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1. Wii don't want no Nintendo consoles

   (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

   Japanese firm Nintendo said that its first half profits fell by over 50 percent and said worse was to come, because sales of its popular Wii console weren't that buoyant. Japanese firm Nintendo said that ...

2. Steam-powered supercar makes another record attempt

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

     A British team will today make another speed record attempt with its steam-powered supercar. Edwards Air Force Base, CA - A British team will today make another speed record attempt with its steam-powered ...

3. TG Daily’s Dads and Grads Product Giveaway: Play along and win!

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   ... providing HD video, Eyeball features Blue's superior quality stereo condenser capsules in its distinct microphone design. Give Dad a tech gift this year that he will actually use—Eyeball, USB Webcam with ...

4. Nintendo snubs E3 with recycled games and hardware

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   ... concept. Moreover, Wii Motion Plus pales in comparison with Microsoft's Natal project, which reportedly allows users to interact with and influence virtual characters. Super Mario Bros Wii    ...

5. Nintendo reveals plenty of new games at E3

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   ...   Nintendo’s headlining announcement stuck with tradition to continue marketing its icons. Cammie Dunway, executive vice president of sales and marketing at Nintendo, Super Mario Bros Wii, which will ...

6. Nintendo ignores global meltdown

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Japanese video game maker Nintendo turned in an 8.5 percent profit for the year making $2.8 billion for the year ended 31st March. Japanese video game maker Nintendo turned in an 8.5 percent profit ...

7. Nintendo stuns everybody, cuts fiscal 2009 profit forecast 33%

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   ... in 2008, with Kirby Super Star Ultra, and Japan-only Pokemon Platinum proving extremely popular. Nintendo sold 163.78 million DS games in 2008. TG Daily recently reported that Nintendo sold a record breaking ...

8. Nintendo sold record breaking 10.2 million Wiis in US in 2008

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   ... million Wii Fit, and at #4) 4.17 million Super Smash Bros. Brawl. In December sales alone, Nintendo sold 2.15 million Wiis and 3.04 million DS units. This compares to other game consoles including Xbox ...

9. Wii Sports becomes best selling game of all time

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Brief)

   Including VGChartz software data for the week ending December 27, 2008, Wii Sports has now passed sales of Super Mario Bros (NES) at 40.24 million units, making it the best selling videogame of all ...

10. Intel creates technology for low-cost 40 Gb/s optical links

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... typically produced in low volumes and on a long-distance level, often over several miles, or, in a best case, in a rack-to-rack environment, for example in supercomputer installations. To make this technology ...

11. Mario goes Baseball for Nintendo Wii

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

      Nintendo is bringing its popular franchise character Mario and company to baseball for the Wii with the launch of the new interactive title Mario Super Sluggers. It will cost you around $50 when ...

12. Nintendo sorry for lackluster E3, hardcore 'misunderstanding'

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Brief)

    ... president Satoru Iwata told Forbes on Tuesday, "specifically for those who were expecting to see Nintendo show something about Super Mario or Legend of Zelda." Read the complete story here.  ...

13. ATI readies OEM special: SuperRV770 to challenge GeForce GTX 260, 280

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... an AIB/OEM-only product codenamed "Super RV770", which will be much more powerful. The "Super RV770" will arrive with pre-installed water-cooling and features unlocked BIOS, which enables the GPU to ...

14. Mario Kart Wii not all that great

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

      First Look - This is prime time for the Wii right now.  With Super Smash Bros Brawl hitting stores last month, Wii Fit heading out in May and the new Wiiware digital download service poised ...

15. The Sims passes 100 million sales mark

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... Despite some lackluster expansions, namely home console iterations and The Sims Online, it continues to be a powerful game franchise. To give more perspective, Super Mario Bros, the best-selling Mario ...

16. Mario to swing his way to Wii baseball game

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Nintendo announced this week that it is working on a new Mario game for the Wii, this time pitting him in a baseball diamond with a whole slate of other Nintendo characters.  Mario Super Sluggers ...

