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Let it all out, big man - a history of tears and elation, Nintendo-style

Sept 25, 2007

Microsoft and Sony declare blitzkrieg on your soul; Nintendo givesyou a shoulder to cry on. With wetted eye we return to our most emotional Nintendo moments…

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Ouendan's Over the Distance sequence is a mature ode to the recently deceased. Mullered in a motorcycle crash, young Ishida barters three more hours to make peace with his peeved girlfriend Ryouko - prompted by a mad cacophony of drums and cymbals, natch. If you don't cry to these heart-shaped spilt coffee puddles and cryptic laptop messages, you need new tear ducts.

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