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The phrase "all good things must come to an end" doesn't always apply when it comes to gaming. Not all games have ends, precisely; games with certain types of multiplayer functions, or puzzle games and similar titles, could probably be played forever, provided you don't grow tired of them. But let's talk about those games that do have a definite ending. When you've saved the princess, completed all the side quests, killed the Weapons, stopped the apocalypse, and gotten the girl/boy/kingdom, what do you do? Sell it? Lend it to a friend? Keep it for later replay or collecting purposes?

JoystiqDS Daily: All good things originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Despite Gamestop's recent assurances that the Wii will be hard to find for at least six more months, some think that the system's sales figures are about to peak. Exhibit one: KBC Securities Japan, which recently downgraded Nintendo's stock from a "buy" to a "hold" recommendation because of worries that Wii and DS sales will slow after "explosive growth" in the last year.

The KBC report, which also includes a 30 percent cut in its 12-month price estimate for Nintendo stock, is also based on worries that the Japanese company will see its revenues continue to suffer as a result of the weakening American dollar. KBC's outlook stands in stark contrast to Nintendo's own bullish profit estimates over the last year of surging sales. Since everyone seems to be making predictions, we're going to go out on a limb and say that Nintendo's stock will plummet when contact with an alien race quickly erases all human want and destroys the international economic system as we know it. Hey, it could happen ...

JoystiqNintendo stock downgraded on fears of slowing system demand originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This is what stock looks like.Wait, what? It turns out that the Japanese seat of power actually owned around 1.4% of Nintendo's stock, coming in at a pricey $557 million dollars ... turns out they made quite a profit, seeing as how Nintendo's stock has gone up 43% in the past six months alone.

The unfortunate consequence of this action, however, is that Nintendo's stock value dropped by 2.7% to 32,950 yen per share. Before the Sony fanboys doom-sayers come out in full force, however, it should be noted that our sister site Joystiq notes that the government sold the shares as per Nintendo's request; the gaming giant actually wanted to increase the number of individual share-holders.

Should you go buy some NTDOY stock? If you're business-savvy, why not? Nintendo's been on a roll financially, and it can't hurt to revel in some of their success.

JoystiqJapanese government sells its Nintendo stock originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 20:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We're talking about booty in the pirate sense here (can we say piratical?) -- specifically, all your gaming booty, and we want to know what you do with it. Are you an obsessive collector, stockpiling all the games you ever obtain, until your walls are lines with cases? Do you sell them or maybe trade with other gamers? Or do you put up with the jankery that is gaming store trade-for-credit deals, simply because it's easy? 'Fess up -- we want to know all about what you do with games once you've finished them.

JoystiqWii Warm Up: What do you do with your booty? originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 05 Feb 2007 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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For those of you who just can't wait until Sunday to get your hands on something Wii-branded, some North American Gamestop stores are already selling select Wii games that were shipped to stores on Tuesday. Our local store was selling Super Moneky Ball: Banana Blitz, Trauma Center: Second Opinion, Call of Duty 3, and GT Pro Series (other titles were in stock but explicitly embargoed until launch day). Of course, supplies and availability may vary at your local store, so call ahead first if you're planning on jumping the gun.

While you obviously won't be able to actually play the games until you have your hands on the system this weekend, you can stand them up next to your Wii accessories from Target and stare at them lovingly as you count down the seconds.

JoystiqGamestop selling some Wii games early originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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ntrepid, daring reporter than I am, I decided to brave the intense, soul-freezing cold that is Central Florida in October. My destination? Toys R' Us ... which I had heretofore not even known existed in my tiny town of Gainesville, Florida ... to check out the line. Reports were coming in of many TRU stores giving raffle tickets to everyone there, and having a lottery to determine the winners ... poppycock! The most devoted should get the system, and devoted there were. The first couple folks were out there at 8:45 AM on Saturday morning, bravely camping out for ... wait, a PS3?

[update 1 -- fixed a small typo]

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JoystiqToys R' Us nonsense [update 1] originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 29 Oct 2006 00:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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