American retailer Wal-Mart has confirmed that it has tens of thousands” of Wii’s in stock for sale on its website store over the Christmas period, reports Reuters . