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Donkey Kong Country Returns and others are also receiving price cuts.

Nintendo announced via press release yesterday that two popular titles will be augmenting the Nintendo Selects collection. Chief among the two is the recently announced US release of Pikmin 2 for the Nintendo Wii. The GameCube favorite will be released on June 10, 2012 and will retail for $19.99. Pikmin 2's primary upgrade are new controls that take advantage of the Wii Remote.

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Thanks goes to the Wii homebrew community for whipping up the Ocarina cheat code.

By now, you've probably already heard that Donkey Kong Country Returns has some inescapable motion control. Whether playing with the Wii Remote and Nunchuk set-up or just the Wii Remote alone, you are going to be shaking to perform the vital function of rolling as well as ground pounding and blowing. Recently, however, the Wii homebrew community has concocted a method to skirt the need to use these motion controls.

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Now every time you say the phrase, you owe Nintendo a dollar.

The phrase has been around for years, used in a variety of media, most notably movies, but now, Nintendo officially owns the rights to the catchphrase, "It's on like Donkey Kong." In honor of the upcoming release of Donkey Kong Country Returns, Nintendo has decided to take the plunge and file a request for ownership with the US Patent and Trademark Office.

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The new Kirby, Donkey Kong, and Pokémon titles now have a release date.

Early this morning Nintendo announced a release schedule for their upcoming titles, including a few notable third party selections as well.

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I can't believe it, but Donkey Kong Country is back ... and from Retro Studios at that!

After Nintendo announced that Retro Studios was reviving the Donkey Kong Country series during their press conference today, there was no question where I was headed to first.

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