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How does the Gem of 25 years ago differ from the Gem today?Chris Peacock: We started off on a marketing stall selling games from the back of a lorry, now we’re a 400-plus million group. From that point of view, there’s no real comparison between the two businesses. We’re part …
Read More »Professor Layton sequel due in next six months
The developers of the excellent Professor Layton and the Curious Village, which has been a big hit in the UK and Europe over the last six months, have confirmed at GDC that the sequel will be released in the West. Level 5, which has developed a trilogy of Layton games …
Read More »New Layton will hit Europe, USA by end of ’09
GDC 09: Developer Level 5 reveals surprise hit's sequels will make it to the West
Read More »Activision confirms November release for next Call of Duty
Activision’s internal studio Infinity Ward debuted the first trailer for its Call of Duty Modern Warfare sequel at GDC today. The reveal came at the end of the Game Developers Choice Awards. Modern Warfare 2 is a direct sequel to the best-selling and arguably the biggest game of the current …
Read More »Iwata: Other studios CAN compete with Nintendo
GDC 09: Format holder boss tries to dispell 'myths' of Wii and DS development
Read More »Nintendo president details Miyamoto’s approach to development
GDC 09: Mario creator's experimental view key to format-holder's success
Read More »Wii Balance Board has almost outsold PS3, says Nintendo
Nintendo this morning told attendees to its GDC keynote that the Wii Balance Board has almost outsold the PS3 globally. Iwata referred to the device as almost a platform in its own right, pointing out that developers now have more options for games development and hardware to target. "Some developers …
Read More »DSi Ware is for ‘unique ideas overlooked at retail’
As Develop predicted last week, Nintendo has detailed its strategy for DSi Ware games at its GDC keynote, with Nintendo of America’s Bill Trinen saying "DSi Ware offers digital distribution for unique ideas that would get overlooked on retail stores". He added: "It also offers developers to chance to deliver …
Read More »Nintendo details answer to ‘Wii storage woes’
At GDC today Nintendo finally answered criticism from gamers and developers that the storage capacity of the Wii was too small – by upgrading the console to support high capacity SD cards. The Wii System Menu 4.0 firmware, available to download to consoles today, introduces a new Menu in the …
Read More »Nintendo expands Virtual Console
Nintendo has expanded the Virtual Console on its Nintendo Wii today, adding new arcade services to the platform. Explained Satoru Iwata: "Initailly six classic arcade games will be available in Japan and four in America, Europe and elsewhere. And more and more are coming to the Virutal Console line-up." Space …
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