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[Live Nintendo | News, Reviews, Previews, Guides, Editorials, Rants and Commentary] Most of you have already heard that there is going to be a News channel available on the Wii in which you will get up to date news from around the globe.

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[Wiiwii.tv] Wii Wii » 2007 » January: To add to Tuesday’s story about the American woman who died from water intoxication after ‘holding her wee for a Wii’, it has been reported that the radio station in question is trying desperately to save face - by firing 10 of their staff. According to a spokesman from the station, ‘they are no longer with the company for violating the terms of their employment agreements with the station’, with at least one of the DJs admitting they should’ve done their research before creating the competition.

[Joystiq.com] First online Wii game uses game-specific friend code - Joystiq: IGN's recent review of the Japanese version of Pokemon Battle Revolution reveals that the game uses "a unique 12-digit friend code, different from your Wii system number," to identify you to potential online opponents. As if that wasn't bad enough, the game has "no actual lobby where you can see how many players are currently doing battle under the various rules of play," meaning it's hard to find new people to play against.

http://my.opera.com [My.opera.com] Developers Are Keen On The Wii - N + - by N +: Famitsu magazine have conducted a survey of 58 developers at 19 Japanese game companies to discover their opinions on the next gen consoles. IGN have translated the story, but GoNintendo have put the stats into an easily accessible format.

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