Due to a lack of publisher availability of the original title, 5 lucky people will receive a copy of Star Wars: The Clone Wars Republic Heroes on DS. We apologise for the change of title, but can guarantee that this is also a top notch Star Wars DS game.

To win, all entrants had to answer was one simple question:

The five winners are:

1. Blake, Sydney, NSW: When Luke found out that Princess Leia was his sister, man was that slap in the face for that guy, he made out with his sister!

2. Shannon, Alice Springs, NT: Luke Skywalker training with Yoda – “Do or Do Not. There is No Try..”

3. Lyndal, Tewantin, NSW: When I was a kid I used to watch Return of the Jedi over and over on VHS. Those were the days.

4. Brenton, Mawson Lakes, SA: Running around home with wooden, homemade light sabres with my brothers pretending to be Luke Skywalker. I’m sure wood hurts more than a light sabre.

5. Tony, Gwandalan, NSW: Star Wars came out when I was a kid and I saw it with may mate about a dozen times in one weekend, bought the soundtrack, the figurines, the posters etc. My favourite memory is just the months of obsession that we had with Star Wars, basically just lived and breathed it 24/7. I think my parents wanted to commit me after the first week.

The game winners will be receiving.

Congratulations again to the five lucky winners! Prizes will be mailed out soon.

Releasing November 4, Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron presents an expanded new take on the classic Star Wars Battlefront gameplay, resulting in new levels of interaction and excitement in handheld gaming.

For the first time ever in the Star Wars Battlefront series, players will be able to fight on multi-level battlefronts, on the ground and in space. Players can start the fight on foot, commandeer a vehicle to battle on the ground or dogfight in space, and land their craft and fight on capital starships. The battles waged on each front are all directly affected by the player’s actions, creating a combat experience where every shot fired and every enemy defeated can affect the outcome of a battle on another front.

To win a copy, all you have to do is send us an answer to the following question:

What is your favourite memory of Star Wars and why?

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

- This competition commences immediately, and will conclude on the 8th of November 2009. One entry is allowed per person. Five (5) main prize winners will chosen with the most humorous and/or thoughtful entries, and will be notified via email. Chance plays no part in determining winners. Winners will receive a copy of the DS version of Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron.

- The competition is open to all residents of Australia, except where prohibited by local law. The games are in PAL Format and cannot be traded for NTSC.

- TNB staff members are ineligible to win. TNB is not responsible for lost or damaged mail and the prizes are not redeemable for cash.

- TNB reserves the right to substitute any of the prizes but will always do so for a prize of equal value.

- TNB reserves the right to change the terms and conditions of this competition at any time.

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One randomly drawn winner from Twitter and one email entry will win a copy of Scribblenauts on the Nintendo DS, as well as a limited edition Rooster Hat!

The winners are:

Twitter winner, Jennifer from Melbourne: @JennifARGH

And the email winner is Ben from Sydney with his answer in response to the question:

What is your dream object to summon in Scribblenauts and why?

Ben’s answer: I would summon a Nintendo DS with Scribblenauts in it, therefore creating a black hole through the eventuality of inexorable contingent affirmations of anomalies, allowing me to summon things in the real world ~ BOHAHAHAHAHA!

Yes… Good luck with that.

And those are the two very lucky winners! Prizes will be mailed out soon.

Thanks to all who entered, and if you weren’t a winner this time around don’t worry, as TNB will have a new competition up very shortly, so keep checking back!

Scribblenauts, the much anticipated multi-award winning inventive and wholly original puzzle game is coming to the Nintendo DS September 30th.

Developed by 5th Cell (Lock’s Quest, Drawn to Life), Scribblenauts incorporates innovative “write anything, solve everything” gameplay that allows players to write in words to solve puzzles using the Nintendo DS touchscreen and stylus. Both expert and novice gamers can enjoy Scribblenauts – the only limit is players’ imaginations!

So now, how to win a copy plus a Rooster Hat? Continue scrolling down!

The two copies of the game will be divided into two separate competitions, which can both be entered, once each per person.

The first copy of the game + Rooster Hat will be available to Twitter users who follow @tnbasement and RT (retweet) this message:

RT @tnbasement I have entered into the draw to win a copy of Scribblenauts and a Rooster Hat on NDS! Details here: http://bit.ly/2k6Mk1 #TNB

And it’s as easy as that. A winner will be randomly selected from all the entries at the competition close on the 1st of October.

The second copy of Scribblenauts + Rooster Hat can be entered via email, and must answer this question:

What is your dream object to summon in Scribblenauts and why?

Send entries to: scribble@thenintendobasement.com. The most creative and hilarious entry will win. All entries must be received before the competition closes on October 1st.

