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Super Mario Wii Bundle Is Not Japanese Internet Gold

8:00PM November 12, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

To mark the 25th anniversary of Super Mario Bros, a special Wii bundle that includes a “hacked” version of the game was released in Japan on November 11. It’s November 12, and the bundles are flooding online auction sites. More »


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The 2009 eBay Holiday Video Game Grey Market Report

6:00AM January 2, 2010 | Mike Fahey

While game publishers look to retail sales figures to gauge the success of the holiday season, let’s take a look at how our favourite games and consoles performed in the shady back-alleys of eBay’s 2009 holiday grey market. More »


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Valve Bans Grey-Market Modern Warfare 2 Keys

2:00PM November 21, 2009 | Owen Good

Some who bought CD keys for Modern Warfare 2 — no physical media in other words — from import resellers have seen their access to the game vanish, as Activision has apparently asked Valve to ban such keys. More »


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The Wii Holiday Grey Market 3: When Supply Meets Demand

5:00AM January 13, 2009 | Mike Fahey

Nintendo’s apparent ability to meet demand this holiday season seems to have flattened the turbulent Wii grey market, with eBay sales of the console going for far less than in previous years, according to eBay sales data analysed by Kotaku.

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