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Jun 22, 2010 -
There's a serious feeling of d�j� vu about the Full Price UK charts this week as there were no changes to the top five in the past seven days. Red Dead still rides high at the top of the charts for the fifth week in a row; Mario Galaxy 2 had another ...
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May 11, 2010 - Looking to get away? IGN's Gaming Getaway Guide will help you plan the perfect trip to the videogame world that's right for you.
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May 11, 2010 - Of the twenty best-rated Xbox 360 games, only four are non-sequels, and on PlayStation 3 the number is only three. We live in an age of iteration, which is both a marker of great success and an omen of a creatively deadened future.
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Mar 23, 2010 - Nintendo sure picked a great time to announce the DS's successor system. Shortly after the press release about Nintendo 3DS went out, Famitsu.com reported that sales of the DS have topped the 30 million mark.
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Dec 2, 2009 -
Having taken a break for Thanksgiving, Community returns with a brand new episode this week. I paid a visit to the set of this episode, and when I asked Joel McHale ("Jeff") what the storyline was, his deadpan response said it all: "Venereal diseases...
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About this Game
The first new 2D Mario platformer since Super Mario World has arrived. New Super Mario Bros. is loaded with features and characters that could only exist in the Mushroom Kingdom, including all-new power-ups like the Blue Shell, in which Mario can ride, and a massive Mushroom that makes him ultra-huge. New and familiar enemies are everywhere, not to mention mind-blowing challenges made possible by the dual screens of the Nintendo DS. Not only that, but players can link wirelessly with a friend to play as Mario and Luigi in multiplayer mode.
On the heels of Valentine's Day romance is in the air, even in the Mushroom Kingdom. But Princess Peach wasn't able to celebrate with her special someone, seeing that she's been taken prisoner by Bowser and Bowser Jr. Only the Mario Bros. can rescue the princess from her evil captors!
Release Date: May 19, 2006
MSRP: $39.99
Exclusively on: Nintendo DS
ESRB: E