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  Nintendo announces DSi

  Third iteration of DS console to be released in Japan on 1 November; features bigger screen, SD memory slot, two cameras.

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  Scratch: The Ultimate DJ spins to 360, PS3

  Genco and 7 Studios team with Quincy Jones III on hip-hop rhythm game next spring; Numark on-board for turntable peripheral.

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  Silent Hill: Homecoming banned in Australia

  Latest Silent Hill horror game refused classification down under; local distributor will wait until early 2009 for a possible resubmission.

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  Rugby League 2: World Cup Edition announced

  With the next World Cup just around the corner, get set for Rugby League 2: World Cup Edition, which willl be available for the PlayStation 2 in November.

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  Report: Nintendo to make $1.6 million profit per employee

  It's no secret that Nintendo has experienced incredible success since the launch of the Nintendo DS and the Wii. However, a report from the Financial Times this week is attempting to put that success in proper perspective. According to the article, Nintendo is on track to earn US$1.6 million (AU$1.98 million) in profit this year — for each of its workers.

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  Sony launches Life with PlayStation

  This generation of gaming consoles has seen a wealth of innovations become standard features for systems, from downloadable demos to wireless controllers. One such addition that was perhaps not as fervently called for by gamers is that of live global news and weather updates, but Nintendo updated the Wii shortly after launch with the News Channel and Weather Channel, and now Sony is adding similar features to the PlayStation 3.

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  EA execs on Aussie Rock Band delays

  The Aussie Rock Band saga is pretty well known by now to gamers down under, with our country still waiting on the official release of MTV/Harmonix's four-piece rhythm game almost a year after its US sale date. The situation was made even more farcical last weekend, with the game's sequel — Rock Band 2 — released in the US.

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  Hands-on with the Guitar Hero World Tour instruments

  Activision popped by this morning to show us Guitar Hero: World Tour, and without going into too much detail, we can say it's looking pretty damn good.

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  Guitar Hero World Tour dated down under

  Four-piece Guitar Hero game to ship on 12 November in Australia; four new tracks announced, including one from Aussies The Living End.

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  Nintendo market value surpasses ¥10 trillion

  Mario Factory shares surge ahead yet again, cementing its position as Japan's third most valuable company.

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  Goodbye Revolution, hello Wii

  Say goodbye to the Revolution - Nintendo has unveiled the official name of its next generation console, Wii.

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  Nintendo Revolution out in mid-2006?

  Less than a week after an MTV listing revealed that the Xbox 360 will ship in November, another outside party has apparently pegged that the upcoming Nintendo Revolution will be out in mid-2006.

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  Zelda unmasked: New trailer debuts at GDC

  Link struts his stuff in a new trailer for the next Legend of Zelda game.

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  Iwata: Revolution downloads not free

  Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has confirmed his company will charge for next-gen console access to its back catalogue.

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  Sonic races onto the DS, GameCube

  Sega has announced that its mascot, Sonic the Hedgehog will rush onto the Nintendo DS, GameCube and mobile phones soon.

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  Nintendo shows off Revolution

  It's still tight lipped on specifics, but Nintendo has finally released the first pictures of its next generation console, the Revolution. The Nintendo Revolution will be two to three times as powerful as the GameCube, have online capabilities and will be backwards compatible.

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  Two new titles announced for Nintendo Revolution

  When the Revolution was announced, Nintendo naysayers preemptively dismissed it as yet another platform oriented toward younger gamers. In the span of two weeks, however, that assumption has been proven wrong twofold.

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  Prince of Persia 3 confirmed

  Ubisoft has confirmed there's more Prince of Persia coming, with the third game in the new series expected to be out before Christmas this year for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube and PC.

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  Nintendo Wii

  The Nintendo Wii (nee Revolution) boasts the ability to play any title from Nintendo's back catalogue. Will that be enough to make it competitive against the powerful PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360?

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  Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness

  Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness is the second critter catching game for the GameCube and bazillionth for Nintendo as a whole.

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  Mario Party 6: GameCube review

  Like the Rolling Stones or Paris Hilton, Mario just keeps on partying. The rotund Italian plumber has been on the fun circuit for more than half a decade now, with Mario Party 6 the latest in the series for Nintendo.

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  Starfox Assault: GameCube review

  After being landlocked in his previous adventure, Fox McCloud takes the good fight back into the skies in Starfox Assault.

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  Pikmin 2

  With Pikmin 2, Nintendo has addressed the bulk of the shortcomings of its predecessor by crafting a game that tops the original in nearly every way.

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  Nintendo Wii

  The Nintendo Wii (nee Revolution) boasts the ability to play any title from Nintendo's back catalogue. Will that be enough to make it competitive against the powerful PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360?

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  Mario Party 6

  Like the Rolling Stones or Paris Hilton, Mario just keeps on partying. The rotund Italian plumber has been on the fun circuit for more than half a decade now, with Mario Party 6 the latest in the series for Nintendo.

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  Starfox Assault

  After being landlocked in his previous adventure, Fox McCloud takes the good fight back into the skies in Starfox Assault.

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  Pikmin 2

  With Pikmin 2, Nintendo has addressed the bulk of the shortcomings of its predecessor by crafting a game that tops the original in nearly every way.

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  Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour

  Nintendo heads to the golf course with this not entirely serious golf game.

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  Pikmin 2

  With Pikmin 2, Nintendo has addressed the bulk of the shortcomings of its predecessor by crafting a game that tops the original in nearly every way.

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  Chevy Volt coming to Australia in 2012

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  Samsung S3

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  Please Explain: Solid-state drives

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  Step inside Sony's uchi, sorry, home

  Sony unveiled an ultra-thin TV, a rubbable laptop and an unusual tube speaker, amongst other things at its Uchi event today.

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  Hands-on with the Guitar Hero World Tour instruments

  Activision popped by this morning to show us Guitar Hero: World Tour, and without going into too much detail, we can say it's looking pretty damn good.

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