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New Releases for the Week of January 11, 2009
gamerdeals.net - 1/12/2009
New Releases for the Week of January 11, 2009
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Welcome to New Releases for the Week! Highlights this week include Lord of the Rings: Conquest (Xbox 360/PS3/DS/PC), Mirror's Edge (PC), and Moon (Nintendo DS). Check out the full list of new video game releases (USA) for the week of January 11,  2009 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, ...
mercurynews.com - 1/12/2009
Microsoft in no hurry to upgrade Xbox
— mercurynews.com — Microsoft will rely on its Xbox 360 game console for longer than the previous version because it's... getting harder to persuade consumers to upgrade, the head of the company's entertainment unit said. (more) Microsoft in no hurry to upgrade Xbox

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Nintendo Developing A Direction Sensing DS Card? (Update)
siliconera.com - 1/14/2009
Nintendo Developing A Direction Sensing DS Card? (Update)
— siliconera.com — . January 13, 2009 . 10:57pm dssense A curious trademark popped up in Japan’s trademark database one... registered by Nintendo for a “DS Houi Sensor Card”. Houi is Japanese for direction so the trademark is related to a DS card that can detect direction ... (more) Nintendo Developing A Direction Sensing DS Card? (Update)

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NPD: Nintendo Drives '08 Industry Sales Past $21 Billion
gamedaily.com - 1/16/2009
NPD: Nintendo Drives '08 Industry Sales Past $21 Billion
— gamedaily.com — As people flocked to stores buying Wiis, they also bought Wii Play, which became the best selling... title in '08. Five of the top 10 games for the year were from Nintendo. (more) NPD: Nintendo Drives '08 Industry Sales Past $21 Billion

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Joystiq [Nintendo]:  Retail and download releases for the week of January 12th

Joystiq:  New games this week: Lord of the Rings: Conquest

Joystiq [Xbox]:  Shipping this week: Lord of the Battlefront edition

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Retail and download releases for the week of January 12th
Joystiq [Nintendo] — ... WiiWare releases are: Jungle Speed (Playful Entertainment Inc., 1-8 players, 1,000 Wii Points) Planet Pachinko (Allied Kingdoms Inc., 1-2 players, 500 Wii Points) This week's Virtual Console release is: Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (NES, 1 player, 500 Wii Points) Source - Download releases Source - Retail releases Retail and download releases for the week of January 12th originally ...

New games this week: Lord of the Rings: Conquest
Joystiq — ... Just as in the climax of The Two Towers, the evil forces of Saruman and the post-holiday game drought were about to overwhelm us, when Lord of the Rings: Conquest hopped astride Shadowfax Gandalf-style and rode down a hill to our rescue. Unlike in the ...

Shipping this week: Lord of the Battlefront edition
Joystiq [Xbox] — ... Guess what, kids? There's actually a game releasing for the Xbox 360 this week. You'll notice that "game" is singular, as there is only one game out this week. It's appropriate enough though, as the game itself happens to be about the One Ring. Yes, this week marks the ...

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