Consoles

Having confessed his concern about the health of the Wii in the latter stages of 2009, Nintendo president Saturo Iwata has now told Reuters that has machine has recovered from its downturn. The statement comes after it was revealed that the Wii sold a massive 3m units in North America …

New tech from Sony and Panasonic sees standard disc capacity raised from 25GB to 33.4GB

Nintendo has ushered in the new decade by clinching two hardware sales records – the best ever selling machine in Europe and the fastest console to 20m sales. The first record is claimed by the DS, which via its various guises (the DS, DS Lite and DSi) has now sold …

Monster Hunter Tri for Wii will be distributed in Europe and Australia by Nintendo. The platform holder will be responsible for the sales, marketing and distribution, while Capcom will remain the publisher. The game is due in April. This is not the first time Nintendo has handled Capcom products in …

Publisher EA has once again pledged its loyalty to beleaguered golfer Tiger Woods with the boss of EA Sports Peter Moore insisting that the firm will not follow the lead of other sponsors and walk away from the star. For the past month, we have watched the Tiger Woods story …

Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has topped the 2009 list of best-selling items in Amazon’s video game category. The popular shooter fended off competition from rival titles and a wealth of Nintendo products, which dominated sales on the online retailer’s US site. Also successful was FIFA 10, which took …

Sega will reduce the number of mature Wii games it publishes and develops, a company executive has claimed. The move comes in the wake of Sega releasing several high-profile ‘core’ Wii games in recent months – a move which the company has now branded a gamble” as the games return …

Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing on Wii comes with an exclusive steering wheel peripheral. The accessory is already available from certain online retailers, including ShopTo, and features the game’s branding. Meanwhile, the publisher has announced that the Xbox 360 edition of Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing will feature exclusive in-game …

Konami has described its upcoming title Silent Hill: Shattered Memories as a landmark entry in the survival horror series. The game is due for release on Wii, PS2 and PSP on February 5th, making it the publisher’s first major release of 2010. Early reviews for Shattered Memories have been very …

the hut is planning to bring Zavvi back to the High Street, MCV can reveal. The news emerges 12 months after the brand’s original owner plunged into administration. The Hut bought the Zavvi name earlier this year and re-launched it online. Now the firm is meeting with landlords to negotiate …