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It’s one of the biggest kids’ media franchises in the world, and the second-largest video game IP of all time. MCV catches up with the best pocket monster merch For almost two decades, millions of budding Pokmon trainers have set out on their adventures to catch, train, battle and evolve …

Nintendo’s Super Mario has been dragged into a bit of row started by Liverpool’s Super Mario. The Guardian reports that former Manchester City and current Liverpool forward Mario Balotelli has found himself at the centre of a Football Association investigation after posting an image of the Nintendo mascot complete with …

Bioshock Infinite and The Last of Us art director Nate Wells has revealed his new appointment with Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics. Gamasutra reports on Wells new gig, which follows a brief stint at The Unfinished Swan studio Giant Sparrow – which released an updated version of the game on …

The 3DS XL is being dropped in Japan before its successor has even been released in the West. Siliconera reports that Nintendo’s Japanese 3DS XL page lists all seven colour variants of the model as ending production soon”, presumably with an eye to the New 3DS XL becoming the go-to …

Sony’s PS4 may be regarded as having more technical power than Xbox One, but it looks like Microsoft’s machine wins when it comes to raw strength. As in, physical strength. Wired’s Battle Damage series recently tested both consoles for durability and it was the Xbox One that emerged as the …

The creator of Broken Sword and CEO of Revolution has warned that crowdfunding platform Kickstarter will suffer ‘catastrophic’ game funding failures within the next year. Charles Cecil was speaking as part of a panel on game funding at the BFI Video Games Day. Cecil, who utilised the crowdfunding platform to …

US retailer has responded to the increased demand for 3DS title Cubic Ninja by ramping up the game’s price. The 2011 Ubisoft platformer has enjoyed a surge in popularity after a hacker detailed an exploit that gets homebrew software running on Nintendo’s 3DS – for which a copy of the …

Pokmon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire were the best-selling games in Japan this week, according to data provided by Famitsu. The remakes of 2003’s Ruby and Sapphire sold a combined total of 1.5 million units, making it one of the biggest launches of the year to date. These titles also …

The Wii U version of Super Smash Bros has got off to an excellent start in the US. Polygon reports that the game sold 490k units, spread across physical and digital, in its first three days on sale in the US. That makes it the fastest selling Wii U game …

Games of years gone by continue to spark nostalgia and reverence among consumers. MCV goes back to the past with a selection of retro-themed products Next-gen titles might be grabbing all of the headlines as we approach Christmas, but retro gaming is still a healthy sector for retailers across the …