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July 7th, 2009
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Super Mario Galaxy Shines in 720p

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Whatever you think of Nintendo's decision not to include HD-support in the Wii, you can't deny that the console's seen some beautiful looking standard-definition titles, prime amongst them Super Mario Galaxy. Now the game's seen a bit of a high definition facelift with the latest iteration of the Dolphin Wii and Gamecube emulator, as these screenshots show off Mario's galactic adventure in stunning 720p.

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July 5th, 2009
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More Red Steel 2 Information Emerges From the Mirage

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Our own Objection_Blaster! gets a question answered!

Recently we invited you guys to submit your questions to Ubisoft's Red Steel 2 development team, and we've just received word that the first round of developer answers has gone live on the official Red Steel 2 forums!

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June 28th, 2009
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Podcast: Episode 5 – June’s Download Round-up!

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This episode brings you more of a download-focused approach, rounding up some of the best titles you can download released in the last month. Plus you can hear the voices of some of your favourite Nintendo Life commenters!

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June 25th, 2009
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Captain Legolimar Lands in Denmark

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Little chap proceeds to fend off Lego Bulborbs

Last week we brought you this superb Lego Donkey Kong level among other Nintendo craft treats, but the collision of Nintendo and Lego became a lot cuter with the arrival of Olimar and Louie, from talented Danish artist Filip Felberg.

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June 21st, 2009
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Monster Hunter 3 Gets Seriously… Cute?!

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Claymation shows softer side of lethal Wyverns

It may be one of the most anticipated hardcore releases for Wii this year, but Monster Hunter 3 (Tri~) isn't afraid to show its sillier side, with the latest video from Capcom introducing would-be Hunters to their new best friend - Chacha (yes, really.)

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June 19th, 2009
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Drawn to Life Brushes Onto Wii

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Can we expect a Wii Palette accessory?

The original Drawn to Life games were developed by DS mainstays 5th Cell, and although they're currently busy devouring the whole world's written texts, that doesn't mean the series is going to be erased. Publishers THQ have recently unveiled a sequel, handled by Planet Moon, is heading to the Wii and DS before the year's out.

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June 18th, 2009
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Little King’s Story’s Inspirations Revealed

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Game designer speaks of Animal Crossing and lots of drinking

We're huge fans of Little King's Story here at NintendoLife, partly because of its phenomenally addictive gameplay but also its bizarre vision of the world and the citizens and enemies that inhabit it. When the game's designer Yoshiro Kimura spoke to N-Sider recently about his inspiration for the game, there was no mention of the obvious reference point - Nintendo's Pikmin - but what Mr Kimura did say actually made far more sense.

"I love to drink, but I also love talking, so I invited [our character designer] to my house one Sunday night to drink," Kimura says, "and we just started talking about what kind of style the game might take. We wanted something stylistically in the vein of Animal Crossing, but not with animals... so we decided on vegetables!"

Looking at some of the character designs, there must have been some particularly heavy drinking going on when King Duvroc, the King who wants to rock'n'roll all night and party every day, was created. Perhaps it was modelled on Mr Kimura himself?

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June 17th, 2009
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UK Games Rating System To Get Simpler

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PEGI to become the standard in Great Britain

For those of you unlucky enough to live outside of these sceptered isles, you may be confused by the two game classifications systems currently in place. Well, you can count your lucky stars, as the British Government has announced that PEGI - that's Pan-European Game Information, folks - is to become the sole classification board of video games, meaning there'll be no more BBFC certificates on games.

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Wii Is “Fool’s Gold”

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Industry bigwigs all agree: review scores are immaterial on Wii

The Wii's well into its life cycle now, but it seems some people in the industry are still cottoning onto what makes a Wii game sell like there's no tomorrow - the magic word of "marketing".

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Nintendo Crafts Extravaganza!

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Necklaces, keyrings, dolls, Lego and... wine charms?!

Let's face it - over the years, Mario has been pretty well merchandised. Chances are if you can buy it, you can buy it with Mario's grinning face on it.

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