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In a recent article, I discussed how U.S. sales of the Xbox 360 had reached 10 million and that Don Mattrick, head of the Xbox division at Microsoft, stated that “history has shown us that the first company to reach 10 million in console sales wins the generation battle.”  However, does there really have [...]

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Nintendo has finally launched a service that many gamers have been clamoring for, the ability to download DS demos wirelessly from the Wii.  This new service comes in the form of the Nintendo Channel, a new channel that can be downloaded through the Wii Shop Channel.  I recently downloaded the newly released channel and will [...]

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In this month’s issue of GamePro (May 08 issue) there is a GamePro Poll towards the end of the magazine, asking how often gamers play the Wii.  The results were 33% play it less than other systems, 25% play it more than other systems, 10% play it the same as other systems and 32% don’t [...]

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Super Smash Bros. Brawl has landed on the Wii and Nintendo fans across the country are rejoicing, and for good reason.  Brawl is chock full of Nintendo content, with virtually every Nintendo property in history being represented in some form.  However, beneath all of this, there is something bigger at hand.  Not only does Brawl [...]

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We generally don’t think of our cellphones as being great mobile gaming devices. Sure, they satisfy the five-minute urge to occupy ourselves while on the bus, but they’re hardly considered the preferred platform for portable gaming. It looks like all of this may be changing thanks to the recent unveiling of the iPhone SDK, which, [...]

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Nintendo recently conducted a survey about The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, offering those who participated a free Feather Stylus for the Nintendo DS. I received an email on March 5th notifying me that my stylus had shipped and to allow up to six weeks for delivery. I received my stylus yesterday, just [...]

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As the video game industry continues to grow, so too do the budgets of many video games in development. Last year, the video game industry brought in more than $18 billion. That is a huge figure and is a testament to the growing popularity and acceptance of video games as an entertainment medium. [...]

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