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Nintendo has dated the next games in its New Play Control! series for Wii. Strategy action title, Pikmin 2 is set to crawl onto retail shelves on April 24th, while Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat is scheduled to arrive at an unspecified point in the summer. The New Play Control! series …
Read More »JAPAN: Monster Hunter G to have subscription fees
It has been confirmed that Monster Hunter G will require users to pay an additional fee if they want to play it online – a first for Nintendo’s Wii console. Siliconera reports that the game, which is not currently scheduled for release outside of Japan, will come with a free …
Read More »Nintendo denies DS Lite solus phase out
Leading platform holder Nintendo has told MCV that it is not planning to phase out solus DS Lite packs from retail, though it has said that it is upping the supply of DS Lite hardware bundles. Sources this morning claimed that solus packs were to vanish from UK retail in …
Read More »DS on track for 100m sales this month
Nintendo’s DS handheld is on course to break the 100m global unit sales barrier this month according to Japanese economic newspaper Nihon Keizai Shimbun. Click here to read the full story over on CasualGaming.biz.
Read More »Resident Evil 5 midnight openings announced
Capcom’s highly anticipated Resident Evil 5 is set for release this Friday (March 13th), and Gamestation has announced it will be opening its stores at midnight in celebration. Along with copies of the new game, Gamestation will be selling a variety of other merchandise, including T-shirts, hoodies, thermal mug holders …
Read More »Nintendo discusses DS Lite phase-out
Nintendo has told MCV that it will "let the market decide" whether or not to phase out the DS Lite following DSi’s launch. In an exclusive guide to the new system, we asked Nintendo’s UK general manager David Yarnton if the company was looking to end DS Lite’s presence in …
Read More »Square Enix very interested in XBLA, PSN and WiiWare
In an exclusive interview with MCV’s sister site CasualGaming.biz, Square Enix president and CEO John Yamamoto has said that online distribution channels such as Xbox Live, PlayStation Network and WiiWare form a significant part of his company’s ongoing plans. There is a large audience for casual titles that is growing …
Read More »Audiomotion captures Killzone 2 animation
Oxford studio used for chart-topping game's motion capture
Read More »Konami reveals PSP double packs
Japanese publisher Konami is to release two double packs for PSP, both of which contain Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops and both of which will retail for 19.99. The first contains both Solid Snake’s handheld offering and survival horror title Silent Hill Origins whilst the second bundles the stealth hit …
Read More »The Hut swoops for Zavvi.co.uk
Online retail specialist The Hut has bought up the rights to Zavvi’s online identity and portal, MCV can reveal. A new holding page on the Zavvi website yesterday promised that ‘exciting’ news was to be revealed at 10am this morning. However, come the hour no announcement was made, but the …
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