Consoles

Grinâ??s Andersson brothers say the submission process needs to be â??easier, more accessible and less of an invisible costâ?

The home console debut and second DS outing for Maxis’ popular universe sim Spore have been officially revealed by publisher EA, with both titles due to hit retail by the end of the year. Spore Hero, the first Wii version of the series, offers ‘an accessible, story-driven action-adventure’. Players must …

Ashes Cricket 2009 for PS3, 360 and PC is set to be one of this summer’s key sporting titles, says Codemasters. The game will go up against a raft of big summer sports titles including EA Grand Slam Tennis, Tiger Woods, Wii Sports Resort and Virtua Tennis 2009. The Ashes …

As part of today’s financial results, Nintendo has revealed some impressive sales numbers that demonstrate the true impact of leading IPs such as Wii Fit and Brain Training. In its last financial year Nintendo sold 26m Wii consoles, bringing its lifetime sales to over 50m. 31m DS consoles were sold …

PS3’s Japanese resurgence is showing no signs of abating with news that Sony’s console has successfully outsold Nintendo’s Wii for the second month on the trot in the territory. Reuters reports that Sony sold 108,530 PS3 console in April. That’s down on the 146,948 sold in March but still ahead …

Nintendo’s infamous 134 million penalty for price-rigging throughout the 1990s has been reduced by some 27 million following an EU court ruling. In 2002 the European Commission fined Nintendo 134 million for breaching continental fair competition rules. The platform holder was found to be illicitly working with several distributors – …

Finnish developer working on 3 digital titles, wants to be a â??small boutique publisherâ??

THQ is plotting to become the king of Wii mini-game collections with the follow-up to last year’s mass-selling BIG Beach Sports. Like its predecessor, BIG Family Games will retail for 19.99, and bis backed by a large-scale above-the-line and TV marketing campaign throughout the summer. But it will have its …

Following the announcement that Nintendo will launch the Wii Motion Plus add-on on Friday June 12th, and UK retailers have finally been contacted regarding trade prices and availability. The peripheral has appeared on some online portals at 24.99 – more than the expected $20 retail price that has been touted …

Though it has no plans right now, publisher hints at iPhone and console port of upcoming casual title