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Five Things We Learned From Mario Paint
Do not fear, whimpering advocates of the arts! Video game giant Nintendo has heard your plaintive cries! And they released a game meant to spur the latent artistic abilities of young gamers the world over. Its name is Mario Paint.

Five Things We Learned From Mario Paint

Do not fear, whimpering advocates of the arts! Video game giant Nintendo has heard your plaintive cries! And they released a game meant to spur the latent artistic abilities of young gamers the world over. Its name is Mario Paint.

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Five Things We Learned From New Consoles
With Sony and Nintendo both announcing new game systems this week, Joystick Division looks back at lessons we’ve learned from the new consoles of the past.

Five Things We Learned From New Consoles

With Sony and Nintendo both announcing new game systems this week, Joystick Division looks back at lessons we’ve learned from the new consoles of the past.

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Five Lessons Learned From the Super Mario Bros.
Joystick Division and artist David Stonecipher take a look at five lessons learned from the Nintendo classic Super Mario Bros.

Five Lessons Learned From the Super Mario Bros.

Joystick Division and artist David Stonecipher take a look at five lessons learned from the Nintendo classic Super Mario Bros.

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Poop In Super Mario’s Pipe
Do your business in a room straight out of the Mushroom Kingdom.

Poop In Super Mario’s Pipe

Do your business in a room straight out of the Mushroom Kingdom.

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Nine Nefarious Nintendo Games 
Nintendo’s consoles always have great games, right? Not always. Here are nine notorious stinkers from Nintendo’s past that the company wishes it could forget.

Nine Nefarious Nintendo Games

Nintendo’s consoles always have great games, right? Not always. Here are nine notorious stinkers from Nintendo’s past that the company wishes it could forget.

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Five Things We Learned From Duck Hunt 
Duck Hunt doesn’t let you mod your gun to get cooler duck kills. It doesn’t have a minigame where you and your dog drive race an escaping duck in your pickup truck. It doesn’t even have a trading system where you sell duck carcasses for gold pieces. But it does have one thing: duck shooting. And it does that one thing very well.

Five Things We Learned From Duck Hunt

Duck Hunt doesn’t let you mod your gun to get cooler duck kills. It doesn’t have a minigame where you and your dog drive race an escaping duck in your pickup truck. It doesn’t even have a trading system where you sell duck carcasses for gold pieces. But it does have one thing: duck shooting. And it does that one thing very well.

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Nintendo Wii Holiday Guide: What to Buy For the Little White Machine 
Buying a Wii this holiday? Here are ten games that should be in every Wii game library.

Nintendo Wii Holiday Guide: What to Buy For the Little White Machine

Buying a Wii this holiday? Here are ten games that should be in every Wii game library.