News for 01 / 2006

News: Fischer Named New Marketing Director

Europe's new marketing boss has been named as Laurent Fischer, who has taken over the job after Jim Merrick left last month.
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News: Casino Royale For Revolution?

Electronic Arts is recruiting for Casino Royale, its next-gen adaption of the new James Bond film!
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News: Activision Taking You Over The Hedge

Dreamwork's latest computer animated feature is coming to GameCube! Head inside for the first screens of Over The Hedge!
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Feature: The Developer's New Clothes

Ever since their sale to Microsoft, Rare have been idealised by Nintendo fans as the perfect princes of the N64 era. Nick thinks otherwise. Updated with Part 2.
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News: DS Lite Video Comparison

A very crafty user has created a mock video comparison of the Nintendo DS and its soon to be superior, the DS Lite. It's rendered in CG, but you won't believe how incredibly realistic it looks.
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News: Brain Age For The US

Brain Training gets renamed and dated for America.
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News: Baten Kaitos 2 In Action

The first video of Monolith Soft's RPG prequel is online.
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News: Rune Factory Screenshots!

We've got brand new shots from Rune Factory inside - and its looking awesome!
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News: Slime MoriMori Gets US Release

Previously Japan-only, Square-Enix now plans a US release for this Dragon Quest offshoot starring the ubiquitous Slime.
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News: Chibi-Robo Website Opens

The little robot that could prepares for its American release with the launch of its official website.
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News: Nintendo Partners With Saga

Yes, that's Saga, not Sega! The lifestyle magazine for over fifties is joining with Nintendo for a new advertising campaign!
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Charts: Latest Japanese Software & Hardware Sales

DS recaptures the weekly hardware lead in the week ending January 22nd (pre-DS Lite announcent)
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Comic: GamerPALs 5 & 6

Matt and Luna have the 'pleasure' of meeting two types of people we all wish would hang around our forums just a little bit less. Actually, a lot less.
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News: Tetris DS New Screens & Info

Nintendo's greatest characters are teaming up with one the greatest puzzle title of all time in an online multiplayer frenzy!
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Q&A: Delayed

Just a word on the Q&A. Personal reasons have caused a slight delay; expect a full update this Wednesday as normal. Cheers for your patience.

News: Monkey Ball Adventure Screens & Info

The first shots and detailed game information of the super simians in their brand new title are just one click away!
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News: Unreal 3 Engine FPS For Revolution!

Game publishers Midway are working on a first-person-shooter which will utilise the Unreal 3 engine to be released on all three next-gen systems!
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News: Star Trek Beams On Board Nintendo DS

Prime those warp drives - Star Trek: Tactical Assault is heading to the DS this Autumn!
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News: Guilty Gear Coming To DS!

Game developers Majesco have revealed handheld installments of the popular Guilty Gear fighting series for DS & PSP!
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News: Naval Battles On DS

Battleships on your DS? It's a little more complex that that: new strategy game from Konami.
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News: DS Gets Lighter And Brighter

Breaking: The DS redesign materializes. Facts and measurements after the jump.
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News: Hunters Multiplayer Modes Revealed!

Find out all the marvelous modes you'll be playing in Metroid Prime: Hunters and more inside!
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News: Brain Training European Details

Nintendo reveal the smash-hit non-game will include Sudoku puzzles and in-store downloadable content!
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News: Race Against Nintendo Europe's Finest

So you can beat the computer players with ease and whip the other gamers online... but how will you face off against the cream of Nintendo Europe?
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News: Spanking New Monkey Ball For Cube

Super Monkey Ball Adventures is heading for the PS2, featuring a new genre and developer... Updated! Now confirmed for Cube!
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News: 3 Million Nintendo WiFi Connections

The Nintendo WiFi Connection has now logged over 3 million connections... and counting. 1000 new DS-capable hotspots planned for England.
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News: Kim Possible New Shots!

Check her out! A batch of new screenage from Kim Possible's DS debut has just been added to the gallery!
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News: Bust-A-Move DS Screens!