17. Nintendo overtakes EA as top development studio

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Brief)

    ... that reign.  Develop credited Brain Age and Super Mario Galaxy for the company's meteoric rise. ...

18. Super Smash Bros Brawl hits all the right notes

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Game Review - If you own a Wii, you need to run out and buy a copy of Super Smash Bros Brawl.  It is one of the greatest Nintendo games of all time.  When Super Smash Bros was released on ...

19. Nintendo to charge for online Wii services

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... will be offered in the upcoming game Super Smash Bros Brawl.  Brawl is coming out in the US on March 9 and is the most awaited online Wii game to date. It is speculated that the Pay & Play service ...

20. Game console players set themselves apart at GDC

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... a non-straying family gaming approach, and Sony maintained an heir of superiority over both that may or may not be justified. San Francisco (CA) - Opinion - In the past week, we've seen all three video ...

21. Portal named "Game of the Year" at GDC Awards

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Valve's futuristic game Portal beat out other mega hits like Super Mario Galaxy, Rock Band and Bioshock to take the highest honors at this week's Game Developer's Choice Awards. San Francisco (CA) - Valve's ...

22. Playstation 3 climbs ahead of Xbox 360 in January

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... 360 version of Guitar Hero III rounding out the list at 182,700.   The Wii's supposed killer app Super Mario Galaxy slipped to sixth place, after a 2nd place finish in December, and the only PS3 ...

23. Super Smash Bros Brawl hits one million mark

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Super Smash Bros Brawl has sold a million copies in Japan, taking a record-worthy 11 days to hit that mark. Kyoto (Japan) - Super Smash Bros Brawl has sold a million copies in Japan, taking a record-worthy ...

24. Virtual Console games to appear in Wii Super Smash Bros

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    More than a half dozen classic Nintendo games will be playable in the highly anticipated upcoming Super Smash Bros Brawl. Redmond (WA) - More than a half dozen classic Nintendo games will be playable ...

25. Wii, DS finish 2007 on top

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... the game software charts in December.  Its unit sales of 1.47 million units just barely eclipsed the Wii's Super Mario Galaxy at 1.4 million.  The PS2 version of Guitar Hero III was third ...

26. Bioshock nominated for 12 video game awards

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... Band, and Super Mario Galaxy. ...

27. Wii's Super Smash Bros Brawl delayed until March

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... true - Wii owners eagerly awaiting the video game mascot free-for-all will have to change the mark on their calendars from February 10 to one month later. "Due to delays in the completion of Super ...

28. Sony hardware sales jump in November but lag behind competitors

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... copies in the US.  The Xbox 360's Call of Duty 4 took the top spot with over 1.56  million units, stealing some of the thunder away from #2 title Super Mario Galaxy for the Wii, which recorded ...

29. Annual Nintendo DS sales top six million in America

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... also said that four DS games have sold over two million copies just in the United States, which is more than any other current-gen console.  Those games are New Super Mario Bros, Mario Kart DS, Pokemon ...

30. Super Mario Galaxy gets Wii's best opening week

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... best first-week sales of any Wii title. Super Mario Galaxy sold more than 500,000 copies in its first seven days on store shelves, according to internal sales figures reported by Nintendo. Nintendo also ...

31. Nintendo adds latest Virtual Console titles for Wii anniversary

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... from the 1980s. This week, the only first-party Nintendo game added to the Virtual Console is Wrecking Crew, an NES title that pre-dates Super Mario Bros.  Originally released in June of 1985, and ...

32. Super Mario Galaxy is truly amazing

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Game Review - The entire gaming community needs to give a standing ovation to Super Mario Galaxy for providing one of the most fantastic game experiences of all time. Game Review - The entire gaming community ...

33. Analysis: How much further can the Wii go?

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... of Super Paper Mario, an RPG platformer originally built for the Gamecube.  That worked, but only because the controls were kept extremely simple.  Of course, before that there was The Legend ...

