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May 12, 2008—Nintendo today launched a new service, WiiWare, that allows owners of its Wii game system to download Web-exclusive casual games directly to their console and to pay for those games using pre-purchased points. More

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    May 13, 2008—Russ Berrie and Company reported modest sales gain in the first three months of 2008 as it achieved a profitable quarter despite rising costs.
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    May 13, 2008—Hasbro has tapped movie industry veteran Bennett Schneir to fill the newly-created position of Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Motion Pictures.
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    May 9, 2008—The National Retail Federation is publicly supporting antitrust legislation scheduled to be discussed this month by a congressional committee that would require credit card companies to negotiate with retailers over rising credit card processing fees.


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