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Read More »Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games races into view
Nintendo has announced a Wii U and 3DS release for Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Confirmed events include the 100-metre sprint, football, table tennis, beach volleyball and rhythmic gymnastics. Some events will be exclusive to a particular version. On Wii U, for instance, players will be …
Read More »No FIFA game for handheld or Nintendo this year
EA will not release this year’s FIFA 16 on handheld or Nintendo systems, it seems. "With regards to FIFA 16 there isn’t a Vita or 3DS version," EA told Pocket Gamer. "We don’t have any further detail on the mobile version but will be sure to share with you when …
Read More »Among the Sleep heading to Xbox One this year
Indie horror hit Among the Sleep is now getting an Xbox One release on top of its upcoming PS4 version, developer Krillbite Studio has announced. A post from the developer on Twitter reveals the title will arrive on Microsoft’s console sometime later this year. The previously announced PS4 edition of …
Read More ȣ24,000 Star Wars game available next month
The arcade game – Star Wars: Battle Pod – is being made for home use, and will cost the princely sum of 24,000. And that does not include the shipping and setting fee. Now, the premium edition of the Battle Pods will also be available from next month and are …
Read More »Lorry transporting Splatoon stock has been hijacked
A lorry transporting Splatoon stock from Nintendo’s warehouse to GAME has been stolen, GAME has updated its customers with the news, and says that it is unable to satisfy orders of the Special Edition of the game, which includes the Squid Amiibo. GAME is instead offering standard versions of the …
Read More »PS3 and Xbox 360 Mortal Kombat X won’t make June release – report
It seems that the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 SKUs of Mortal Kombat X will not be out on their intended June 6th release date. A number of retailers have changed the game’s listing from the above date to TBC, or simply removed the date altogether. Kotaku is also reporting …
Read More »Project CARS Wii U release looking unlikely
It’s starting to look unlikely that the Wii U version of Project CARS will ever be released. Taking to the developer Slightly Mad Studios’ own forums, studio head Ian Bell said that the Wii U SKU was running at 23 frames per second at 720p. Bell also said it was …
Read More »Fire Emblem: Awakening nearing 2m sales
Fire Emblem: Awakening is nearing – and possibly already surpassed – 2m sales, according to developer Intelligent Systems. VG247 points to a new promotional page for the upcoming Fire Emblem: If, which confirms the game has sold 1.79m copies as of December 2014. Five months have passed since the figure …
Read More »Nintendo plans Mario Kart 8-level marketing push for its new shooter IP Splatoon
Nintendo is preparing a marketing campaign for new IP Splatoon that will rival last year’s Mario Kart 8. That’s according to Nintendo UK marketing manager Chandra Nair, who says that the firm is confident in its colourful new shooter. The platform holder is already pushing Splatoon with digital billboards, cinema …
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