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There’s nothing Nintendo likes to do more than be a little different and it’s a tradition that the Wii U will embrace in more ways than one. While both the Xbox 360 and PS3 offer DVD playback (and in the latter case, Blu-ray too) out of the box, the Wii …
Read More »Discount ERP for Halo Anniversary
Microsoft has confirmed that HD remake Halo Anniversary will carry an ERP (estimated retail price) of just 34.99 in the UK. Though that prices it above what gamers would play for a re-release in the Classics Range, it’s well below the 40-50 launch RRP you’d expect with a typical first …
Read More »Iwata: I wasn’t criticising mobile devs at GDC
Nintendo president gives post-mortem on his significant address to the industry
Read More »Wii will keep selling, says Iwata
The announcement of the Wii U may mean that Wii’s time left on the market has suddenly become finite, but Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata believes there’s plenty of sales opportunities left for the device. "It can be said that for any consumer product, different audiences buy a product at different …
Read More »Nintendo: 3DS has not met expectations
Platform holder Nintendo has admitted that the early performance of the 3DS at retail has fallen some way short of the company’s internal expectations. "I think it’s fair to say that while Nintendo 3DS had a strong launch day, the results since then have not met our expectations," president Satoru …
Read More »GT Academy winner triumphs in Le Mans
In a story that could quite easily be turned into a heart-warming family friendly film, GT Academy winner Lucas Ordoez has realised his dreams by finishing second in his class at this year’s Le Mans 24 Hour. The GT Academy competition uses a special version of Gran Turismo that is …
Read More »Wii U ‘running custom Radeon R770 GPU’
Unconfirmed reports claim new system will support Direct X 10
Read More »Wii U ‘friendlier’ to core games
Nintendo’s upcoming Wii U will be a far "friendlier" platform to traditional hardcore gamers and publishers who release games for that audience. "Trying to make a Call of Duty experience on the Wii, you’ve got to make real sacrifices in the game just based on processing power and some of …
Read More »FEATURE: Could your game change the world?
[Sponsored feature] Games are great fun, says Intel, but they can be so much more
Read More »Did Sony hold out about PSN outage?
The Japanese government has reportedly accused Sony of deliberately keeping quiet about the attack on its PlayStation Network. Sony has always said that the six day gap between the attack on PSN and its first official announcement was due to the need to "forensically" analyse exactly what has happened. However, …
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