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Pony Friends

Pony Friends is a cute and engaging title -- if you're a young pony-obsessed girl. Those who yearn for more solid gaming challenges will find it a little tepid, but they're not the core market this game aims at.

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The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass

Phantom Hourglass wraps the standard Zelda formula in an innovative and fun control scheme that gives new life to several of the series' age-old concepts.

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Mario Hoops 3 on 3

Hoops isn't Nintendo's finest game to date, but it's not a bad game either. If you're looking for a fun, light-hearted sports game for all-ages, then Hoops is worth a try, just don't expect a serious basketball simulation.

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X-Men: The Official Game

X-Men: The Official Game is officially a lame action-game cash-in on the upcoming movie.

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Wii Fit

Wii Fit will help you work up a sweat, but it's not as smooth and fun a workout as you'd probably like.

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Reggie: DS to get full downloadable games

The Nintendo of America president reveals his plan to offer games for download onto the handheld.

Nintendo DS Lite engineers speak

Weight versus strength, brightness versus battery life -- the makers of Nintendo's new handheld talk about updating the popular portable.

Miyamoto: Game success takes 'balance' and 'risk'

Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto, developer of games like Donkey Kong, offers conference-goers a vision for reaching broad audiences.

Nintendo patents new portable

The Mario Factory files a patent in the US for a portable gaming system that is controlled by tilt and movement.

Call of Duty 4 answered 10 million times

Infinity Ward's multiplatform modern military shooter makes latest milestone; studio head explains decision not to develop a Wii version.