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The co-creator of Sega’s popular Sonic the Hedgehog franchise will make an appearance at this year’s London Games Festival. Yuji Naka will present his new Wii and DS platformer Ivy the Kiwi to press and the public on behalf of publisher Rising Star Games. A confirmed date has not yet …

Publisher EA has kicked off its Tokyo Game Show keynote by announcing a brand new family title for the 3DS – My Garden. It will be published on the EA Play label and is scheduled to be a launch title for the hardware, though EA didn’t offer any hints as …

Cognitive scientists from the University of Rochester have discovered that playing action video games trains people to make the right decisions faster. In an upcoming study in the journal Current Biology, researchers Daphne Bavelier, Alexandre Pouget, and C. Shawn Green report that video games could provide a potent training regimen …

Keen Nintendo enthusiasts will be pleased with the latest addition to the UK arm of the Club Nintendo store – a Wii compatible version of the SNES joypad. A variant on the already available Classic Controller, the peripheral first made an appearance on the Japanese version of the Club Nintendo …

Casual gaming giant PopCap will expand its business into Asia after striking a new partnership with local publisher NCsoft. The two groups will unite to launch PopCap World; an online game portal hat will initially boast 13 PopCap games – each one adopting the free-to-play model. PopCap World will debut …

After rumours surrounding the release of Team Ico Collection on PS3, fresh claims have emerged that suggest the game will cost around 24.99. The game has been listed on Walmart’s website with a release date of April 1, 2011. The US retailer has also priced the bundle at $39.82, which …

To mark Mario’s silver anniversary Nintendo is launching a wide-reaching marketing campaign featuring a mix of celebrities. The campaign kicked off on August 9th with a series of fans’ favourite Mario experiences, and explodes today with an epic 90-second TV ad which will be shown during Coronation Street. Stars making …

A Twitter user has sparked rumours surrounding the Japanese release date of Nintendo 3DS. According to Andriasang, a user named ‘nocchisan’ – who claims to have previously worked for accessory maker Keys Factory – stated that eleven accessories designed by the firm will accompany the 3DS Japanese launch on Saturday, …

Jedward could star in a 250,000 marketing campaign for Nintendo this Christmas. The Sun is reporting that the Wii and DS manufacturer has hired the X Factor novelty act to appear in TV ads and posters that will promote Nintendo’s games in the run-up to the Yuletide season. A source …

Nintendo has improved its protection against piracy on Wii and DS with new firmware updates. The downloads were released earlier this week and are said to block consumers from using many of the more common flash carts and software modifications that allow pirated games to be played. Official release notes …