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Nintendo president Saturo Iwata is open to partnering with developers on exclusive Wii U titles – but not if he has to pay up for the privilege. While rivals Sony and Microsoft both have a history of paying for exclusivity deals for key IP, that has never been a road …
Read More »Nintendo sexes up Mario 3DS campaign
Sex and the City star Kim Cattrall is the latest celeb to star in Nintendo’s TV ads. Cattrall – who played the promiscuous Samantha Jones in the long-running US sictom – appears in a fresh ad for Super Mario 3D Land, which arrived on retail shelves last November. The video’s …
Read More »Microsoft plans SmartGlass support ‘for all first-party titles’
Recently unveiled tech to be a single app
Read More »Digital predicted to account for 66% of market by 2017
A new report from DFC Intelligence predicts that digitally distributed games will account for 66 per cent of total overall games revenue by 2017. It also predicts a significant expansion in the overall games software market, which it believes will grow from $52m now to $70bn in five years. Interestingly, …
Read More »E3 2012: Riccitiello reckons Mass Effect 3 is Wii U’s best of E3
EA CEO John Riccitiello may have unintentionally given the middle finger to Nintendo and key third party rivals. Speaking to investors following the key E3 presentations this week, Riccitiello boldly stated: "We looked at the Wii U launch line-up and we’re very pleased there was a lot of applause for …
Read More »E3 2012: EA says E3’12 "is the opening act of next-gen cycle shift"
EA Labels president Frank Gibeau has said that E3 2012 is the first chapter in the next-gen story. The sentiments precisely echo those published by MCV earlier this week, which itself was a reaction to the strongly negative response to this year’s platform holder presentations. "It’s fairly natural, like with …
Read More »Nintendo shares fall following E3 presentation
The Japanese stock market has reacted badly to Nintendo’s E3 presentation, with stock in the company falling 2.68 per cent since trading opened today. Nintendo’s conference has been widely criticised by the consumer press, with nearly all lamenting the lack of new games announcements – headline-worthy reveals were expected with …
Read More »E3 2012: Last Guardian’s future remains uncertain
Yoshida turns down chance to confirm or deny infamous game's release status
Read More »E3 2012: Dust 514 gets Vita app
'NeoCom' provides social elements and gear customisation on the move
Read More »E3 2012: Watch Dogs to be released for PC, Xbox, PS3
Ubisoft confirms new game for all major platforms
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