It’s good for your brain, it’s entertaining and it’s cheap. What more could you ask for in a video game? Nintendo’s Big Brain Academy is more than just something to pass the time with–it’s great brain exercise!
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I bought the original Animal Crossing for the GameCube a couple of years ago for one of the kids as a gift. While they would play it every so often, there didn’t seem like much was going on in the game. This past summer, I finally sat down, created my own character and played it. And then…I got hooked. Just like Mario Bros. and Zelda in the past, another Nintendo game had me coming back every day to check on my town, buy and sell items, and improve my house. With the DS, there are changes and improvements to the original Animal Crossing, but it is still basically the same game. It’s familiar enough, but has some new features that make it a better game in some respects.
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I’ve been following news reports about the new Nintendo Wii console. In its first week on sale, the Wii has sold over 600,000 units, and roughly 3/4 of all Wii buyers have purchased the Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess game to go with it (over 454,000 sold). Even though Nintendo kicked up production in the summer to have a lot of units available for this holiday season, my guess is that there will still be shortages through the beginning of next year. This is turning out to be the must-have game system for the holidays. Sony’s PS3 didn’t fare so well–a hardware shortage, coupled with a very high price, leaves it in a distant second place.
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It’s only a few more weeks until the new next-generation Nintendo Wii hits the shelves at retailers. The Wii is backward compatible with the GameCube games, but offers more options for the new, improved games and user interface this console offers.
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