34. Mario and Sonic's first joint venture is great fun

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... wish lists for years. Unfortunately, there's no real interaction between the characters, which detracts somewhat from the novelty of the two colliding superheroes.  Regardless of that, though, ...

35. Super Mario Bros 3 hops onto Wii Virtual Console

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... of all time is now available in its umpteenth release, on the Virtual Console. Super Mario Bros 3 was the final Mario platformer released on the NES and has come to be the pillar of Mario titles.  ...

36. Nintendo's original Famicom system finally given the boot

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... full service for owners. Over 62 million units of the system were sold worldwide.  Its successor, the Super Famicom, sold nearly 50 million units.  Repairs on that system will also be put to ...

37. Wii Super Smash Bros to include level creator

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... mascot melee game for the Wii will include a unique feature of allowing users to create their own arenas for multiplayer battle. The Super Smash Bros series has easily become one of the defining franchises ...

38. Sonic, online play confirmed for Super Smash Bros Brawl

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Fulfilling the wishes of countless fans of the Nintendo fighting series, Sonic the Hedgehog will be a playable character in an online-capable Super Smash Bros Brawl. Redmond (WA) - Fulfilling the wishes ...

39. Wii confirmed as top-selling current-gen console

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... Super Mario Galaxy and Super Smash Bros Brawl, while the Xbox 360 will rake in sales with Halo 3 and Mass Effect, to name a couple. According the Financial Times, GfK's data is compiled from its own ...

40. Super Mario Galaxy shows promise

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Opinion - Nintendo let me take a spin through another round of Super Mario Galaxy today and I'm now beginning to really appreciate what this holiday title can bring to the Wii. New York (NY) - Opinion ...

41. E3 2007

    (Event Coverage/Event Coverage Features)

    ...  Super Mario Galaxy (image gallery) All stories from E3: Super Mario Galaxy leaves us skeptical Price reduction of PS3 in ...

42. E3: Super Mario Galaxy leaves us skeptical

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    After playing the Super Mario Galaxy demo at the past two E3 events, we're still skeptical about how the game will turn out when it makes its debut. Santa Monica (CA) - After playing the Super ...

43. E3 media briefing: Nintendo innovates but stays the course

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass as the featured DS title.  Mario took the reigns of two major Wii announcements, the November 12 release date of Super Mario Galaxy, and the announcement of Mario Kart ...

44. Update 3: E3 2007 game announcements and lineup

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ...  Party Wii Fall 2007   Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA PS2 Fall 2007   Dewy's Adventure Wii Fall 2007   Fishing Master Wii Fall 2007   Hellboy: The Science ...

45. Preparing for E3: Expectations are running high

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... Super Smash Bros Brawl, and I'm praying for some playable time with the game, otherwise known as the sequel to what many see as the only success on the Gamecube.  I also expect to get firm dates ...

46. Second Mario Bros game makes its way to Wii Virtual Console

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    About seven months after Super Mario Bros hit the Wii's Virtual Console, its sequel has found its way to the online download platform. Redmond (WA) - About seven months after Super Mario Bros hit ...

47. Sonic heading to first RPG adventure on Nintendo DS

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... him in a completely original adventure." Sonic's fellow video game icon, Mario, was given his own RPG on the Super Nintendo and many fans still refer to it as the greatest Mario title.  ...

48. Wii Virtual Console: 100 classics or a missed opportunity?

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... attention - without any other value? The four best-selling games on the digital download service all have Mario in their titles.  Classic Mario titles are Nintendo's bread and butter. Super Mario ...

49. Wii Virtual Console heading to 100 game milestone

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... year. The top five downloads so far are, in order, Super Mario Bros, Super Mario 64, Mario Kart 64, Super Mario World, and The Legend of Zelda. Microsoft's Xbox 360 already had around 100 Xbox Live ...

50. Nintendo tops game hardware, software sales in April

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... The Wii took the next two spots, with Super Paper Mario and Wii Play selling 352,000 units and 249,000 units, respectively. Rounding out the top five was Activision's Guitar Hero II for the Xbox 360, ...