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Donkey Kong Country Returns

Donkey Kong, a gorilla and one of the more notable characters in Nintendo’s stable, returns bananas and all in this hit for the Nintendo Wii. Unlike other heroes, Donkey Kong‘s justification for trampling through levels such as tropical islands and abandoned mines is not to save the world. It is to get back his tasty

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Kirby’s Epic Yarn

The latest instalment of the Kirby series proves that games on the Nintendo Wii can look good even though the console does not support high-definition graphics. Kirby’s Epic Yarn has our little pink hero stuck in Patch Land, where everything, including Kirby and other characters, are made of materials that you can find at a

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Nintendo Wii

Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board The Nintendo Wii is the least powerful game console in this round-up, and also the only one that does not offer high-definition graphics. However, it first popularised the idea of using motion and hand movements to play games. Wii games require the use of the Wiimote controller accompanied by

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EA Sports Active 2

The sequel to the Nintendo Wii fitness game, Sports Active will be available on all three consoles. It comes with new exercises and a heart-rate monitor which you can strap to your left forearm. This addition – which shows your pulse on-screen as your move your body – should prove a hit with fitness buffs.

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Nintendo DS R4: Homebrew Haven or Pirate Tool?

When I first heard about the hard-to-find Revolution for DS (aka R4)-an unofficial cartridge used for hacking the Nintendo DS handheld game machine-I was intrigued. But I heard all the buzz, too: “It lets you play pirated DS games. Just copy files from a computer to a microSD card, and then pop that into the

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What’s Up With Wii?

A Guide of What’s Available for Nintendo’s Wii System If you haven’t heard of Nintendo’s Wii system, we have just one question for you. Where have you been?! This hot new gaming system made its debut right at the time when Microsoft’s new Xbox hit the market. But what makes this system so popular is

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