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Just wanted to remind you all that there is one week left in our Scribblenauts challenge. Remember, when this is all over, one of winners will be chosen to receive a free WiiWare or VC title. You can check out the guidelines here and read up on the latest challenge here. I think that we may only be hosting another challenge or two, so make sure you participate!

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In honor of Game Informer’s 200th issue, the magazine compiled a list of the top 200 games of all time. The titles are across all platforms and come from many different generations of gaming. We’ve posted the full list below.

1. The Legend of Zelda (NES, 1987)
2. Super Mario Bros. (NES, 1985)
3. Tetris (PC, 1984)
4. Grand Theft Auto III (PS2, 2001)
5. Half-Life 2 (PC, 2004)
6. Doom (PC, 1993)
7. Metroid (NES, 1986)
8. Final Fantasy III (SNES, 1994)
9. Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES, 1990)
10. Ms. Pac-Man (Coin-op, 1981)
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VC:

-Romancing Saga (SNES, Square-Enix, 800pts)
-Iron Clad (NEOCD, D4 Enterprise, 900pts)
-Space Manbow (MSX, Konami, 800pts)
-Road Fighter (MSX, Konami, 800pts)
-Penguin Adventure (MSX, Konami, 800pts)
-Galaga (ARC, Namco-Bandai, 800pts)
-Toy Pop (ARC, Namco-Bandai, 800pts)

WiiWare:

-Shindori Action! Taikoukenchi -karakuri Shiro Nazo / Shindori Action! Taikoukenchi -Karakuri Castle Mystery (Perpetuum Game, 800pts)
-Rock and Roll Climber (Nintendo, 800pts)
-530 Eco Shooter (Nintendo, 1000pts)
-Kentoushi Furifuri Boxing / Prize Fighter Boxing (Takara Tomy, 1000pts)
(No sure of the use of furifuri in this context)
-Okiraku Kart (Arc System Works, 500pts)

DSiWare:

-Katanuki (G-mode, 200pts)
-Neratte Supotto / Aiming Spot (Nintendo, 200pts)
-Uchuu wo Kareru Josei Shooting / Universe Jumping Girl Shooting (ITL, 500pts)
(Someone might have a better translation of kakeru, it means just about anything)
-Texas Hold ’em (Hudson, 500pts)
-Ponjyan (Takara Tomy, 500pts)
-Meikyoukokugo Rakubikijiten / Meikyoukokugo useful dictionary (Nintendo, 800pts)

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – 9/10
LEGO Rock Band – 7/10
DJ Hero – 9/10
New Super Mario Bros. Wii – 8/10
Dragon Age: Origins – 8/10
Left for Dead 2 – 8/10
Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles – 8/10
The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood – 9/10
EuFloria – 7/10
Demon’s Souls – 10/10
Rabbids Go Home – 7/10
Assassin’s Creed 2 – 9/10
Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games – 7/10
Saw – 3/10
Lost Winds: Winter of the Melodias – 8/10
Lucidity – 7/10

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Both Shigeru Miyamoto and Eiji Aonuma have stated countless times that the next Zelda game will incorporate Wii MotionPlus. Twilight Princess, however, simply utilized the capabilities of the Wii remote and nothing more. In an interview with GameSpot, Aonuma discussed the peripheral and said that he wishes MotionPlus was available a long time ago, perhaps so that the development team could have implemented the technology in Twilight Princess.

“All I can say right now is that, yes, we are well in the progress in development right now and as Mr. Miyamoto has already stated, we are going to use the Wii MotionPlus. It’s actually perfectly matched…I wish we could have gotten that a long time ago. Even when we look at Twilight Princess right now, we have to feel that we should have that kind of Wii MotionPlus. It was that natural feeling we have already established in development. So I hope that people are going to be looking forward to the launch.”

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There are still a number of classic Nintendo titles that have yet to be released on the Virtual Console. On Monday, however, the situation will begin to change. According to GameSpot, Super Mario Kart – the well-known SNES racer – will be included in the VC titles up for download. It’ll cost 800 points. Meanwhile, Super Smash Bros. and Pilotwings will also be hitting the service sometime this year (right around the holidays), although Nintendo did not share pricing details.

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“…It’s a fact of life that job and family often pull us in opposite directions. As regular readers of this feature know, this has proved particularly challenging for me, as I’ve spent the last two years commuting almost constantly between San Francisco, Seattle, New York and my home in New England. It has been a fantastic adventure, but the time has come where I need to choose one over the other … and I have to choose my family. So, as a result, this will be the final ‘Minute’ that I spend with you all, and my last day with Nintendo of America. During my time at Nintendo I have developed friendships with so many wonderful people, from my co-workers to people I have interacted with along the way, including reporters, bloggers and video game fans like all of you. Those memories simply can’t be replaced, and I will take them with me. What I leave behind is a great team that will continue to tell the story of Nintendo’s pipeline of wonderful products. There are hundreds of people I hope I will run across again – and trust that I will. So instead of considering this ‘game over,’ I look at my choice as really just finishing one level … and moving on to the next. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to answer your questions and talk so directly with Nintendo’s fans. For now, my ‘Minute’ is up.” – Denise Kaigler

Wow, I’m absolutely shocked by this news. It really came out of nowhere. And I admit, I’m a bit sad. I truly felt as though Denise Kaigler tried her best to relate to the interests of hardcore gamers.

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