tech.yahoo.com - 11/17/2008
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LONDON (Reuters) - Alarmed at the growing number of attacks off Somalia , international merchant shipping is edging closer to doing the unthinkable in peace time: by-passing one of world's most vital trade routes . Somali pirates have been plundering ships off the Horn of Africa for years, but ...
reuters.com - 11/14/2008
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reuters.com —
LONDON (Reuters) - Alarmed at the growing number
of attacks off Somalia, international merchant shipping is edging...
closer to doing the unthinkable in peace time: by-passing one of world's most vital trade routes. Somali pirates have been plundering ...
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No Nintendo game this Xmas? Blame Somali pirates
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siliconera.com - 11/21/2008
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siliconera.com —
Club Nintendo Only Game & Watch Collection Coming
To The USA? By Spencer . November 21, 2008...
. 7:25am image Whoa, the long awaited debut of Club Nintendo in North America might be as awesome as Japan. Nintendo said they were going to give out physical ...
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Club Nintendo Only Game & Watch Collection Coming ...
multiplayerblog.mtv.com - 11/18/2008
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multiplayerblog.mtv.com —
Nintendo has moms and Mario/Zelda fans locked up.
But, since the Wii launched in 2006, the company...
has had a hard time attracting the hardcore gamers who enjoy things like “Halo ,” “BioShock” or “Call of Duty .” Nintendo itself, former publisher of ...
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MTV Multiplayer » Nintendo: We Will Have Games In ...
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Pirates stole my Christmas Wii
Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk —
... It's a given that every time we write about digital piracy, or laugh at silly pirate jokes, somebody will write in and admonish us. "Shame on you," they say. "Shame on you for laughing at pirates, when there is real piracy taking place in the world that ends up with people being hurt." Well, those among you who are already preparing to tell us the same, take your fingers off the keyboard: this story really is about high-seas piracy. According to Reuters, the recent growth in piracy off the coast of troubled Somalia means that lots of ...
Your Wii is being held hostage
Gadgetell —
... weeks and months.
Some of you smart ones will have noticed that this will not effect America, and your right (boats from Asia sail east to the USA). However Europe is also a massive market for American products which often use this route. So, this could be a bad for Christmas and gadget loving Europeans , cargo shippers, European retailers and manufacturers, however it is very good for 10 Somalians who are proud owners of 1,000 stolen Nintendo Wiis.
Source [Yahoo]
Full Story » | Written by Christian Milsom ...
Somali Pirates Steal Nintendo Wiis, Christmas Joy [Nintendo]
Gizmodo —
... loose the ninjas. I mean, you can't spell Nintendo without half of ninja, so you've obviously got them. Ninjas kill pirates. And in this case, protect the innocence of millions of children. Because if "Santa" was real, couldn't he fly around dumb seabound pirates? We're asking you, for the sake of these kids, to not think about how much deeper your lake of gold coins will get from all the loot caused by the extra demand. Release the ninjas. Guard the Wiis. Save the children. [Yahoo via Gadgetell]
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