From kansascity.com
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Challenge Nickolas Kawaguchi to a Mario Kart race and you’d probably lose. The 16-year-old Blue Valley High School student took on 63 other competitors at a Mario Kart tournament last week at Johnson County’s Central Resource Library in Overland Park and won first place.
- Mario Kart Wii with Wii Wheel (blogger.com)
- News: Mario Kart SNES coming to US VC (eurogamer.net)
- Super Mario Kart headed to VC (computerandvideogames.com)
New Super Mario Bros Wii has sold 936,734 units during its first week on sale in Japan, making it the fastest selling week one Wii title in the region to date.
The Famitsu sales figures put the title ahead of previous week one high sellers Super Smash Bros Brawl (816,198), Mario Kart Wii (608,147) and Monster Hunter 3 (582,548...
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From gamesindustry.biz
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Maybe Nintendo auteur Shigeru Miyamoto finally got tired of making Mario games. His schoolboy enthusiasm is mostly absent from New Super Mario Bros. Wii, which instead bears the weariness of a kid in detention. You can almost see Miyamoto sitting at his desk, sneaking furtive glances out the window as he goes through the motions of the formula one more time: Bowser kidnaps Princess Peach, Mario puts on some silly outfits, coins are gathered...
From theonion.com
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- Fire Underwater: Miyamoto Explains Mario's Unnatural World (feedburner.com)
While those of us living in any region that isn’t known as North America have had to wait a few days to get their hands on the game, it’s surely been worth the wait, as New Super Mario Bros. Wii launches across Europe and South Africa today.
Including eight all-new worlds, new gameplay modes and new power-ups, New Super Mario Bros. Wii is also the first game in the series to allow up to four players to play cooperatively in the same level...
From el33tonline.com
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- UK Software Sales for week ending 28/11: Modern Warfare 2 triumphs again (el33tonline.com)
- Modern Warfare 2 claims another week at number one (computerandvideogames.com)
This week has been filled with games that are worth your time and money. Classically trained gamers will enjoy the newly multiplayer-enhanced New Super Mario Bros. Wii, while Left 4 Dead 2 is a great entry into the co-operative gaming space, and the God of War Collection is a great look back at games that feel current and fresh.
We also talk with the CEO of Square Enix about bridging the gaps between the East and West...
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From arstechnica.com
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