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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 …

Nintendo has expanded the Virtual Console on its Nintendo Wii today, adding new arcade services to the platform. Explained Satoru Iwata: "Initailly six classic arcade games will be available in Japan and four in America, Europe and elsewhere. And more and more are coming to the Virutal Console line-up." Space …

The global president of Nintendo Saturo Iwata has headlined his keynote at GDC 09 by lifting the lid on a brand new Zelda game for the DSi entitled The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. "Nintendo is grateful all third parites have done to support our platforms – but we understand …

GDC 09: Air to offer more realistic wind and 'swoosh' audio effects

Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata has announced that Wii has surpassed 50 million worldwide sales. Iwata revealed the news at this afternoon’s keynote at GDC in San Francisco. The Wii has reached the figure quicker in its lifecycle quicker than Sony’s PS2 – making it the fastest-selling platform of all time. …

GDC 09: Audio software company to develop plug-ins for Wwise pipeline

GDC 09: Entrants will compete for $10,000 in cash prizes and bundling deals

GDC 09: Californian studio to implement 3D tech in game staring Woody and friends

Longtime Edge Online frontman Colin Campbell has joined Intent Media as head of US content and business development. The highly rated publisher and journalist has over 20 years’ experience within the industry. He ran US trade title Games Business and online pioneer Fastest Games News throughout the 1990s, having played …

Country's game making community lacks 'close-knit' nature of UK business