We've got twelve new screens from the upcoming DS puzzler Bust-a-move! Click inside to check them out...
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News: Stormbreaker To Infiltrate The DS

THQ reveal they will bring adventures of teenage super-spy Alex Rider to a GBA and Nintendo DS near you this summer!
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News: Nintendo Reveal Second Quarter Releases

Learn European dates for Metroid Prime: Hunters, Harvest Moon, Tetris, Tamagotchi, Electroplankton, Pokémon, Super Princess Peach, Chibi Robo, Final Fantasy, and Super Monkey Ball Adventure!
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E3 2006: Booth Babes To Be Covered Up

Companies are being told to cover their models up, or face a $5000 fine. Outrageous? We think so too...
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News: Metal Gear Killer 7?

The creator of Killer 7 Gouichi Suda, and Metal Gear Solid mastermind Hideo Kojima have expressed interest in a collaboration...
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News: Tales of the Tempest Site Opens

The official website of Namco's new DS RPG is now live. Updated! First screenshots from the title added!
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News: Twilight Princess Enemy Details

Nintendo Power has interviewed Yoshiyuki Oyama, who is designing the monsters in Twilight Princess about the upcoming game and returning baddie...
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News: Mother 3 Dated

Mother 3 now has a release date...well, in Japan anyway.
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Charts: Latest Japanese Software & Hardware Sales

Belatedly, this week's sales charts continue to illustrate the effects of a "Sold Out" DS on the Japanese market for the week ending January 15th.
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Feature: 2005: A Year In Review

2006 is going to be an interesting year obviously. But what about what's been before? Existing consoles saw some mixed results, but the real excitement in 2005 was over what it was building to, writes Conor.
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News: UK Surpasses One Million DS Sold

Less than twelve months on and the United Kingdom alone has now sold over one million units of the DS!
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Q&A: Updated!

More questions are answered. Sorry for the delay; real life sucks.
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News: Customised DS Consoles In GAME Competition

To celebrate Valentines Day being just around the corner, GAME have two uniquely designed "His and Hers" DS units available to win!
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News: PSP Outsold DS In America - 2005 Figures

As year-totals from America are published, it seems the DS wasn't the most popular handheld in the US last year. But then neither was the PSP...
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News: Learning English With The DS

Check out the hilarious Japanese TV spots for the latest Touch Generations title, Eigo Zuke. Likely we've all been in those situations at some point...
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News: Explosive Worms DS Screens

And we mean explosive as in exploding sheep, baby. Worms is back in 2D where it belongs, and is coming to a DS near you very soon. Check out the new shots inside...
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News: Reggie's New Year Revolution Resolutions

The one and only Reggie Fils-Aime makes some promises for the upcoming year - it seems Nintendo will be kicking more ass and taking more names than ever before...
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News: No Resident Evil 5 For Revolution?

Bad news for fans as it is seems the Revolution won't be seeing a version of Resident Evil 5 anytime soon. Though could there be a silver lining to this news?
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News: Iwata Talks Revolution Launch Plans

Nintendo's president Satoru Iwata yesterday told a Japanese newspaper that Nintendo is aiming for a pre-Thanksgiving launch in America.
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News: Smashing Top Spin Pics

2K Sports unleash a serving of 20 fresh shots from their up and coming DS game Top Spin 2!
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5th Birthday: RE Birthday Presents

It's our birthday, but we're offering you some gifts. Thanks for everything folks; here's a few prizes for one lucky reader.
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News: NOA Planning To Expand HQ

NOA is in discussion with city officials to plan for a 550,000 square-foot expansion of its headquarters in Redmond.
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News: Cooking Game Announced For The DS!

Taito announces Cooking Mama, a game where you cook food, and lots of it!
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News: Tetris To Be Ten Player?

