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GDC 09: East/West panel reveals shared and different experiences on either side of the cultural divide

GDC 09: Celebrated designer lets slip details when quizzed at GDC panel

GDC 09: Format holder boss tries to dispell 'myths' of Wii and DS development

GDC 09: Mario creator's experimental view key to format-holder's success

GDC 09: Global sales of Wii Fit and peripheral just a few million behind PS3

GDC 09: The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks due later this year

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 …

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 …

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 …