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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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.

NEWS - Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns to 3DS & DS This Summer

Burlingame, CA., April 7, 2011 - Natsume Inc., a worldwide developer and publisher of family-oriented video games, announced today that Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns is coming to North America, and will be released simultaneously on both the Nintendo DS and the 3DS.

NEWS - Unofficial 3DS Friend Code Finder Facebook App

Our friends at Modojo have been working hard in order to make 3DS friend code sharing even easier. If you have a Facebook account, this should speed up the friend code process quite a bit!

- Facebook App that lets you grab friend codes
- enter your personal Friend Code, click Submit Code and Share
- you'll then instantly receive a list of your friends' friend codes
- they have to use the app for you to see their codes

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NEWS - Ubisoft announces Zoo Mania for 3DS

What: Zoo Mania™

Platform: Nintendo 3DS™ system

When: June 2011

Price: $39.99

Rating: E for Everyone

Details: Ubisoft announced today that they will be releasing Zoo Mania this summer, the first zoo simulation game on the Nintendo 3DS. Zoo Mania, developed by Marvelous Entertainment and published by Ubisoft, will offer players a remarkably fun and realistic zoo management experience, thanks to the capabilities of the Nintendo 3DS.

Play For Japan auction - Metroid Prime Trilogy Signed By Dev Team

Signed by Nintendo’s Kensuke Tanabe (Producer) and Retro Studios’ Michael Kelbaugh (Producer), Bryan Walker (Director of Development), Ryan Powell (Lead Artist), Chris Voelmann (Technical Artist), Will Bate (Lead Animator), and Aaron Walker (Senior Engineer).

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NEWS - Young boy that used DS to save his mom's life receives commendation certificate

Jake Goode, an 11-year-old boy from Guisborough, saved his mother from a house fire last December by using his Nintendo DS as a light source to guide both of them to safety.

Jake, who is now aged 12, was awarded a commendation certificate from the Chief Fire Officer of Cleveland Fire Brigade for which he was nominated by Coulby Newham Fire Station. His parents Mick and Louise Worsey commented “We are proud. He is our hero.”

Chief Fire Officer Ian Hayton added “Jake’s quick thinking to use his Nintendo DS as a light source to help guide himself and his Mum out of the house probably saved their lives.”

It’s perhaps the most courageous use of a Nintendo DS handheld, does anyone else have any miracle stories?

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Play For Japan's 'Autographed Nintendo DS' sells for over $3500

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This is wonderful News! I'm so glad to see the game companies stepping up and giving large amounts of money and cool stuff like this for the fund. I'm especially glad to see a fan put up that kind of money for a cause like this.

My hats off to all of you!

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NEWS - Petz Fantasy 3D for 3DS, a new and magical type of nurturing game

What: Petz Fantasy™ 3D

Platform: Nintendo 3DS™ system

When: June 2011

Price: $39.99

Rating: E for Everyone

Details: Ubisoft today announced Petz Fantasy™ 3D for the Nintendo 3DS, the first Nintendo 3DS title from the #1 handheld pet-simulation brand of 2010. Set to hit store shelves this summer, Petz Fantasy 3D is a fresh new nurturing game for the new Nintendo 3DS platform, allowing players to take care of incredibly realistic, surprising and adorable magical pets in an all-new way.

NEWS - Nintendo 3DS seeing high number of returns? Nintendo and multiple retailers deny claims

A few UK tabloids have put together some stories saying that the Nintendo 3DS is seeing a large number of returns due to so many people getting sick from the 3D effects of the 3DS. Is this allegation on the money, or is this tabloid smut at its worst? Here's what Nintendo and multiple retailers had to say.

GameStop: "This is something that we are not experiencing."

Currys: "We have not noticed a big increase in returns [with the 3DS]."

Nintendo: "Recent reports are incorrect. The number of calls and emails with queries on Nintendo 3DS is in fact well below the rate experienced during past hardware launches and having spoken with our retail partners there are only a handful of people who have actually gone into stores to request a refund. Nintendo 3DS was designed with a 3D depth slider that lets users adjust the 3D effect so that everyone can still enjoy this product. When viewing any kind of 3D images, including movies and on TV, some people might experience minor discomfort. The effects are short term and have no lasting effect; most people can continue after taking a break. Our advice for anyone concerned about potential side-effects or for anyone who just wants to take a look at a Nintendo 3DS is to ask to see and play one before they buy. Most stores will only be too happy to oblige."

GAME: "We've had less than five people complain that they feel sick and want to return [the 3DS]."

HMV: "Contrary to a report in today's media, we would like to make clear that we are not aware of any manufacturing fault with the 3DS console - which we have seen huge demand for, and that we have not issued any refunds for it and nor are we doing. A number of customers are, however, choosing to take us up on our pre-played games offer - which is a totally different thing, where they can trade-in previously purchased games products, including the 3DS if they so choose, against any other products that we stock in-store up to a pre-determined set value."

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ESRB Updates

Hearts Spades Euchre (DSi) – E
Pro Jumper Chimaki’s Hot Spring Tour Guilty Gear Tangent!? (DSi) – E10+
Roller Angels (DSi) – E
Delbo (DSi) – E
Go Series: Defense Wars (DSi) – E10+
Go Series: Pinball Attack! (DSi) – E
Moto eXtreme (DSi) – E
Nikoli’s Pencil Puzzle (3DS) – E
Fishdom (DS) – E
Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters (3DS/Wii) – E10+
Imagine Style Setter (3DS) – E
Jewel Match (DS) – E
Zoonies – Escape from Makatu (DSi) – E



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NEWS - Disney Interactive Studios Will Take Fans to a New Dimension in Upcoming Phineas and Ferb Video Game

BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Disney Interactive Studios today announced that Phineas and Ferb: Across the Second Dimension is currently in development for the Wii™ system, Nintendo DS™ family of handheld systems and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment systems. "Phineas and Ferb" has been the #1 animated TV series among Tweens 9-14 for the past three years and this lively new video game is inspired by the upcoming Disney Channel Original Movie inspired by the series. Fans can play as their favorite characters including Phineas, Ferb and Agent P as they journey through new dimensions filled with action-packed platforming, in a quest to battle the evil Dr. Doofenshmirtz. Phineas and Ferb: Across the Second Dimension the video game is slated for release in Summer 2011.

NEWS - WiiWare DSiWare VC Releases - April 4th 2011

Showers or no showers, the onset of April brings another round of new downloadable games for Nintendo systems. The Super NES™ favorite Super Bonk is now available on the Virtual Console™ service, giving Wii™ owners a fun new way to enjoy the hard-headed fun of the classic series. And as real-world baseball comes back to life in ballparks across the nation, the Nintendo DSiWare™ service offers the hand-held excitement of Absolute Baseball, challenging players to guide their own customized teams to big-league victory. Dark dungeons, fairytale adventures and exotic fish add even greater variety to this week’s lineup.

Awesome Stuff - Virtual Boy games given the 'wiggle 3D' makeover

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NintendoTV 3DS Special - Trailer

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Consumer Reports talks about the 3DS

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