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"It has been a fantastic adventure, but the time has come where I need to choose one over the other ... and I have to choose my family." Kaigler is leaving the position after taking it only recently back in February of 2008. In a statement made to Kotaku, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of sales and marketing, Cammie Dunaway, said "Denise Kaigler has been a valuable part of the Nintendo of America team for the last two years. She's made a personal decision to spend more time with her family in New England. We wish her all the best in this next chapter of her life."

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DFC analyst David Cole said: "The dedicated portable game systems from companies like Nintendo and Sony are still expected to lead the market, but it appears growth for these devices has peaked. The platforms from Apple are expected to be responsible for the bulk of market growth over the next few years."

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In a statement issued to Kotaku, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing, Cammie "Smile Machine" Dunaway, says "Denise Kaigler has been a valuable part of the Nintendo of America team for the last two years.

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Company President David Campisi says, "Sports Authority recognized that the Wii console is a product that can help you stay active and have fun with your family at the same time, which is why the retail partnership with Nintendo is a perfect fit." Meanwhile, the American Council on Exercise finds the actual benefits of Wii Fit "underwhelming."

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"Consumers already look to us as the authority for their sports and fitness needs, so the retail partnership with Nintendo is the intersection of fitness and interactive gaming," said David Campisi, president of Sports Authority. "Sports Authority recognized that the Wii console is a product that can help you stay active and have fun with your family at the same time, which is why the retail partnership with Nintendo is a perfect fit. "

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"Every day Nintendo continues to attract new people to the world of video games," said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. "Now, through our retail partnership with Sports Authority, fitness fans have a convenient location to find fitness-related Nintendo products. "

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"As the holiday season draws near, it feels especially appropriate to offer consumers a new Mario adventure that they can enjoy together with family and friends," said Nintendo of America executive VP of sales and marketing Cammie Dunaway, in a statement.

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"As the holiday season draws near, it feels especially appropriate to offer consumers a new Mario adventure that they can enjoy together with family and friends, for the first time in the series' illustrious history," said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing.

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"If Nintendo still needed a reason for people to buy a Wii, this is the ultimate argument winner," Brian Crecente, editor in chief of game website Kotaku.com, says in his review, describing the game as "goodhearted" and "delightful."

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"He's really just a very soft-spoken, artistic, down-to-earth kind of guy," says another Nintendo executive who has worked with Miyamoto. "I don't think he would even know what the [drug] term 'shrooming' means."

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