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Top Online Stores for Cyber Monday 2011

Cyber Monday is around the corner and with it comes a number of sizeable discounts on a whole lot of gadgets. Several top-notch retailers offer the convenience of shopping online for exciting items. Other prominent retailers like Dell, ThinkGeek and Sony are also expected to offer deals for their products on their Web sites.
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PETA believes Mario takes a “pro fur” stance” because he “wears the skin of a raccoon dog to give him special powers.”

Mario’s Raccoon Suit Enrages PETA

PETA has accused Nintendo's most famous mascot of being pro fur for wearing a raccoon suit in his new game, Super Mario 3D Land, released on Nov. 13.
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PETA Takes Aim at Mario for Tanooki Suit

Mario may be used to fighting the likes of Bowser for the attention of Princess Peach, but he recently acquired a powerful foe: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and its media machine.
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'Pokemon'-inspired 'MinoMonsters' To Hit iOS

A young entrepreneur, 19-year-old Josh Buckley, is bringing a similar game as Pokemon to the iPhone, called MinoMonsters. Players will be able to collect monsters, level them up in typical RPG style, and pit them against others in this iOS game.
U.S. Portable Game Software by Revenue Chart

iOS and Android Hijack Mobile Gaming Market

Android and iOS mobile devices have grown their presence in the mobile gaming market from 19-percent market share in 2009 to 58 percent in 2011. The two challenge long-running mobile gaming champions Nintendo and Sony.
"Do a Barrel Roll" Has a Song

‘Do a Barrel Roll’ Song Sweeps YouTube [AUDIO]

For those not keen on hashtags and trending topics, Do a Barrel Roll has been sweeping social networking sites for the past 36 hours. Thanks to the behemoth Google, Do a Barrel Roll became one of the hottest search terms on the site, as individuals across the world wanted to see what exactly a barrel roll was.
A Sony logo is pictured at an electronic shop in Tokyo

Sony Forecasts 4th Straight Loss, Cuts TV Sales

Sony Corp said it is headed for its fourth straight annual net loss, instead of a profit it forecast earlier, as Thai floods disrupted camera production, adding to losses from a soaring yen and price slides in its TVs and PCs in the United States and Europe.
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Sony Slashes Forecast to Fourth Straight Loss

Sony Corp said it is now headed for its fourth straight annual net loss instead of a profit as Thai floods disrupt camera production on top of losses from a soaring yen and price slides in its TVs and PCs in the United States and Europe.
Visitors try Sony Corp.'s head-mounted display personal 3D Viewer, HMZ-T1, and the digital binocular DEV-3 at CEATEC JAPAN 2011 electronics show in Chiba.

Sony Slashes Annual Operating Profit f'cast by 90 pct

Sony Corp on Wednesday slashed its full-year operating profit outlook by 90 percent to its lowest level in three years as Thai floods disrupt camera production at the Japanese company, which is already struggling with a soaring yen and sluggish television sales in the U.S. and Europe.
Nintendo reported net losses of $926 million in 2011, as a result of poor software sales and foreign exchange rates.

Nintendo’s Losses: Should Mario Go Mobile?

Nintendo announced its first annual loss in company history, a result of poor software sales and yen exchange rates. If Nintendo can't stop the advent of mobile gaming, should it join instead?

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