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Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has told Conde Nast’s Portfolio magazine that the popularity of Facebook is a "challenge" his firm must overcome. After stating that he believed Activision could continue to grow at a rate that outpaced the overall games market and the publisher’s competitors, Kotick was asked: ‘Is there …

Activision boss Bobby Kotick has hinted that the Guitar Hero series is set to take a different direction on Wii than on other consoles – and that the firm is working on better utilising the physical experience” of the console. Speaking to Conde Nast, Kotick said the same principle applied …

Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has releaveled that it was he and his Board – not Vivendi – that kicked off the proceedings that led to last year’s $19 billion Activision-Blizzard ‘merger’. French entertainment giant Vivendi currently holds a 52 per cent stake in Activision – which is expected to increase …

Nintendo of America’s president Reggie Fils-Aime has told Wired that his office is constantly hassling the firm’s Japanese HQ for more Wii stock – reminding them of missed opportunities”. In an exclusive interview, Fils-Aime also claimed that Wii consoles, on average, only sit on US retail shelves for an hour …

CEO Bobby Kotick says his firm 'celebrates entrepreneurial, opportunistic, independent values'

Nintendo has forecast that its profit will rise by another 26 per cent in its fiscal year 2008-2009, according to Bloomberg . Having announced a doubling in operating profit in its current FY results this morning, the firm has predicted that net profit will reach 325 billion yen ($3.13 billion) …

Nintendo’s Wii console has sold 24.45 million units worldwide since launch, the company has reported in its full year fiscal statement. 18.61 million of these sales came in the 12 months ending March 31, 2008. Just 5.84 million units were sold in the company’s previous financial year – but the …

Nintendo has reported that sales of its Nintendo DS console have hit 70.6 million units worldwide as part of its end-of-year fiscal results. 30.31 million units – over a third – were sold during its FY 2007-2008, which ended on March 31st. The FY result is up 7.1 per cent …

Nintendo has reported that its operating profit for FY 2007-2008 more than doubled on the previous year. For the fiscal year ended March 31st, operating profit jumped to a record 487.22 billion yen ($4.7 billion; €2.9 billion) from 226.02 billion yen ($2.18 billion; €1.39 billion) in 2006-2007. However, the Kyoto-based …

Casual gaming is on the menu at Marvel Entertainment: the company which owns Spider-Man and co. has opened a new Global Digital Media Group and appointed former Sony vet Ira Rubenstein as its executive vice president. Rubenstein moves to Marvel after 12 years as executive vice president at Sony Pictures, …