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It has been revealed that despite the global dominance of Nintendo’s Wii and DS gaming duo, both the Xbox 360 and the PS2 were more profitable for global publishing giant EA for the quarter ending September 30th – reinforcing concerns that third party publishers are finding it hard to tap …
Read More »Tesco cancels £35 Xbox 360 orders
Quick-thinking retailers and consumers that moved to snap up the Xbox 360 console bundle available for just 33.24 have had their orders cancelled. As reported by MCV yesterday, the offer was available for a short time at the supermarket’s online retail site. Anyone that placed an order was sent the …
Read More »Super Mario Galaxy up for grabs
The Nintendo boys and girls love you so much that they’re offering three of you the chance to win a copy of one of the biggest games of the year, Super Mario Galaxy, just by answering the following, jaw-droppingly simple question: Which English footballing superstar has recently started playing for …
Read More »Nvidia breaks $1 billion revenue barrier
PC Retail reports that Nvidia has posted revenues in excess of $1 billion for a single quarter for its first time ever. The billion per quarter virgins broke through the barrier by a further $12 million. "We are very proud to have achieved our first billion dollar quarter. And, while …
Read More »Xbox 360 outsells PS3 in Japan
Microsoft is celebrating a rare moment of success in Japan where the latest data from Media Create shows that for the week ending November 4th Xbox 360 hardware outsold rival PS3, albeit by just over 200 units, Next Gen reports. 360 sold 17,673 in the period, massively up on the …
Read More »New IP and new Halo on the way from Bungie
MCV sister site Develop reports that Harold Ryan, the man in charge of running Halo-creator Bungie, which recently parted ways with Microsoft to become an independent studio, has revealed that the studio is "actively" working on new non-Halo IPs. In an exclusive interview with Develop, available to read here, Ryan …
Read More »Brenner off to Disney
Marketing whiz Keely Brenner – who for many years became synonymous with the success of LucasArts’ Star Wars games – has returned to the UK industry with Disney Interactive Studios. Brenner left LucasArts earlier this year, after helping make Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy a mainstay in the …
Read More »INTERVIEW: David Yarnton, Nintendo
As the success of Wii and DS continues to drive Nintendo’s rediscovered dominance in the games industry, UK general manager David Yarnton has told MCV that despite the doubts some voiced about both the DS and Wii prior to release, both machines continue to beat even Nintendo’s own expectations. When …
Read More »The annual Q4 stock headache
The more positive among you may consider it to be a glowing endorsement of the unprecedented demand for Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo consoles. Conversely, you may think of it as scandalous that the three biggest platform holders are already warning that there may be some consumers who are disappointed this …
Read More »Nintendo marketing to bring ‘Mario back to the masses’
Aa anticipation continues to build ahead of the release of Super Mario Galaxy, Nintendo has backed its star title with a marketing campaign to match the insanely high expectations surrounding the title. With rave reviews flooding in from all corners of the media, Nintendo has detailed its ambitious marketing plans …
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