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Among Nintendo’s numerous announcements last night was also confirmation of a brand new Animal Crossing spin-off. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, due out this autumn on 3DS, sees gamers playing as an interior decorator who must create amiable living quarters for an assortment of characters. The game will also usher …

TIGA survey of 100 games businesses claims developers also want National Lottery funding available to them

Japanese publisher expands its indie support platform with direct funding and feedback

Nexon has begun the process of of acquiring Korea-based studio Boolean Games. The mobile developer is best known for its action game Dark Avenger and sequel Darkness Reborn, the latter of which has racked up 10m downloads since its release in November. Nexon will acquire all outstanding shares of Boolean …

‘Free to start’ action game Pokémon Rumble World arrives next week

Players can record gameplay and upload it to YouTube, Facebook and Twitter

Upcoming Wii U title Yoshi’s Woolly World will bring with it a special Yoshi Amiibo made of yarn. The plush accessory will come in three colours – green, light blue and pink – and allows players to unlock a second on-screen version of the character in the aforementioned game, which …

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Nintendo has announced a second F2P Pokemon title – Pokemon Rumble World. The game is heading to 3DS via download next week on April 8th. Nintendo, of course, describes it not as free-to-play but instead as free-to-start – a phrase favoured by boss Satoru Iwata. The Pokemon Rumble series has …