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I’m beginning to think Satoru and Reggie glimpsed a bit of my script before they took to the stage. Yesterday I wrote about Microsoft’s notable efforts to appeal to a wider market. Then this morning I detailed Sony’s attempt to cement itself as the central games platform for the traditional …

Ubisoft will be bringing popular 2010 dance title Michael Jackson: The Experience to 3DS and NGP later this year. As with the console versions, the new iterations of Michael Jackson tasks players with dancing along to 15 of the late King of Pop’s biggest hits. As gamers progress, they unlock …

Ubisoft has outlined its game line-up for Nintendo’s freshly announced Wii U console and controller system. This consists of an Assassin’s Creed title, a new Rabbids game and Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Online. In a statement the publisher said it will also be working on two new brands including a …

Electronic Arts is on board to develop games for the newly announced Wii U console. John Riccitiello took to the stage during Nintendo’s E3 press conference. Having made several appearances at Microsoft and Sony conferences, this was the first time he has spoken at a Nintendo E3 event. "This a …

LEGO City Stories will be one of the first games to arrive on the Nintendo Wii U next year. The title – which will also be available on 3DS – will be an open world action title with a style following in the footsteps of previous LEGO video games. It …

Though most of the Wii U software shown off at E3 today remains in what American boss Reggie Fils-Aime describes as "the conceptual phase", a host of publishers have already committed some of their greatest core IP to Nintendo’s new baby. Amongst the games confirmed are Warner’s Batman: Arkham City, …

Epic Games could pave the way for a rush of externally-developed triple-A Wii U games

Nintendo is working on not one, but two new versions of its popular fighting game, Super Smash Bros. During the firm’s E3 press conference, Nintendo’s Satoru Iwata announced that new instalments in the series are being developed for both 3DS and the newly-announced Wii U console. The games will be …

E3 2011: Chair announces earnings from its stunning mobile title

It’s finally here. Nintendo has tonight at its E3 press conference finally revealed its next home console – The Wii U. As widely reported, the machine uses an iPad sized touch-screen (6.2-inch) controller which in itself can clearly be used as a standalone unit – though Iwata has stressed that …