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Nintendo's Mario endures even as games come and go

November 18, 2009

By Barbara Ortutay/Associated Press
NEW YORK: You might call him the Mickey Mouse of video games. He's reminiscent of a doughnut, round and sweet and comforting. He's also a vessel, devoid of a real personality so you can live vicariously through him.
Mario, the pot-bellied Italian plumber with a penchant for rescuing princesses, collecting golden coins and [...]

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Nintendo dropping price of the Wii

September 24, 2009

NEW YORK: Nintendo on Sunday will cut the price of its popular Wii console by $50, in a bid to broaden its appeal among potential new customers as it prepares to release the Wii Fit-Plus and New Super Mario Bros. games.
The Wii, whose game control senses motions without having relying solely on buttons and levers, [...]

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Beatles, Stones, Super Mario: big autumn for games

August 31, 2009

By Barbara Ortutay, AP Technology Writer
NEW YORK: With a little help from the Beatles, Super Mario and price cuts from Sony and Microsoft, the slumping video game industry is hoping for a sales resurrection this fall.
The season gets a late-summer start Tuesday, with the release of "Guitar Hero 5," a game featuring music from the [...]

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