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Listen and learn with Wii Music instrument demo videos! - Do, 20 Nov 2008
Visit Wii.com to take a closer look at how some of Wii Music’s many instruments work

In shops tomorrow: Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia - Do, 20 Nov 2008
Train to become a Top Ranger in the latest Pok�mon adventure for Nintendo DS

Learn how to zap your way to the top in Wii Play - Di, 18 Nov 2008
Shooting Range tips

Iwata Asks: Animal Crossing: Let’s Go to the City - Di, 18 Nov 2008
Nintendo President Satoru Iwata speaks to the people behind Animal Crossing: Let’s Go to the City for Wii

Test your puzzle-solving skills with our latest Professor Layton brainteaser! - Mo, 17 Nov 2008
Try your hand at solving a puzzle from Professor Layton and the Curious Village

Wii News from Officialnintendomagazine.co.uk

Cooking Mama Claims It Is Veggie Friendly - Thu, 20 Nov 2008
Mama takes a stand against PETA with her Miso Soup.
Cooking Mama has claimed it is vegetarian friendly in the face of criticism from PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). According to Majesco's latest press release, Cooking Mama World Kitchen features 25 vegetarian recipes, including Miso Soup. Let's hope her Miso Soup isn't authentic as it is traditionally made with Dashi, a stock that contains shavings of dried tuna!

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Watch The Skate It Launch Trailer - Thu, 20 Nov 2008
See some skating action on the Wii.
Skate It is released in the UK tomorrow and you can take a look at a new trailer on our video player to see if you fancy buying it.

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Miyamoto: 'My Wife Beats Me At Dr Mario' - Thu, 20 Nov 2008
Nintendo aims to destroy barrier between hardcore and casual.
Shigeru Miyamoto has told ONM that his wife is better than him at Dr Mario! In an interview that will appear in the new issue on ONM, Miyamoto explains how people can go from being casual to hardcore gamers, using his wife as the perfect example.

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Watch The Chase - Wed, 19 Nov 2008
New trailer of Atari's DS platformer.
It may look a bit cute and have a girl meets boy story but, as you can see in this new trailer, The Chase: Felix Meets Felicity has a certain old school charm.

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New Cooking Mama World Kitchen Trailer - Wed, 19 Nov 2008
Apparantly she cooks better than your real Mama...
The new trailer for Cooking Mama: World Kitchen suggests you ditch your own mother's cooking in favour of Mama's as she shows you how to use your Wii remote to slice up, dice up and serve up international dishes.

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Wii News from GamesRadar.com

gamepolitics.com:Majesco Bites Back at PETA Attack on Cooking Mama (Cooking Mama World Kitchen) - 20/11/2008

Earlier this week, animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) took a bite out of Majesco's Cooking Mama: World Kitchen.

Nickelback slam Guitar Hero (Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock) - 20/11/2008

MCV: 'Rock Star' combo blame rhythm action titles for lack of new US bands

Report: Boom Blox 2 in the Works (Boom Blox) - 20/11/2008

SnagWire: EA has shut down its mysterious Blueprint Division though not the projects that were being worked on.

One of these 'projects' that will be allocated elsewhere is the previously unannounced Boom Blox 2.

Apparently, work is already underway on the sequel to the spring's innovative Wii puzzle game that received critical acclaim and generated decent revenue after being briefly considered a sales flop.

'Call Of Duty' debuts as 360 number one (Call Of Duty: World at War) - 19/11/2008

WW2 shooter Call Of Duty: World At War makes its debut at the top of the 360 chart, knocking Gears Of War 2 down to second.

Activision's Guitar Hero: World Tour climbs six places from nine to complete the top three, following the release of the complete band edition.

The only other new entry into the top ten is free-running FPS title Mirror's Edge, which debuts at nine.

The top ten in full:

1. (-) Call Of Duty: World At War (Activision Blizzard)
2. (1) Gears Of War 2 (Microsoft)
3. (9) Guitar Hero: World Tour (Activision Blizzard)
4. (3) FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts)
5. (2) Fallout 3 (Bethesda Softworks)
6. (4) Fable 2 (Microsoft)
7. (10) Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (Konami)
8. (5) WWE Smackdown VS Raw 2009 (THQ)
9. (-) Mirror's Edge (Electronic Arts)
10. (8) Midnight Club: Los Angeles (Take 2)

Sega Unleashes Sonic Unleashed for Wii and Playstation 2 (Sonic Unleashed) - 19/11/2008

SEGA of America, Inc. is happy to announce that Sonic Unleashed for the Wii home video game system and the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system has officially shipped to stores across North America. Packed with stunning internationally-inspired locations and classic fast-paced gameplay, Sonic Unleashed promises an action-packed adventure for gamers of all ages featuring an extensive variety of missions and puzzle stages as well as unlockable content throughout the game for players to uncover.

Wii News from WiiDs.co.uk

Wii Boxing… Gloves?! - Thu, 20 Nov 2008
These Wii-mote enabled gloves pack a real punch!

House of the Dead: Overkill CE - Thu, 20 Nov 2008
CE stands for Collectors Edition, and this one is lovely..

No Guitar Hero Hendrix For You! - Tue, 18 Nov 2008
Certain Guitar Hero tracks won't be available on all platforms, unfortunately.

Wii Update Version 3.4 - Tue, 18 Nov 2008
Latest update makes it even harder for homebrewers.

World’s #1 Pikachu Fan Found! - Mon, 17 Nov 2008
Prepare to be amazed, and maybe a little scared..

Wii News from Computerandvideogames.com

NRDC concerned by console power consumption - Thu, 20 Nov 2008
Report claims that U.S. console activity drains as much power as the entire city of San Diego.
Videogame consoles in the U.S. consume as much electricity every year as the entire city of San Diego. This is the summary of an investigation undertaken by the Natural Resources Defence Council (NRDC) on the energy use of game consoles.

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'Put down Guitar Hero' says Nickelback frontman - Thu, 20 Nov 2008
Band's lead guitarist says kids should be focusing on making real music.
The frontman of Canadian rock band Nickelback has told kids to stop playing Guitar Hero and learn how to handle a real instrument.

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Dead Rising escapes Romero lawsuit - Thu, 20 Nov 2008
Capcom title not a Dawn of the Dead rip-off, rules judge.
Dead Rising has been let off the hook after a judge dismissed claims that the game's plot and setting infringes on the admittedly similar Dawn of the Dead films.

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Colin McRae: Dirt 2 revealed - Thu, 20 Nov 2008
All-platform sequel to continue "honouring the life of the rally legend".
Codemaster has just confirmed that it's (rather inevitably) working on Colin McRae: Dirt 2 for PS3 and 360, with Wii, DS and PSP versions to follow.

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Cooking Mama responds to PETA attack - Thu, 20 Nov 2008
Publisher takes a stand following animal welfare group's criticism.
Cooking Mama publisher Majesco has responded to criticism leveled at the series by animal welfare group PETA.

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