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The original Nintendo 3DS has seen sales sharply rise this week in Japan, according to the latest sales data from Famitsu. The spike may be due to the release of Japanese 3DS exclusive Yokai Watch 2, which separately claimed the number one spot in the software Top Ten, selling more …
Read More »Sony confirms Frozen-themed PS4 for Japan
Disney’s hit movie Frozen is to be emblazoned onto the side of Sony’s PS4. Gematsu reports that the Limited Edition Frozon PS4 will boast a special Anna and Elsa laser seal hard-drive bay cover”. It launches on July 16th and will cost 42,980 (250). What it doesn’t include is a …
Read More »PS4 slips behind PS3 in Japan
The PlayStation 3 trumped the PS4 this week in Japan according weekly chart data provided by Famitsu. This was no doubt helped by sales of PS3 titles Watch Dogs, Kamen Rider Battride War II and Grand Theft Auto V in the software Top Ten this week. Sales of the Wii …
Read More »UK mobile device sales will fall by 5m units in 2014 – report
27 million mobile phones and 12 million tablets will be sold in the UK this year – some five million devices fewer than 2013, predicts CCS Insight. The analyst also estimates mobile phone sales will drop 11 per cent this year, while tablet sales will fall 14 per cent. Sales …
Read More »Finnish Hearthstone tournament bans females in "effort to make it legitimate"
A Hearthstone tournament in Finland has actively banned females from participating. And even more absurdly, the company running the competition has argued the move was made as part of its effort to promote e-Sports as a legitimate sport”. PC Gamer reports that the IeSF World Championship, organised by the Finnish …
Read More »MCV to produce Gamescom International Daily this August
MCV is going daily during Gamescom this August, after signing an important deal with event organiser Koelnmesse. The team behind the weekly MCV and MCVuk.com will produce three editions of the Gamescom International Daily during the trade days of the games fair, which runs from August 13th to 17th in …
Read More »Wii U sales back to pre-Mario Kart 8 levels in Japan
The Mario Kart 8 effect on Wii U sales appears to be over in Japan. Famitsu sales data for the week ending June 22nd shows that Wii U sold 8,373 machines throughout the week. That’s slightly less than the 8,858 sold in the week before Mario Kart 8 was released, …
Read More »Wii U sales fall in Japan as Vita sales creep back up
The PlayStation Vita has crept ahead of Wii U in Japan as the momentum gained from the release of Mario Kart 8 has started to wear off. The latest Famitsu data shows that Nintendo’s machine sold 10,366 units in the week ending June 15th. That’s down from 12,576 units last …
Read More »VIDEO: Monolith Soft’s X now called Xenoblade Chronicles X
Nintendo has revealed that Monolith Soft’s Wii U title X is now called Xenoblade Chronicles X. The game has been under the name X since it was first announced in January 2013 as part of a Nintendo Direct. The open world RPG title sees mankind caught in the middle of …
Read More »VIDEO: New Deep Down video arrives, but European release not yet confirmed
A new trailer for Capcom’s Deep Down suggests the action RPG is coming on very nicely. The Dark Souls-esque short of the still un-dated PS4 title points to the game being a visual performer, offering tactical combat and a range of assorted monsters to tackle. Less positive, however, is confirmation …
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