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Nintendo has prevailed again in its defense of its Wiimote patents against hardware company Motiva’s accusations of infringement. Reuters reports that a three-judge panel ruled in Nintendo’s favor for a second time, after winning the original ruling in 2011. The suit was originally filed against the firm in 2008. The …

This latest MCV–which isnow available to view online– features our in-depth study on in-app purchases. We also interview The Pokemon Company and speak to Nintendo about the Animal Crossing franchise. Elsewhere, retail talks about the new Call of Duty, and our indie retail month continues. Download our iPad app now,which …

62 per cent of the British population now own a smartphone and 29.3 per cent a tablet. In fact, in the latest data, smartphones accounted for 83 per cent of all mobile sales, demonstrating their growing dominance. There has been much debate recently about consumers’ interaction with smart devices, with …

The damaging expense of launching the PS3 will not be repeated when the PS4 arrives later this year. Sony’s chief financial officer Masaru Kato told investors last night that the investment needed to design and produce PS4 was much lighter than the past platform”, according to CVG. Added Kato: When …

But console giant expects sales to pick up significantly with the launch of the PS4

A further $15m has been poured into Ouya, the Andoid console originally crowd-funded by Kickstarter. The company’s CEO Julie Uhrman said this additional investment was important to ensuring the long-term future of the device and would help increase production to meet demand. High retail demand was the reason given earlier …

It has been confirmed that the new Star Wars games coming from EA studios DICE and Visceral won’t be available on Wii U. That’s because both are being built using EA’s Frostbite 3 engine – tech that has not been ported to Nintendo’s machine. "Frostbite 3 has never been running …

There was a time when you couldn’t flick on Coronation Street without seeing Ant and Dec prance about on a Wii Fit Balance Board. If a game was worth stocking, it had a TV ad. And there were hundreds of them, often found alongside big football matches orThe X Factor. …

Sony never believed that an always-on was a viable option for the PlayStation 4. Did we consider it? No, we didn’t consider it," said Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuei Yoshida in a chat withGame Informer Magazine, asreported by Gamespot. "The main reason being that many countries don’t have robust Internet …

New area to be 'constantly refreshed' with new releases and promoted games