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Nintendo’s next home console will read discs as large as 25 gigabytes of data, according to one of the firm’s chief game designers. Nintendo exec Katsuya Eguchi told Kotaku that Wii U’s proprietary disc format could carry enough data to fill a Blu-ray disc. Elsewhere it is being reported that …
Read More »E3 2011: MGS for Wii U inbound?
The makers of Metal Gear Solid have been in with discussions with Nintendo about what they can bring to Wii U. A Kojima Productions exec told Eurogamer that it was looking at the new console’s potential far ahead of its E3 debut and it currently exploring what the device can …
Read More »Sony: Vita battery life to rival PSP’s
E3 2011: New Sony handheld to replicate battery capacity of it's predecessor
Read More »E3 2011: Wii U Darksiders II the visual equal of 360 and PS3 versions
The Wii U version of Darksiders II will "absolutely" look as good as the Xbox 360 and PS3 SKUs, THQ’s core games boss Danny Bilson has told Eurogamer. He also added that a working version of the game is already up and running on the hardware. That claim comes despite …
Read More »Mojang: Minecraft 360 isn’t a straight port
E3 2011: Markus Persson reveals new studioâ??s involvement with upcoming Xbox Live project
Read More »E3 2011: Day Two Roundup
Struggling to keep up with E3? The tidal wave of news from the past 24 hours has no doubt overwhelmed many a reader. Fortunately MCV is on hand to provide you with everything you might have missed. And if you missed it, here’s our E3 2011 Day One Roundup. NINTENDOOpinion: …
Read More »E3 2011: I’ve made my last Wii game, says Miyamoto
Shigeru Miyamoto has said that he is going through a process of finishing all development work on Wii games, following the revelation of the Wii U console at E3 yesterday. Miyamoto, best-known as creator of the Mario and Zelda franchises, said that he would be focused on the newest upcoming …
Read More »E3 2011: Wii U console and controller sold together
Nintendo’s new Wii U tablet-like controller and HD console will be sold as a single unit. Both the controller and the console will be sold as one unit. You won’t be able to buy the controller alone,” a Nintendo spokesperson told CVG at E3. The Wii U’s iPad-like controller has …
Read More »E3 2011: Nintendo shares fall to five-year low
Despite the unveiling of its new home console Wii U, Nintendo’s share price has fallen to a five-year low. The format holder’s share price on the Tokyo Stock Exchange dropped 5.7 per cent from 17,950 YEN to 16,600 YEN yesterday, Bloomberg reports. However by the close of trading it had …
Read More »E3 2011: Pikmin 3 headed to Wii U
Shigeru Miyamoto has announced that Pikmin 3 is coming to Wii U, according to Eurogamer. The Nintendo guru said he decided to delay development on the planned Wii title and move it over to Nintendo’s newly announced successor. He added the franchise will be especially suited to HD visuals. A …
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