Awesome Stuff - Students use Wii Balance Board for kids' physical therapy system

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ESRB - this week's updates

Cricket Challenge (Wii) – E
Mega Man 5 (Wii) – E
101-in-1 Explosive Megamix (Wii) – E
Crush 3D (3DS) – E10+
Dr. Maybee and the Adventures of Scarygirl (DSi) – E
JumpStart Pet Party (DS) – E
Final Fantasy III (Wii) – E10+
Cartoon Network Punch Time Explosion (3DS) – E10+
SpongeBob SquigglePants (3DS/Wii) – E
Bigfoot: King of Crush (Wii) – E
DualPenSports (3DS) – E10+
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (DS) – E10+
Oscar’s World Tour (DSi) – E

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Kmart - Red Hot Gaming Deals for Easter

Hot Gaming Offers (available in-store and online)

Make like a bunny and jump in excitement for a sweet offer on game software. Get a $15 gaming coupon when you buy $40 worth of game software or get $60 in gaming coupons when you buy $120 or more of game software beginning 4/17 through 4/23 (available in-store and online).

Save $10 on featured Disney and 'family game night' games, including Toy Story 3 Wii, Cars Toon: Mater's Tall Tails Wii, Club Penguin Game Day Wii, You Don't Know Jack Wii and Wheel of Fortune Wii, among others beginning 4/17 through 4/23 (available in-store and online).

Have your kids hopping, skipping and dancing to celebrate Easter by receiving Just Dance Kids Wii free when you buy Just Dance 2 Wii for $39.99, a savings of $29.99 (available in-store and online).

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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D - more footage

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Official PR - Virtual offspring for download: My Little Baby

Well, here we are then, baby’s on the way: dtp young entertainment publishes the successful game concept ‘My Little Baby’ on the WiiWare™ service. The simulation has already been released in 2008 for Nintendo DS™, but that wasn’t nearly enough. Now the WiiWare game rounds up the offer! So with a convenient download via the Wii Shop Channel, nothing stands in the way of oodles of fun with the new bundle of joy on the Wii™!

ESRB updates confirm Mega Man 5 VC release, Cricket Challenge for WiiWare

CRICKET CHALLENGE

Platform: Wii

Rating: Everyone

Content descriptors: No Descriptors

Rating summary:
This is a sports simulation game in which players engage in matches of cricket. During each match, players perform a variety of offensive or defensive shots (i.e., strokes) while they hit boundaries and vie for the highest score.

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Mega Man 5

Platform: Wii

Rating: Everyone

Content descriptors: Mild Cartoon Violence

Rating summary:
This is an action-platformer in which players control a small character that shoots and jumps its way through sci-fi environments to defeat enemy robots. Players can use an arm cannon to shoot tiny pellets at enemy creatures (e.g., mouse-, bird-, and bug-like robots); effects include small white bursts and brief explosion sounds.

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WiiWare DSiWare VC Releases - April 18th 2011

Originally released in 1994 for the Super NES™ console, Mega Man™ X is widely recognized as a classic of the 16-bit gaming era. Starting this week, Wii™ owners can discover – or rediscover – the game’s timeless platforming fun via the Virtual Console™ service. For a different brand of retro-styled action with a contemporary twist, players can also try out a demo version of BIT.TRIP CORE, now available for download on the WiiWare™ service for zero Wii Points™. Meanwhile, new hand-held game offerings for the Nintendo DSiWare™ service include GO Series Captain Sub, a treasure-seeking underwater adventure that can be enjoyed anytime, anywhere on the portable Nintendo DSi™ system.