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Amiibo-based Wii U app Amiibo Tap: Nintendo’s Greatest Bits will launch later this spring, Nintendo has announced. Company president and CEO Satoru Iwata revealed the upcoming free download on this week’s Nintendo Direct presentation. The game will allow players to tap their amiibo action figures onto their Wii U GamePads …

PlayStation Music, a co-venture between Sony and Spotify, will arrive on PS4 and PS3 today. The collaboration was announced earlier this year. Users won’t need a PlayStation Plus subscription or even a Spotify account to access the service. While it will be free to use, however, paying for premium membership …

There will be no female party members in the next Final Fantasy game, the title’s director has revealed. Speaking to Gamespot, Hajime Tabata said that the decision was an effort to make the game more accessible. "Speaking honestly, an all-male party feels almost more approachable for players,” he explained. He …

MotoGP 15 developer Milestone will launch its racing title on PlayStaton and Xbox consoles, as well as PC, this June. MotoGP 15 will feature over 20 bike models and include new customization options for bike, rider and team. It will pack enhanced career options and a time-trials mode as well. …

On Tuesday March 17th, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata surprised a gathering of press with a major announcement about the future of its business. In recent years, with the spread of smart devices, we’ve increasingly heard a variety of opinions on the future of the dedicated video game system business, and …

Find out who Nintendo’s new partner DeNA is in this week’s double issue of MCV. We speak to the Japanese mobile giant to see what its plans are and why Nintendo was so eager to partner up with it. This issue also features interviews with Bandai Namco’s European president and …

Nintendo’s change of mind in deciding to bring its titles to smartphones did not come about because the company believed it had run out of options. That’s according to director and president Satoru Iwata, who explained in a now translated transcription of a chat with investors the reasons behind his …

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare brought in the most digital sales via consoles last month, beating out the likes of Grand Theft Auto V as well as new releases including Evolve and The Order. Games Industry reports on SuperData’s latest monthly digital console sales report, which shows a total of …

Nintendo UK is in the final stages of selecting a new consumer PR agency, the firm says. The platform holder has teamed up with agency-client intermediary AAR to help find the new agency. The account was previously held by 77PR – the consumer arm of Fishburn. Fishburn will continue to …

Slender: The Arrival, the commercial expansion of the original Slender game, is hitting new-gen consoles this week. The game is now available on PS4 in North America. It’ll arrive for PS4 owners in Europe tomorrow, March 25th – the same day it launches worldwide on Xbox One as an official …