After posting a net loss for year ending Mar. 31 on weak demand, Sega Sammy is forecasting a return to profit this year, helped by the popularity of a pachinko machine featuring manga character Hokuto Ken and the release of a new Sonic the Hedgehog videogame.

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Candace Bushnell, lauded authoress of six New York Times bestsellers is most famous for the creation of a character nearly twenty years ago is back this summer with the release of the second of two prequels of that same iconic character, Summer In The City: A Carrie Diaries Novel.

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But before the American release of the game, the character was re-christened in honor of Mario Segale, landlord of a warehouse owned by Nintendo America, to whom he reportedly bore a physical similarity.

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But before the American release of the game, the character was rechristened in honor of Mario Segale, landlord of a warehouse owned by Nintendo America, to whom he reportedly bore a physical similarity.

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The movie, which offers a non-stop barrage of game character cameos and references that will make the Blu-ray release a must-have, has been winning over critics and audiences alike.

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