IMPORTANT – PLEASE NOTE: Each person entering the competition can enter both draws (Twitter and email), meaning they can have a maximum of 2 entries in the competition. They cannot win 2 prizes however, and in the unlikely case of a random Twitter selection being the same entrant as the winner of the email competition, a second place email entry will receive the second prize pack.

Get your entries in and good luck!

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

- This competition commences immediately, and will conclude on the 1st of October 2009. Two entries (total) are allowed per person, one in the Twitter draw and one in the email competition. Two (2) main prize winners will chosen, one from a random Twitter draw and one with the most creative and/or humorous email entry. Winners will be notified via Twitter Direct Message/email. Chance plays no part in determining winners in the email competition. Winners will receive a copy of the DS game Scribblenauts, and a Rooster Hat (images below).

- The competition is open to all residents of Australia, except where prohibited by local law. The games are in PAL Format and cannot be traded for NTSC.

- TNB staff members are ineligible to win. TNB is not responsible for lost or damaged mail and the prizes are not redeemable for cash.

- TNB reserves the right to substitute any of the prizes but will always do so for a prize of equal value.

- TNB reserves the right to change the terms and conditions of this competition at any time.

The competition has been run, and 3 lucky winners have emerged! They answered the question:

If you were a Metallica band member, what would be your chosen stage name and why?

OK, so the winners were:

Michael, WA
I would call myself Elvis F***ing Christ. It’s a name that demands attention and respect. Also, due to the middle name, it would offend peoples mothers, which is something that Metallica haven’t been able to do for far too long.

Stephen, VIC
The Napster, to piss Lars off and because it’s not a half bad name.

Justin, VIC
Justin Millard, because Metallica don’t use stage names.

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And those were the three winning entries! Congratulations! All of you will be receiving a copy of Guitar Hero: Metallica Wii in the post shortly.

As for everyone else who didn’t win this time around, make sure to keep checking back on TNB for more competitions, and thanks for entering.

Want to know how you can win one?

Enter the world of Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo and experience Metallica’s intensity and skill while shredding on the guitar controller, ripping on the drum kit controller and wailing on the mic to a set list of over 45 explosive hits from both the Grammy Award-winning band and more than 20 popular artists selected by Metallica, such as Alice In Chains, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, Foo Fighters, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Queen.

As one of the greatest metal bands of all time, players perform in venues reminiscent of the band’s epic album covers, themes from their music and real world locales.

How to win you ask? Well, that part’s easy. All you have to do to be in the draw is answer this question:

If you were a Metallica band member, what would be your chosen stage name and why?

Competition now closed.

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

- This competition commences immediately, and will conclude on the 25th of June. One entry is allowed per person. Three (3) main prize winners will chosen with the most humorous and/or creative entries, and will be notified via email. Chance plays no part in determining winners. Winners will receive a copy of the Wii version of Guitar Hero Metallica.

- The competition is open to all residents of Australia, except where prohibited by local law. The games are in PAL Format and cannot be traded for NTSC.

- TNB staff members are ineligible to win. TNB is not responsible for lost or damaged mail and the prizes are not redeemable for cash.

- TNB reserves the right to substitute any of the prizes but will always do so for a prize of equal value.

- TNB reserves the right to change the terms and conditions of this competition at any time.

Now fast forward to 2009. The sifting of almost 200 entries has been done, and 3 very lucky winners have been drawn. Was it you?

The person who won 1st prize was Charlie from Victoria. He sent in this entry, in answer to “Describe your dream Nintendo Christmas”:

Hilary Duff and I would be hosting a fabulous party where all of us would be playing ‘Mario Kart’. Our pet Yoshi is busy frolicking in the snow outside as we all laugh and sing merrily inside. Hilary will announce that her Gingerbread Men are ready, and we’ll eat them while the Jonas Brothers and Ashley Tisdale play us Christmas Carols on Wii Music.

Charlie’s prize choices included Wario Land: The Shake Dimension and the Mario Kart Super Race Set. Congratulations!

The 2nd prize winner was Amy from NSW. Her answer to the same question was:

Mario and Luigi in the kitchen cooking up a Christmas feast complete with pizza, pasta and mushrooms!

Out of the remaining prizes she chose Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia and the set of three limited edition Collector Tins from Super Mario Figurines – Series 1. Hoorah!

And finally, 3rd prize was taken out by Lauren, again from Victoria. Her entry:

Mario and Luigi wake me Christmas morning, and take me go-kart racing; crowd is roaring, flag waving, eyeing my competitors, Donkey, Yoshi, and Princess Peach.

And because Lauren was the final winner, she did not get to choose her prizes, but should be very happy receiving Kirby Super Star Ultra and the entire Series 1 of the Super Mario Collectible Figurines.

And that’s it! Congratulations to all our winners, and thanks to everyone who entered. Stay tuned for more awesome competitions from TNB in the near future!

The prize pack contains games from the TNB Xmas Buyer’s Guide: Kirby Super Star Ultra, Wario Land: The Shake Dimension, and Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia.

