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A partnership has been signed between this year’s E3 video game trade show and MCV. The agreement is part of E3’s ever-growing reach, with its aim being to attract more accredited retailers and media from outside the US. The show returns to the Los Angeles Convention Center and surrounding sites …

Nintendo plans to introduce a massive catalogue of retro game downloads to the Wii U, starting with a special offer on cheap classic titles. The spring software update for the Wii U will add Virtual Console software to Nintendo eShop, with a selection of NES and Super NES games, with …

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the NES console, Nintendo will sell a bunch of games for 30p each starting this month. Although the anniversary promo is designed to acknowledge the firm’s 30 years of hardware heritage, the low cost will help attract more to Nintendo’s sometimes nascent download offer. …

Nintendo plans to launch two big system updates for the Wii U and add a range of new features to Miiverse. During its Nintendo Direct broadcast today, the format-holder outlined a range of new activity for the online service. Two significant system updates are due – one in spring to …

Nintendo today announced it will add verified accounts to its online Miiverse service to help single out brands, Nintendo VIPs and celebrities. Like the blue tick that celebrities and major brands have on social network Twitter, the Miiverse verified avatars will have a green tick to distinguish them from other …

Laird Malamed to oversee manufacturing, logistics, finance, legal and HR operations

Two special editions have been announced for Naughty Dog’s upcoming survival action game The Last of Us. The two special editions are essentially the same, with a few differences in each pertaining to the game’s lead characters, and hence the names – Joel Edition and Ellie Edition. Aside from the …

Console giant increasing collaborations with other studios 'as the scope of development is getting larger'

The January and February release slate for Nintendo’s Wii U is pretty bare – but that changes in March. In today’s Nintendo Direct broadcast on Wii U, delivered online to gamers, company president Satoru Iwata outlined plans to beef up the online service and the release schedule – although the …

The US trade body ESA has bolstered its membership to 36 companies with the addition of mobile business DeNA. The move continues the ESA’s diversification and marks an acknowledgement by the organisation of the ever-growing mobile games market. DeNA is a leader in developing and publishing social mobile games and …