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Here's a list of Nintendo DS games that have been very, very nice this year. Check it once, check it twice, and you’ll see there’s a game for just about everyone on your list (naughty or nice).


  • Cashiers Andrea Affeld, center, of Royal Oak, and Vanessa Truitt, right, of Detroit, wait on customer Donnie Dykes of Berkley, Mich., left, as he purchases a Nintendo Wii  in Troy, Mich. Consumers bought plenty of game systems in November, stoking sales to nearly $3 billion for the month. Nintendo sold over 2 million of the popular video game consoles in the United States U.S. last month, according to data from market researcher NPD Group.


  • Those who don’t have a penny to spare on gaming may find that the best games in life are free. If times are tight, you probably want to think very carefully about how you spend the money you’ve set aside for video games. Here’s a few strategies for making your gaming dollar go farther.


  • Atari Inc., founded by Nolan Bushnell, launched the first truly successful video game "Pong" in 1972 but has struggled in recent years with lackluster games like "Jenga World Tour" and "Godzilla Unleashed."For many gamers Atari is a blast from the past or just a logo on retro T-shirts but the company that dates back 36 years is looking to reclaim a stake of the video game landscape.


  • Beginning Dec. 16, 'Rock Band' fans can download songs by Brad Paisley, Miranda Lambert and the Dixie Chicks (left). Sure, country music is popular. But does it rock?"Rock Band" is going a little bit country, adding downloadable songs from Brad Paisley, the Dixie Chicks and Brooks & Dunn. Sure, country music is popular. But does it rock?


  • Electronic Arts warned that its sales would fall below its prior fiscal year forecasts due to weaker-than-expected holiday sales. The company has seen a few bright spots in its lineup, including "Dead Space" (right), and "Left 4 Dead."Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. said Tuesday it expects revenue and earnings for fiscal 2009 to miss its prior outlook because of weaker-than-expected holiday sales. The company will also cut more jobs to reduce costs.


  • Cashiers Andrea Affeld, center, and Vanessa Truitt, right, wait on customer Donnie Dykes as he purchases a Nintendo Wii gaming system at a Meijers store in Troy, Mich. during Black Friday, Nov. 28, 2008. Nintendo's Wii has emerged as one of the few hot products this holiday season, and Wal-Mart will offer "tens of thousands" of the hard-to-get video game consoles on its Web site starting on Monday.


  • More than 10 years have passed since the last 'Fallout' video game. Msnbc.com's Todd Kenreck talks to executive producer Todd Howard about the video game 'Fallout 3.'  (MSNBC)After a day of dirty diapers and "Dora the Explorer," of laundry and homework time, when her four kids are finally asleep, Sarah Ninesling begins roaming the ruins of a post-apocalyptic Washington, D.C., fighting mutants to help save the survivors of a nuclear war.


  • A new crop of video games is encouraging fans to ignore their parents' advice and play with their food.


  • A Virtual Regatta player poses in front of a computer in Paris December 3, 2008. Some 170,000 people are playing the virtual version of the Vendee Globe, a solo, non-stop sailing race around the world that skirts the southern continents and which some call the Mount Everest of the sea. Always wanted to sail around the globe but never had the nerve? Just sign up online and now you can compete in one of France's most beloved yachting events without ever having to leave your desk.


  • Three years after its release, and the PSP is still lacking games — most people use it to watch movies on the go. But a nice mix of sports, arcade, shoot-‘em-ups, creative and traditional titles have made their way to the handheld this year.


  • It's a dead man's party as Msnbc.com's Todd Kenreck meets 'Left 4 Dead' writer Chet Faliszek inside the game. (MSNBC)From "Grand Theft Auto IV" and "Metal Gear Solid 4" to "Fallout 3" and "Gears of War 2," the majority of 2008's smartest gam