But that’s not all. We have all three of the items from the Product section of the Guide to give away, including: The entire Series 1 of Super Mario Collectible Figurines, all three limited edition Super Mario tinned Collector’s Edition figurines, and a Mario Kart Super Race Set.

To win a part of this prize pack, all you have to do is:

Describe your dream Nintendo Christmas.

Be as creative and imaginative as you like! Entries will be judged on their creativity and originality.

3 lucky winners will be drawn, 1st drawn will have a choice of one game and one (grouped) product out of the entire prize pack, 2nd drawn will choose one game and one (grouped) product from what remains and 3rd will receive what is left.

Now because the competition is so close to Christmas it will run into the new year, closing on the 5th of January, commencing immediately.

The competition is now closed. Winners will be announced shortly.

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

- This competition commences immediately, and will conclude on the 5th of January. One entry is allowed per person. Three (3) main prize winners will chosen with the most creative and/or original entries, and will be notified via email. Winners will receive a “pair” out of the prize pack, consisting of one game and one (grouped) product. The first person drawn will be able to choose whichever game and product they wish to receive, second drawn will choose from what remains, and third drawn will receive what is left at the end of the draw.

- The competition is open to all residents of Australia, except where prohibited by local law. The games are in PAL format and cannot be traded for NTSC.

- TNB staff members are ineligible to win, TNB Community Team members are eligible to win. TNB is not responsible for lost or damaged mail and the prizes are not redeemable for cash.

- We reserve the right to substitute any of the prizes but will always do so for a prize of equal value. TNB reserves the right to change the terms and conditions of this competition at any time.

- If any problems are experienced with entering the competition through the above form, please email staff@thenintendobasement.com and detail your problem.

The question to answer to win was:

If you were Spiderman, what would be the first thing you would do with any of your powers and why.

Caitlin from NSW put in a bit of extra effort and sent in this impressive entry:

Mary Jane I would entice
As I think she’s pretty nice
I doubt my powers she’d resist
Especially since Spidey and her have kissed
Swoon she would into my arms
Futile is it to resist my charm.

Caitlin has won a copy of the Wii game.

Next, we had James from SA, with this witty entry:

The first thing I would do with Spidey powers is set off to take my murderous revenge against those who had denied me a free copy of Spiderman: Web of Shadows when I was the clear winner of the competition.

James will receive a copy of the DS game.

The third winner was Rebecca from SA. She also sent us an awesome little poem:

I always lose the remote control,
A techno-clutz, that’s me,
I’d use my Spidey web-shooting powers,
To change channels on the TV!

For her efforts, Rebecca will receive the Wii game.

And finally we have Luke from VIC, with his entry:

Being Spiderman, I’d go find Mary-Jane and let her teach me how to shoot my ’spider web’.

Luke will be receiving the DS version of the game.

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And that’s it! Congratulations to all the winners. If you missed out this time, make sure to check back very soon for our next competition.

Spider-Man: Web of Shadows immerse players in an all-new action-adventure saga that gives them unprecedented control, never before seen in a Spider-Man game. Armed throughout the battle and confronted by an unrecognizable New York City, players choose to play as a heroic web-slinger or a volatile, destructive anti-hero, fighting with or against a vast number of fan-favorite Marvel heroes and villains, switching instantly between sides, and deciding which missions to undertake to save mankind. An all-new combat system combines web slinging and customizable superpowers to give gamers the freedom to fight and explore in a free-roaming, open-ended environment. Battles blend Spider-Man’s speed and agility with the landscape, challenging players to master fast moving acrobatic combat, powerful new web-slinging moves and destructive combo attacks, as they take the fight from the streets, up the sides of buildings and onto rooftops.

For more information, check out the official website at http://seizecontrol.marvel.com. It was officially released in Australia on October 29th.

To win yourself a copy, all you have to do is answer in 50 words or less:

If you were Spiderman, what would be the first thing you would do with any of your powers and why.

Send your entries to spiderman@thenintendobasement.com as well as your preferred version of the game (Wii or DS).

Entries close 1st of December, so get those entries in and good luck!

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

- This competition commences immediately, and will conclude on the 1st of December. One entry is allowed per person. Four (4) main prize winners will chosen with the most humorous and/or inventive entries, and will be notified via email. Winners will receive a copy of the Wii or DS version of the game, depending on their request in their entry (though what they ask for is not guaranteed).

- The competition is open to all residents of Australia, except where prohibited by local law. The games are in PAL Format and cannot be traded for NTSC.

- TNB staff members are ineligible to win, TNB Community Team members are eligible to win. TNB is not responsible for lost or damaged mail and the prizes are not redeemable for cash.

- We reserve the right to substitute any of the prizes but will always do so for a prize of equal value. TNB reserves the right to change the terms and conditions of this competition at any time.