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The Wii sales winners and losers
thatvideogameblog.com - 2/6/2009
The Wii sales winners and losers
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With the holiday period having come and gone, and Nintendo stumbling with both Animal Crossing: City Folk and Wii Music , there were some genuine opportunities for third party games to shine. TVGB takes a look at which titles were able to capitalize on Nintendo shooting blanks and the others ...

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newsblaze.com - 2/9/2009
Lawsuit Against Nintendo for The Ill Effects of Their Wii Play Station
— newsblaze.com — Michael Torchia's mission is to have Nintendo pull their Wii games off the shelves until they make important changes to their products. People around the World are sustaining serious injuries due to the lack of proper warnings on their products and ... (more) Lawsuit Against Nintendo for The Ill Effects of Their ...

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press.nintendo.com - 2/2/2009
Welcome to Nintendo of America's Media Site
— press.nintendo.com — WII-KLY UPDATE: TWO WIIWARE GAMES AND ONE VIRTUAL CONSOLE GAME ADDED TO WII SHOP CHANNEL Feb. 2, 2009 If you've got a taste for the eclectic, check out this lively lineup of additions to the Wii™ Shop Channel. One new WiiWare™ title combines brisk ... (more) Welcome to Nintendo of America's Media Site

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press.nintendo.com - 2/9/2009
Welcome to Nintendo of America's Media Site
— press.nintendo.com — WII-KLY UPDATE: ONE WIIWARE GAME AND ONE VIRTUAL CONSOLE GAME ADDED TO WII SHOP CHANNEL Feb. 9, 2009 No matter what you've got planned for Valentine's Day, the latest additions to the Wii Shop Channel have what it takes to get your heart pounding. A ... (more) Welcome to Nintendo of America's Media Site

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The Wii sales winners and losers
GoNintendo — ... Winner - Big Beach Sports Loser - Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars Is anyone else extremely annoyed with this?! Check out the full article here This entry was posted on Friday, February 6th, 2009 at 5:20 pm and is filed under ...

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