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If there’s one thing we should know about Nintendo it’s that its games tend to carry on selling – so a number two debut in the Japanese software charts for Nintendo’s Wii Fit can be considered an extremely strong debut. Its 261,000 week one sales were not quite enough to …

Pixel Shader 2.0 support heads improvement charge

Koch and Nintendo alum takes new General Manager role, overseeing product approval process

ELSPA has responded to the new DCMS Select Committee review into the potential effects of harmful content, adding that it takes adult content ‘very seriously’ We welcome the announcement of the DCMS Select Committee to hold an enquiry into ‘potential risks from harmful material on the Internet and in video …

Even excluding the hefty coin from console hardware (which has no equivalent in the film world), games sales alone are up 27 per cent from the same period in 2006, to $5 billion, according to the NPD Group. When it comes to sequel-itis, the film business is clearly in the …

Plans for 2008 follow-up well underway, plus a recap of our incisive session coverage

A Government investigation has been launched this morning that will focus on the potential risks from harmful material on the internet and in video games. It will focus on several key areas including cyber bulllying, user generated content that glorifies gang violence, social networking sites, pornography and content that incites …

A study released by US PR firm Hill & Knowlton has claimed that 60 per cent of consumers think that the US government should have direct control of the regulations concerning the sale of mature or violent games, Next-Gen reports. The report also claims that 51 per cent of those …

Tickets have gone on sale for next March’s massive Play.com Live consumer show at Wembley Stadium. Doors open at 10am and close at 6pm on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th March 2008. Costing 16 each for the whole weekend, the firm’s website promises: ‘Play.com Live will showcase the hottest game …

Julian Brazier MP has presented a bill to create a new industry body, which will work alongside the BBFC in handling age ratings and hearing appeals. Publishers association ELSPA has reacted to the news by requesting a meeting with the MP to discuss the proposal. We note with interest the …