The latest on the new DS version of Tetris is that it will support ten players at once!
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News: Tales Of Phantasia Coming To Europe

Nintendo are bringing the classic role-playing game to the Game Boy Advance in Europe this March! Head inside for details...
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Special: RE Staff Memories

Five years worth of memories to mull over. Here are a few selections.
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News: Nintendo Publishing Baten Kaitos II

This time round it will be Nintendo themselves rather than Namco who'll publish the game in Japan... and the US too?
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News: Nintendo Comment On DS Redesign Rumours

The Big N comment on yet another rumour doing the rounds, that of the DS "SP" re-design... and again neither confirm or deny it!
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Charts: Latest Japanese Software & Hardware Sales

The "Sold Out" DS sees its hardware sales finally fall back to earth... while its software continues to overpower the charts for the week ending January 8th.
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5th Birthday: Life In The Gamecube Era

From inception to birth to twilight, it has been an entertaining time for Nintendo fans. Here's a personal recount of the past five years by our own Mark Kelly, a tale of theft, violence and debauchery (possibly not true).
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News: New Year Gift For Wild World Users

If you've got Animal Crossing: Wild World already and can go online with the title, now might be the time to do so!
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News: Tamagotchi Corner Shop Sells One Million!

The mad mini-game stuffed title Tamagotchi: Connection Corner Shop has sold over one million units in Japan - making it the first third-party DS game to do so!
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News: More Harvest Moon For Europe!

Rising Star Games is to publish Harvest Moon: Magical Melody for the Cube and Harvest Moon DS in Europe this Spring!
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5th Birthday: Why Nintendo Has Got The Revo Right

On Tuesday he took a look at the Gamecube's record; now Nick examines why he thinks Nintendo has the right plan for the next five years.
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5th Birthday: Life After Cube-Europe

After eight years as a webmaster, how does it feel to be free of all that stress - and working in Nintendo itself? We caught up with former editor Tim Symons for a chat.
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Q&A: Updated!

Go on the Revolution! Etc.
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5th Birthday: Top 50 Nintendo Games Ever

The results are in! You've seen the best, now see the...more best. The ten greatest Nintendo games ever, as voted by you. Take a guess what's number one...
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News: First Look At Revolution's 'Virtual Console'

An leaked survey from Nintendo reveals how the upcoming retro game download service for Revolution could work - including the pricing structures and game catalogues!
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News: ATI Interviewed On Hollywood

Following the Consumer Electronics Show 2006 held in Las Vegas, the Revolution's GPU provider ATI has been interviewed...
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Rumour: DS Re-Design To Be Unveiled Soon?

More rumblings that a re-design for the DS is just around the corner, this time from online game retailer Lik-Sang...
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News: Ubisoft To Publish New TMNT Game

A new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game based on the upcoming CG movie is on it's way from Ubisoft. Full details inside...
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News: NGC Magazine Defiant Over Zelda Article

NGC magazine stick to their guns and say their Revolution/Twilight Princess article is not fake, despite Nintendo claiming it was "merely speculation".
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News: Prof. Kawashima's Brain Training Screens

The English version of Brain Training - starring the titular Professor Kawashima gets a European launch in March - so we thought it was time for some screenage...
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News: Merrick Leaves Nintendo For Good

The head of Nintendo Europe's marketing division has left Nintendo for good after working for the company for more than a decade.
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News: Tetris Goes Wi-Fi!

The immensely successful and popular Tetris franchise is heading to the DS, with an added bonus... Updated! Now with screens!
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5th Birthday: Fire Flower #19

More GC retrospective, as Iun renders judgements on the good - but not great - times of the Gamecube.
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News: Another EA LotR RPG In The Pipeline?

That's a lot of acronyms, but the latest rumours say there could be a second Lord of the Rings RPG from EA in the works...
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5th Birthday: A Gamecube Retrospective

We've been covering the console since the very beginning, and now it's on the way out. After five years, it's time for some final judgements.
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News: Electroplankton Website Open

The official website for the upcoming Nintendo DS "game", Electroplankton, has been enveiled. Find a link to it inside our full story.
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Review: Prince of Persia: Two Thrones

The Prince learns a lesson from his followers that his dark dreary look isn't quite as rad as he thought and tries to rediscover his original springing perfections of past. Has he succeeded?
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News: Latest On Metroid Prime: Hunters

More information has been revealed about Samus' upcoming DS debut. Click inside to read the latest details...
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Special: RE 2005 Reggies

Someone alert E!, it's the start of a very special awards show. We uncover the best of the last year; which games will walk away with the golden...PR man?
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Site News: RE Is Five!

