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Virtual Console demos in Brawl

Super Smash Bros Brawl will be delving into the past of certain brawlers, with trial versions of their early games available to play. Sakurai is boldly calling this feature Masterpieces. I guess it's no coincidence that full versions of these are available to buy on the Virtual Console. Big N, you clever devils. You don't need to be online to play these game trials, so they must be included on the disc. Many of... read more

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Nintendo financial report

Nintendo has released its financial report for the fourth quarter of 2007. Most interesting are the worldwide lifetime sales of each console and handheld, the Wii has practically caught up with GameCube already: Game Boy Advance - 80,720,000 DS - 64,780,000 GameCube - 21,720,000 Wii - 20,140,000 The regional breakdown for DS sales looks like this: North & South America - 20,180,000 Japan -... read more

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Totally Spies new screenshots

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Tokyo vs Kyoto brawl

It's a Wi-Fi demonstration for today's Super Smash Bros. Brawl update. The SSBB development team based in Tokyo took on Nintendo HQ in Kyoto in an online battle. I wonder if Shigsy got in on the action.... read more

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No More Heroes soundtrack listing

A page on the Marvelous (Japanese publishers of No More Heroes) website has a full listing for the official soundtrack comprising of 3 CDs. Disc 1 Beam Katana Chronicles N.M.H. Too Much Gorgeous Hell on Bare Feet Fork in the Wall Crash Splash DND (Do Not Destroy) Gorgeous Blues Blaster Nation Walk Like This Oxygen Graffiti Time to Scream Science of Silence Crashmere... read more

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King Story new screenshots

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No More Heroes sells a million!

Nah I'm just kidding, it hasn't sold a million or anything. But No More Heroes, which was released yesterday in North America, is garnishing some great review scores: GameSpot - 9/10 IGN - 7.8/10 Gamepro - 4.5/5 *Editor's Choice* The game also tops GameFly's request list: No More Heroes (Ubisoft) Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega) Super Smash Bros.... read more

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Sega Superstars Tennis box art

Sega has revealed the European box art for Sega Superstars Tennis. It's a bit Sonic-centric for my liking, Beat isn't even on there. Pshhhh! Anyone for Sonic Tennis? ... read more

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Brawl's Mushroomy Kingdom

There's a strong Mario flavor to today's Super Smash Bros Brawl update. It's the Mushroom Kingdom like you've never seen it before. The infamous first level from Super Mario Bros has been recreated but with nicer looking backgrounds. This place looks familiar. Goomba you've put on weight. Guys, I bet you she's not in this castle. Do-do do-do DO-DO. There's also a reworked Mario... read more

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Wii passes 5 million in Japan

Enterbrain, a research company in Japan are reporting that Wii has now passed the "5 million sold" milestone in the region. They estimate 5,019,337 units have been bought up so far. The top 5 Wii games sold over there are: Wii Sports (2,663,938) Wii Play (2,139,084) Mario Party 8 (1,153,648) Wii Fit (1,113,626) Super Mario Galaxy (843,961) ... read more

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Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity new screenshots

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Manaphy breaks hearts in Brawl

Manaphy is a Pokemon all set to appear in Super Smash Bros Brawl. One that comes out of Pokeballs that is, it's not playable. Its attack is unique, Manaphy performs a "heart swap", which means players temporarily swap bodies and start fighting as their opponent's characters. Your damage meter is still your own though, before you get any bright ideas about jumping over the edge. Sunshine, lollipops and...... read more

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Super Street Fighter 2 on VC

Two games released on the Virtual Console this morning (why only 2 recently, Big N?). Among them is another iteration of Street Fighter 2, the one where they added four new characters: Cammy, T Hawk, Fei Long, and er... thingy. Super Street Fighter 2: The New Challengers (SNES) Adventures of Lolo 2 (NES) Dee-jay, that was it. More on Friday with the PAL updates.... read more

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Lucario, Ness and Jigglypuff in Brawl

This is kind of speculative at this point, but a video that was available in the Japanese section of the official Super Smash Bros. Brawl website apparently revealed three characters early, as found out by a GameFAQs poster called Edible. As we know, some stickers can only be applied to certain characters. On selecting one of these stickers, small icons of characters appear in the bottom corner of the screen.... read more

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Sega Superstars Tennis trailer

This is a pretty cool trailer for Sega Superstars Tennis. Somehow I'm not expecting the actual game to be as exciting as this clip, it is cool to see Beat in there though. ... read more

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Zelda's final smash move

We've been hearing whispers about this for a while now, but it's confirmed today that Zelda's final smash in Super Smash Bros Brawl is Light Arrow. This can also be used as Sheik, although the attack is then modified slightly. Zelda uses her bow to fire an intense beam of light. It can pierce through multiple opponents, giving them a bad time. Time to shine. One arrow to rule them all. CAW CAW!... read more

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1080 Snowboarding hits Virtual Console

Another two games added to the Virtual Console in Europe and Australia today, among them is 1080 Snowboarding from the N64. Dude! I know! 1080 Snowboarding (N64) Riot Zone (TG-16) More on Monday with the US releases, so don't go too far.... read more

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Wii champion of 2007

The sales figures for December are in. DS and Wii came out on top again: DS - 2,470,000 Wii - 1,350,000 Xbox 360 - 1,260,000 PSP - 1,060,000 PS3 - 797,600 These numbers round things off nicely, crowning Wii as the best selling home console of 2007. The totals for the year look like this: DS - 8,500,000 Wii - 6,290,000 Xbox 360 - 4,620,000 PSP - 3,820,000 PS3 - 2,560,000 ... read more

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Sticker power in Brawl

Did you know stickers aren't just for show in Super Smash Bros. Brawl? Today Sakurai gives us the lowdown on sticker power and its use in the Subspace Emissary. Each sticker you collect has the capability to boost a character's stats or abilities in some way, a power-up if you will. Clearly some stickers will benefit certain brawlers more than others. The screen for applying stickers to your fighters looks... read more

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Q2 Wii release list

This is a partial release list for the first two quarters of this year, officially published by Nintendo. January 7th - Kidz Sports Ice Hockey (Destineer) 8th - Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law (Capcom) 15th - Samurai Warriors: Katana (Koei) 15th - Furu Furu Park (Majesco) 21st - Endless Ocean (Nintendo) 22nd - No More Heroes (Ubisoft) 22nd - One Piece: Unlimited Adventure (Namco Bandai) 29th -... read more