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Nintendo has forecasted that 3DS will sell 4m units before the end of March 2011 worldwide. The firm also wants to sell 15m 3DS games by the same deadline. The announcement was made as part of Nintendo’s revised sales forecasts, where it slashed its profit projections for the 2011 financial …
Read More »Nintendo slashes sales forecasts
Nintendo says it will make 90 billion YEN (680m) for the financial year ending March 2011, less than half its original estimate. The firm had been expecting to make 200 billion YEN (1.5bn). Nintendo blames stronger than expected YEN appreciation, disappointing sales performance and the ‘decided release conditions of 3DS’. …
Read More »Eurogamer Expo Preview
Now in its third year, the Eurogamer Expo is back next week – and it’s bigger and better than ever. Held at London’s Earls Court this year, the show is officially the UK’s largest dedicated games event, and boasts the very best upcoming games from the world’s top publishers – …
Read More »AC: Brotherhood partners with MCM Expo
MCM Expo and Ubisoft have announced a new partnership that will see Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood headline the October show. The game has been named as official sponsor of the event. As part of this deal, Ubisoft will help to promote the upcoming expo. The publisher will also raise awareness of …
Read More »Venom signs Weenicons deal
Peripherals firm Venom has signed a new licensing agreement with Weenicons. The company has developed a series of iPhone cases that feature classic Weenicon designs, which are based on iconic faces from TV, film and music. Weenicons have adorned a variety of items in the past, including stationery, clothing, figures, …
Read More »Big marketing push for WRC return
The World Rally Championship is making its long overdue return to video games next month, and Tradewest is giving away a rally car to help promote it. The 360, PS3 and PC game is one of many big-name racers coming this quarter, including F1 2010 and Gran Turismo 5. And …
Read More »Deep Space Nine MMO on the way
A brand new free-to-play MMO based on the Deep Space Nine Star Trek universe will be released next summer, German publisher Gameforge has announced. Gamasutra reports that the game, called Star Trek: Infinite Space, is being developed by indie studio Keen Games whose former titles include Dance Dance Revolution: Disney …
Read More »Daily Mail blames Nintendogs for attack
A woman who was looking after her granddaughter when the family dog attacked her and tore off her top lip has blamed DS game Nintendogs for the incident, The Daily Mail reports. Apparently the dog, a bull mastiff named Saracen that has since been put to sleep, went berserk” when …
Read More »Donkey Kong Country Returns dated
As well as dating the 3DS and confirming a Game Boy download service for the handheld, Nintendo has also dated one of its key Wii titles for this Q4. Donkey Kong Country Returns will be released in the UK on December 3rd, giving it a couple of weeks on the …
Read More »3DS gets Game Boy store
As well as confirming the launch details for the exciting looking 3DS console, Nintendo this morning also revealed that the new handheld will be the host of a Game Boy download service. The Game Boy has remained a notable omission from the current Virtual Console offering on Wii that to …
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