The Guardian
Review: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii)
GamePro.com
The new treasure system -- hidden items that can be used to upgrade existing tools -- would seem to provide an impetus for striking out into the world, but the new abilities bestowed on the tools are more or less superfluous.
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Underutilized Wii Features
VGChartz
The Wii features two USB ports. We've seen them used for Wii Speak, keyboards, microphones, ethernet adapters... Basically, any accessory that plugs directly into the Wii console that isn't from the GameCube era. One of the more obvious abilities of
Nintendo Wii U may support simultaneous usage of two controllersVentureBeat
Nintendo making Wii U-turn on multiple tablet controllers, claims reportComputerandvideogames.com
Nintendo Close to Finishing Second Tablet Support for Wii U?TechnoBuffalo
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Wii Would Like to Play: Nintendo Defends Wii Technology on First-to-Market and
American University Intellectual Property Brief
s Wii system does not infringe two patents owned by Motiva LLC and will not be blocked from import into the US In November 2008, Motiva filed its suit for patent infringement against Nintendo, over Motiva's 7292151 patent for “Human Movement

ExtremeTech
Is Nintendo out of 1-ups in the mobile game market?
ExtremeTech
Between the consumer smash-hit Wii console and the sales performance of the DS gaming system, Satoru Iwata — Nintendo's president — had a one-two punch to rival Little Mac when it came to the entertainment industry. Nintendo could not keep up with

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GoLocalProv
Family Matters: Holiday Films The Kids Will Love
GoLocalProv
With the help of three fans, The Muppets must reunite to save their old theater from a greedy oil tycoon. I loved watching the The Muppet Show on TV when I was a kid and still prefer old episodes to the feature length movies.

Billy Crystal is hosting the Oscars. But the Muppets still may be involved.
Washington Post (blog)
It would be a great way to promote “The Muppets,” the DVD release of which will likely be timed to come out right around the Oscars. And the Oscar producers could tout it as an example of their responsiveness to fans, who have been pushing via an

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The Muppets take TV, crash WWE 'Monday Night Raw'
Los Angeles Times
The show, initially scheduled for a November launch, recently was delayed until 2012. Miss Piggy will still be on the series when it airs -- maybe in time for “The Muppets” DVD release? (She's also the face of MAC cosmetics for the month of November,

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DVDs: 1939 -- Still Hollywood's Greatest Year
Huffington Post (blog)
The Muppets Take Manhattan has a slight edge because it was directed by Frank Oz. Neither film is as good as the original Muppet Movie and while they're never quite as great as I hope, they're consistently silly fun. Combine Manhattan's story with the

Toy Hall of Famers: Dollhouse, Hot Wheels, blanket
Foster's Daily Democrat
Handler, who died in July at age 95, grew Mattel Inc. into the nation's largest toy maker along with his wife, Ruth, who created the Barbie doll in 1959. The dollhouse evolved from 16th-century "baby houses," wooden cabinets in which wealthy European

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CBC.ca
Barbie Dolls and Taylor Swift: Highlights From the Country Music Awards
TIME
Here are the highlights: She and Paisley played with Faith Hill and Tim McGraw Barbie and Ken dolls. They made the dolls kiss and then pretended to check to see if they were anatomically correct. “That can't be right,” Underwood said while assessing
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The Northwood Omniscient: Bad influence behind Barbie
my.hsj.org
This gives girls the mentality that unless they have a body like Barbie's or live in a dream house, they will not be with their prince charming. On Oct. 8, Mattel added a Tokidoki Barbie to its collection. This Barbie doll is modeled after the Japanese

TECHNICOLOR :Technicolor Partners with Mattel
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The Mattel family is comprised of such best-selling brands as Barbie®, the most popular fashion doll ever introduced, Hot Wheels®, Matchbox®, American Girl®, Radica® and Tyco® R/C, as well as Fisher-Price® brands, including Little People®,
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Letter: Occupy St. Lucie?! Now, that's one long, strange trip, dude
TCPalm
Calling all long-haired, maggot-infested, dope-smoking, bed-wetting, tree-hugging, union-thug liberals. Now is the time to come to the aid of your comrades — I mean party. As you know, there have been numerous protests all across this great socialist

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Retirement Planning
Mattel's portfolio of brands and products are grouped in categories, such as Mattel Girls & Boys brands, including Barbie fashion dolls and accessories, Polly Pocket, Little Mommy, Disney Classics, and Monster High (collectively Other Girls Brands),

Salisbury Post
Still time to pack a box for Operation Christmas Child
Salisbury Post
Yet that did not seem enough, so Anna said, “Mommy, could I get a Barbie Doll?” She had seen the large smiles on the girl in the video and how she rejoiced over the getting a baby doll. Leigh Ann agreed and they were off for home to pack the boxes.

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Things that change really stay the same
Big Bear Grizzly
Barbie was all the rage when I was a little girl, and my friends and my cousins and I would set up Barbie villages that would be left up almost all summer long. We had a house, which was made of cardboard and folded up like a suitcase.

Globe and Mail

Taking it one game at a time
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Now 64, he has has lost 25 pounds, which he attributes mostly to plugging in to "Wii Fit." Larry Teckenbrock went through his 19 minute yoga workout he created on Wii Fit Plus in his home in Eagan. Larry Teckenbrock had been avoiding scales since

New Straits Times
Career: Fun, fit and united
New Straits Times
Explore further and you'll catch some doing push-ups to the popular anthem I Will Follow You, or swinging the Wii Nunchuk in a two-player tennis session. At the same time, a couple of staff will be on the treadmill in front of the main elevator,

Press-Register - al.com (blog)
Mobile schools try Wii fitness in PE
Press-Register - al.com (blog)
"Wee Can Fight Obesity," which works with the Nintendo Wii Fit gaming system, was developed by the Alabama Sports Festival in conjunction with the state Department of Education, Alabama State University and the Governor's Commission on Physical Fitness

ComputerActive.co.uk (blog)
Adventures with a Wii Fit: Yoga
ComputerActive.co.uk (blog)
The beauty of the Wii Fit for the differently thin (as I prefer to think of myself) is that you can exercise in the privacy of your own home. I'm not advocating becoming a recluse but knowing that no one is watching can be a big encouragement and let

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Irish Times
The best sites for clickmas
Irish Times
If you think your nearest and dearest is secretly pining for a motorised golf ball cleaner, Isotoner SmarTouch gloves (which allow you to use your touch screen phone without taking off your gloves) or a Darth Vader Lego mini-figure alarm clock,

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Beker: Shawn Micallef's Lego Method of dress makes for one stylish man
Toronto Star
Micallef, who describes his mode of dress as “conservative downlow,” confesses to being very picky when it comes to shopping, and shuns vintage finds. “I can't get over the creepiness of wearing somebody else's clothes,” he admits.

The Guardian
This week's new singles
The Guardian
For a song with Lego in the title, it's actually monolithically dull, then he "raps" and Christ knows what he says because all we could hear was, "When the rainy days are dying/You gotta keep on keep on trying ..." So, in short, this is so bland it

DeltaGamer
First Look: Voxatron
DeltaGamer
The game's lego-like visuals bring to mind many comparisons to Minecraft, with one crucial difference. The core value of Minecraft's gameplay was inventive construction. In Voxatron, gameplay is an ongoing process of creative destruction.