January 8th marks five years since the launch of Cube-Europe. It's a long haul for any fansite, and we're glad for the ride. To celebrate we'll be running some themed articles during the next week; we hope you enjoy it. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over the years and we'd like to raise our glasses to another five!

News: Worms: Open Warfare Info!

Team 17 release some new bits and bobs on the upcoming DS incarnation of Worms!
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Charts: Latest Japanese Software

The last week of 2005 ending New Year's Day was DS-dominated, with a certain sequel to Brain Training easily topping the charts.
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News: Namco Reveals Kaito Ruso DS!

Namco has shown off a brand new title for the DS, where you have to draw your own character's head using the stylus to get out of sticky situations...
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News: Twilight Princess To Be 'Hardcore'

Miyamoto sat down for a chat with Maxim magazine and mentioned the much anticipated upcoming Zelda title, saying it would include "hardcore content"...
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News: NGC Zelda Claims 'Pure Speculation'

Nintendo have responded to NGC magazine's claims that Twilight Princess will utilise Revolution controls...
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Q&A: Updated!

It's the first Q&A of 2006. And its full, fittingly, of expectations and possibilities for the oh-so-awesome year ahead.
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News: No Micro Faceplates For Europe!

Europe isn't going to get any of the Game Boy Micro faceplates for gamers to customise the look of their handheld...
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News: DS Sold Out In Japan

Nintendo is very sorry. Find out why inside.
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News: New Form Of GBA Revealed

A lot of us were expecting a new announcement from Nintendo at this year's CES, but none of us were expecting this... Now updated with official confirmation!
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News: Nintendo Handheld Success In Europe

A revelation in Japan, a success in the States... but just how well has the DS done in Europe? That and other handheld figures after the jump...
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News: Famitsu Talks DS SP

Is a revision of the DS in the works, just like the GBA was updated with the SP? The latest rumblings say so...
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News: Nintendo Updates WiFi Connector Software

Nintendo has updated drivers for their USB Connector.
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News: Namco and Bandai Merge

Namco and Bandai announced today that the two video game developers and publishers will integrate their North American operations to form Namco Bandai Games America Inc.
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Review: Need For Speed: Most Wanted

The Pigs, The Old Bill, The Cops, they're all dirty hounds and.. they're back! Haul ass!...
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News: NGC Zelda Article Scans

For those of you who haven't yet seen the Zelda article NGC have written - the one claiming it'll be released with Revolution compatibility - we've got it scanned inside!
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News: DS Sales Over 10 Million Worldwide

Official Nintendo press release outlines DS success, sales of Mario Kart DS over 1 million in the States...
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News: Contact Website Updated

The official website for this upcoming DS RPG has been updated (in Japanese) with new information, some new art, and... a Nintendo WiFi logo.
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News: Nintendo Europe Talk Revolution

More comments about there being still more to the Revolution than we've seen so far, as well as confirming the console will definately hit in 2006!
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News: Marilyn Manson Likes The DS

The Nintendo DS has an unlikely fan in shock rock king Marilyn Manson!
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News: WWE DS Receives New Title

According to prowrestling.com, the upcoming World Wrestling Entertainment title for the Nintendo DS has received a new name. Full details inside...
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News: Wi-Fi Connector Now Sold In US Stores

Nintendo has decided to start selling it's USB Wi-Fi Connector in actual shops in the US, rather than just online!
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News: Twilight Princess Gameplay Footage Round-Up!

All the Twilight Princess videos a Zelda fan could hope for!
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News: Nintendo's Market Value Goes Up

Research reveals that Nintendo's Market Value has increased since February 2005.
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News: Happy New Year!

A very Happy New Year to all our readers - welcome to 2006 with Revo-Europe!
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