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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. …
Read More »Smartphone link and user-generated content functions coming to Wii U Miiverse
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 …
Read More »Nintendo adding Twitter-style verified accounts to Wii U online service Miiverse
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 …
Read More »Oculus hires former Activision SVP as COO
Laird Malamed to oversee manufacturing, logistics, finance, legal and HR operations
Read More »Two The Last of Us special editions announced
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 …
Read More »Nintendo reveals new 3D Mario and Zelda Wii U games
Console giant increasing collaborations with other studios 'as the scope of development is getting larger'
Read More »Nintendo apologises for lack of Wii U releases as it reveals two March release dates
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 …
Read More »Mobile giant DeNA joins the ESA
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 …
Read More »Two Zelda games, 3D Mario and Mario Kart all due for Wii U
Well, of course they were coming out – but Nintendo has name-checked the lot, and a few will be playable at E3. In a Nintendo Direct broadcast online today Nintendo detailed a number of new games on the way for Wii U, including two Zelda games, a new 3D Mario …
Read More »Resident Evil: Revelations announced for home consoles, PC
Resident Evil’s 3DS debut – Revelations, is headed to the Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U and PC, Capcom has announced, confirming rumours that have been doing the rounds for a while. While the game will receive a boxed release across all platforms on 24th May, it will only be available …
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