The SNES is the greatest console of all time

While the decision was a difficult one, it seemed almost too simple I declare the SNES the greatest console of all time.

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Police use Miis to locate owners of stolen Wii

In West Yorkshire, England, police are hoping that Miis may help them trace the crime victims who have had a Nintendo Wii console stolen. Earlier this month, a 32-year-old man was arrested on property theft charges. The Wii was reportedly found in a distinctive burgundy bag. Police believe the console may have been stolen just after Christmas...

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39 Free Online Wii Games You Shouldn't Miss

These games are made to play with your Opera internet browser on the Wii. You can play them on a PC just fine too. You'll be addicted before you know it.

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18 Undiscovered Websites Every Gamer Should Know

The gaming niche is characterized by its haves and have-nots. You’ve seen Kotaku, IGN, GameSpot, Joystiq, 1UP and the others, but what about the great, lesser-known gaming sites? Here are 18 great gaming sites you might not have seen before.

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100,000-year-old human skull found

"An almost complete human skull dating back 80,000 to 100,000 years has been unearthed in central China, state media reported Wednesday."

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Angry Employee Deletes All of Company's Data

Woman thinks she's about to be fired, goes into office over weekend and destroys past 7 years' worth of archives.

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BREAKING: All PS1 Games (discs included) Now Playable on PSP

With today's PS3 firmware 2.10 update and PSP firmware 3.80 update, Sony has secretly updated the Remote Play functionality to allow playing of all PSone downloadable games AS WELL AS PS1 ORIGINAL DISCS! Straight to the source on the Playstation Forums. This is really interesting tech news!

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Blu-ray on the PS3: The best decision Sony ever made.

It was only a year ago that social networking sites like digg were alive with the great upset: Nintendo outsells giant PS3. The result was incredible, especially considering the huge initial demand for PS3, selling for thousands of dollars on auction sites like ebay. But Nintendo had a good business strategy. They tapped new markets [...]

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Setting Up A Simple, Ubuntu-Based Home File Server

This tutorial explains how to turn an old PC with additional hard disks into a simple home file server. The file server is intended for home use. The home file server is accessible by Windows and Linux computers in the home network.

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Near-Earth Asteroid 2007 TU24 to Pass Close to Earth Jan.29

Correction to badastronomy.com which made front page. Asteroid 2007 TU24, discovered by the Catalina Sky Survey on October 11, 2007 will closely approach the Earth to within 1.4 lunar distances (334,000 miles) on 2008 Jan. 29 08:33 UT. This object, between 150 and 600 meters in diameter.

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Top 25 SNES Games

I decided to make it a little longer so I could fit a few more of my favorites in. And, although I like the N64, Playstation, PS2, etc., I definitely won't be making a top list for those systems (not only because they're not retro, but they just aren't as special to me as the NES and SNES).

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Don't Look Up Haruhi's Skirt!

On January 31st, PS2 game Suzumiya Haruhi no Tomadoi goes on sale. To get everyone excited, Akihabara retailer Messe Sanoh has a life-sized Haruhi Suzumiya figurine in front of the shop. Some might get a little too excited and have the urge to shame poor Haruhi. How the store is combating that,

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