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What would you say are the best selling Nintendo products ever? If you’d had said the NES and the GameBoy, you’d have been right, a couple of months ago, but Nintendo has released new lifetime sales figured for its consoles, which show that the Wii and the DS are now the top dogs of Nintendo hardware.

The NES sold nearly 62 million units and the GameBoy sold over 118 million units, but as of December 2009 the Wii had sold over 67 million, becoming Nintendo’s best selling home console, and the DS has sold more than 125 million, making it the best selling item that Nintendo has ever sold.

It’s worth noting that the ‘DS’ includes the DS Phat, Lite, DSi and the new DSi LL/XL, but by the same token, ‘GameBoy’ includes the original, pocket and color, but whether or not it includes the GBA and it’s various offshoots is unclear.

In the presentation where the sales figures were announced, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said “Needless to say, these are just two milestones of a larger journey in our efforts to reach the ultimate goal of bringing one home console for every household and one handheld for everyone.”

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The Amazing Brain Train is a brain training game like no other. Hosted by the diminutive genius Professor Fizzwizzle, the player is taken on a brain-boosting adventure around the Professor’s cartoon world, stopping to solve challenges and help his friends along the way.

Fueled only by mental energy, The Amazing Brain Train guides the player through 15 different mini-games inthree addictive game play modes – quest, test, and practice.

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ZodTTD recently rolled out a Nintendo 64 emulator for the iPhone, where it will run only on jailbroken iPhones. Interestingly enough, this emulator comes with Wii Remote support, enabling the Wiimote to function as a control interface that relies on both buttons and the accelerometer to give you total control in a game. No idea on whether nunchuck functionality has been integrated or not, but we hope so assuming you want to give Mario64 a go.

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A new study shows that Nintendo’s popular Wii Fit program could improve your aerobic health.

By Matthew Shaer | 11.16.09

Nintendo aficionados have long argued that a couple hours of bowling on the Wii is just as good as a jog around the neighborhood or a friendly game of pick-up soccer. And now they’ve got an official scientific study to back up their claims.

According to Motohiko Miyachi, head of physical activity at the National Institute of Health and Nutrition in Tokyo, some of the games on the Nintendo Wii provide the same level of exercise as their fresh-air counterparts.

Miyachi put particular emphasis on the aerobic workout provided by Nintendo boxing and tennis games – one-armed work-outs that can often leave users happily breathless. Equally good are some of the strength exercises provided by the new Nintendo Wii Fit Plus game, the study suggested. (Wii Fit Plus review in video below.)

How about yoga? Also beneficial. While noting that the yoga and stretching routines available on Wii Fit Plus are less aerobically intense than, say, Wii Tennis, these drills do help improve flexibility, Miyachi noted.

Of course, you can take all of this with a grain of salt – Nintendo funded the study. Ahem. Maybe they’re hoping a little publicity will help drum up interest among holiday shoppers?

It’s been a rough year for Nintendo. In late October, Nintendo posted a profit of only 69.5 billion yen – approximately $767 million – for the most recent six-month fiscal period. By comparison, during the same six-month period last year, Nintendo raked in 144.83 billion yen, more than double the 2009 figure.

Nintendo has blamed the slump on a drop in sales of the Wii – the console which had buoyed Nintendo’s fortunes since its 2006 release. Nintendo sold only 5.75 million Wii machines globally during the first half of 2009, down from 10 million in 2008.

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According to an interview with GTTV, Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime has vehemently denied the rumors that the company is planning an HD version of the popular Wii for 2010.

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