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October NPD sales figures

The official NPD numbers are in for US console sales during October. Nintendo Wii - 803,000 Nintendo DS - 491,000 Xbroke 360 - 371,000 PSPastic - 193,000 Sony BS3 - 190,000 Sweet, that's an even bigger hammering than usual. Wii consoles may be hard to get hold of again this xmas, buy early!... read more

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Phantasy Star IV on PAL Virtual Console

Good morning, a strong duo of games have been released today on the Euro/Aussie Virtual Console. Mega Man 3 (NES) Phantasy Star 4: The End of the Millennium (Genesis) Have a good weekend and come back all fresh-faced on Monday for the US releases.... read more

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Pool Revolution: Cue Sports new screenshots

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EA's answer to Wii Fit

EA has put out a video showing off its own exercise game carrying the branding EA Sports Active, though that may not be the actual title. Clearly hoping to cash in as an alternative to Wii Fit, it will retail for around half the price at $60. The exercises involve strapping the Wiimote or Nunchuk to your leg, two of these special straps will be packed in. There's also a "resistance band" which is used in some... read more

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Strong Bad Episode 4: Dangeresque 3 new screenshots

Strong Bad Episode 4: Dangeresque 3 screenshot

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World of Goo on Euro WiiWare after all

According to 2D Boy's official website, World of Goo will be heading to WiiWare in Europe after all. The previous plan was to release the game on a disc at retail with some extra content. But now, the developers say that wouldn't have been fair to consumers and have decided to take the downloadable route instead. Europe's version is to be the same one North America got, and as such the pricing will likely... read more

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Opera 2.0 Wii browser

Opera, the makers of Wii's web browser have been talking about its next version 2.0. It's set to feature a few things you might find useful, including a "tab cube" (seen above) which can hold up to 6 separate pages. Tab cube holds 6 tabs, can be made invisible. New buttons style. Wii Speak Compatibility. Read your Wii mail from inside the browser. It's scheduled for release in December.... read more

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Apple set to dominate DS lulz

Greg Joswiak from Apple Inc has spoken out about the gaming capabilities of their iPhone and iPod Touch products. "There are already so many games for the iPhone and iPod Touch, and as we look at it, to us, it really seems this is the future of gameplay. Whereas a lot of these devices like Nintendo DS and Sony PSP are more in the past. The computer power and the 3D graphic power here is significantly greater, so... read more

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Snowboard Riot new screenshots

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Pit Crew Panic new screenshots

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Hudson's upcoming WiiWare games

In some press releases earlier tonight, Hudson announced three new games coming to WiiWare. Snowboard Riot is a snowboarding game with a twist, you can use weapons to take out other players. These include homing bullets, mines and invisibility. Online play is supported for up to four people. The Wii Balance Board can also be used to control the game. Pit Crew Panic puts you in charge of an all-female crew of... read more

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Sleeves and cords feelin' blue

The Wiimote may have Bluetooth connectivity, but reader Inoges has written in saying that their remote's jacket and some parts of the Nunchuk have literally turned blue. Has anyone else experienced this strange phenomenon? The truth is out there.... read more

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Trogdor in final Strong Bad episode

Telltale Games has revealed that Trogdor the Burninator will be appearing in the fifth and last episode of the Strong Bad series on WiiWare. Introduced in 2003, the immensely popular Trogdor is a dragon with a muscly human arm, his main interests include burning peasants and their cottages. ... read more

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Animal Crossing City Folk commercial

Wanna check out the fireworks? This is a commercial for Animal Crossing: City Folk on Wii. It shows off the use of Wii Speak, Nintendo's solution for voice chatting. ... read more

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Yummy Yummy Cooking Jam new screenshots

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TimeSplitters dev poll

Free Radical Design, the developers behind TimeSplitters has put up another poll pertaining to Nintendo Wii games. It asks: What would you like to see on Wii? More regular games like on other consoles. More games using peripherals like the balance board. More short, 'pick up & play' games. Nothing. I'm bored of Wii. Previously Wii won the poll for getting TimeSplitters 4 with 36% of the votes... read more

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Tales of Symphonia Wii intro

Publishers Namco have posted up the impressive intro video to Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World. The story continues from the first one on GameCube, so if you played that you should recognize some of the characters. ... read more

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Samurai Shodown Anthology

Fans of the Samurai Shodown fighting series should be pleased to hear there's a compilation disc heading to Wii in Samurai Shodown Anthology. The box art looks like this: ... read more

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Mega Man 3 on Virtual Console

Two WiiWare games added today, along with an 8-bit classic for Virtual Console. Brain Challenge (WiiWare) Yummy Yummy Cooking Jam (WiiWare) Mega Man 3 (NES) Euro/Aussie updates on Friday.... read more

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Tatsunoko vs Capcom Jcommercial

A commercial for Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes for people of a Japanese nature has been released onto the interwebs. If you're a fan of 2D beat-em-ups, this looks peachy.... read more