madden, Guitar Hero)
– Matt says there are a lot of misconceptions about sales numbers on Wii
– Tiger Woods selling best on Wii

– Some talk about Metroid Prime 3, Matt praises its graphics highly – Says art the best on Wii. Galaxy has better tech.
– Bozon thinks he likes Metroid out of the big 3, Matt still sticks by Mario Galaxy – loves music, looks good on the new screen in the IGN demo room

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Zelda Flute Game

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I am not sure what is with me right now and Zelda songs on the Flute. I have run across multiple videos of people playing Zelda songs on the flute. I have decided to play a little game on this Saturday, and test your Zelda melody knowledge. Below are some videos of people playing different melodies from different Zelda games. Can you figure out what each melody is? The answers will be after the jump.

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