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==Features==
=== The Boys Are Back! ===
{{main|Donkey Kong Country Returns}}

=== New Horizon ===
{{main|Golden Sun: Dark Dawn}}

=== Game Changers ===
NP is ranking of [[Nintendo]]'s Most Influential Games. 




==Departments==

=== Pulse ===
* Contains a [[Nester]] reference
* 

==== The score ==== 
* Informal Polls on ___________




===News===
'''Headliner'''
* [[Nintendo 3DS]] news

'''New From Japan'''
* [[Nintendo 3DS News]]
* [[Nintendo DS]] still top selling system in Japan. Included pictures on Ace Attorney Investigations 2, Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded, Radiant Historia

''Misc News''
* Worms coming to Wii with WFC-Compatibility
* [[WB Games]] has Touch master connect, a mini-game collection
* {{wp|Top Spin 4}}
* [[Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs]]

==== Warp Zone ====
* ''5 Years ago'' - 
* ''10 Years ago'' - 
* ''20 Years ago'' - {{np-vol|19}} covered {{NES}} 4-Player abilities.  

==== Scott Pilgrim Laves Nintendo ====
Shows 10 references to Nintendo Gaming in the film {{wp|Scott Pilgrim vs. the World}}. 

==== Star Power ====
In game and out-game history of {{lw|Fox McCloud}}, along with a physical description of said character.

==== Collectors Corner ====
* {{wp|Chrono Trigger}} and [[Mario Kart]] toys. 

==== Game Forecast ====
* All known up coming games, broken up by system. Includes title, Developer and Projected date. 


=== Downloads ===
==== Features ====
===== WiiWare =====
* The Characters of Retro City Rampage
==== Previews ====
===== WiiWare =====
* {{wp|MDK2}} 
* {{wp|FAST Racing League}}
* {{wp|Fluidity}}

===== DSiWare =====
* {{wp|Clay Fighter:Call of Putty}}

====Evaluation Station====
=====[[DSiWare]]=====
{| class=sortable <!-- <!-- <!-- align="left" --> --> --> style="background: silver; border: 1px solid black; font-family:Arial;"
|-
! Game
! Rating
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| ''{{wp|101 Shark Pets}}''
! Grumble Grumble
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| ''{{wp|24/7 Solitaire}}''
! Recommended
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| ''{{wp|Absolute Brickbuster}}''
! Grumble Grumble
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| ''{{wp|Crazy Sudoku}}''
! Hmmm...
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| ''{{wp|Crystal Monsters}}''
! Hmmm...
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| ''{{wp|Face Pilot}}''
! Hmmm...
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| ''{{wp|Happy Birthday Mart}}''
! Hmmm...
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| ''{{wp|Hello Flowerz}}''
! Grumble Grumble
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| ''{{wp|Hospital Havoc}}''
! Hmmm...
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| ''{{wp|Petz Hamsterz Family}}''
! Hmmm...
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| ''{{wp|Petz Kittens}}''
! Grumble Grumble
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| ''{{wp|Pop Island - Paperfield}}''
! Recommended
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| ''{{wp|Primrose}}''
! Hmmm...
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| ''{{wp|Puffins: Let’s Race!}}''
! Hmmm...
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| ''{{wp|Quickpack Farmer}}''
! Recommended
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| ''{{wp|Soul of Darkness}}''
! Recommended
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| ''{{wp|Steamworld Tower Defense}}''
! Recommended
|}
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=====[[Virtual Console]]=====
{| class=sortable <!-- <!-- <!-- align="left" --> --> --> style="background: silver; border: 1px solid black; font-family:Arial;"
|-
! Game
! Rating
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| ''{{wp|Aero the Acro-Bat}}''
! Hmmm...
|}
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=====[[WiiWare]]=====
{| class=sortable <!-- <!-- <!-- align="left" --> --> --> style="background: silver; border: 1px solid black; font-family:Arial;"
|-
! Game
! Rating
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| ''{{wp|Aquaspace}}''
! Hmmm...
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| ''{{wp|Balloon Pop Festival}}''
! Grumble Grumble
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| ''{{wp|Cruise Party}}''
! Hmmm...
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| ''{{wp|Furry Legends}}''
! Hmmm...
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| ''{{wp|Heavy Fire: Special Operations}}''
! Recommended
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| ''{{wp|Hoopworld}}''
! Hmmm...
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| ''{{wp|Pearl Harbor Trilogy: 1941 - Red Sun Rising}}''
! Recommended
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| ''{{wp|Toribash}}''
! Recommended
|}
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===Previews===
====Nintendo DS====
* ''{{wp|Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City}}
* ''[[Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs]]''
* ''[[Professor Layton and the Unwound Future]]''
* ''{{wp|Super Scribblenauts}}''
====Wii====
* ''{{wp|Babysitting Mama}}''
* ''{{wp|DJ Hero 2}}''
* ''{{wp|Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock}}''
* ''[[Kirby's Epic Yarn]]''
* ''{{wp|NBA Jam}}''
* ''{{wp|Samurai Warriors 3}}''
* ''{{wp|Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes}}''
* ''{{wp|Shaun White Skateboarding}}
* ''{{wp|Tron: Evolution - Battle Grids}}''
* ''[[Wii Party]]''




* ''{{wp|Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II}}''
* ''{{wp|FIFA 11}}''
* ''{{wp|Rock Band 3}}''


===Reviews===
====Nintendo DS====
{| class=sortable <!-- <!-- <!-- align="left" --> --> --> style="background: silver; border: 1px solid black; font-family:Arial;"
|-
! Game
! Rating
! Reviewer
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| ''{{wp|Ivy The Kiwi?}}''
! 7.0
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|} 
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====Wii====
{| class=sortable <!-- <!-- <!-- align="left" --> --> --> style="background: silver; border: 1px solid black; font-family:Arial;"
|-
! Game
! Rating
! Reviewer
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| ''{{wp|Guilty Party}}''
! 7.0
|
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| ''{{wp|Gunblade NY & LA Machineguns Arcade Hits Pack}}''
! 5.5
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|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| ''{{wp|Ivy the Kiwi?}}''
! 7.5
|
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| ''[[Metroid: Other M]]''
! 8.5
|
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| ''{{wp|NHL Slapshot}}''
! 6.0
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|}
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