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Nintendo of Europe has confirmed that 190 temporary employees are leaving the firm. It is part of a previously announced downsizing, which has already resulted in the loss of 130 permanent employees. The 190 temporary staff worked in the firm’s German QA department, although staff have informed Kotaku that many …

Twitter is the latest name to join the roster of speakers at next month’s Games Retail 2020. Games Retail 2020 is our new UK games event dedicated to the future of selling games. UK and Ireland sales manager Samir Bhana will hold a talk entitled: ‘Selling Games by Marketing in …

Nintendo has just announced a game that will only work on the ‘New 3DS’. Xenoblade Chronicles, a port of the Wii game for 3DS, will make use of the console’s improved CPU. It’s not unusual for Nintendo to try and build games that only work on ‘revised’ hardware. I recall …

Retail and platform giant will discuss web development tools at October conference

Fans who register both the 3DS and Wii U versions of Super Smash Bros on Club Nintendo will be rewarded with the title’s soundtrack. Super Smash Bros for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U Premium Sound Selection packages together songs taken from – or inspired by – songs from the games. …

Nintendo’s fast-paced retro throwback title Ultimate NES Remix is heading to UK stores on November 7th. The 3DS game, which features series of rapid-fire challenges based on 16 classic 8-bit franchises from Nintendo’s first home console, will also land on the Nintendo eShop the same day. Regional online leaderboards will …

Nintendo has revealed a new design for its handheld 3DS and 3DS XL consoles during its latest Nintendo Direct announcement. The ‘New Nintendo 3DS’ and ‘New Nintendo 3DS XL’ both feature coloured face buttons, as well as a new camera control nub above the face buttons. ZR and LR buttons, …

Initiative previously known as Selected Projects expands to ten categories

Former Blizzard publicist joins RuneScape studio

CEO of Angry Birds studio Mikael Hed moving into animation and movies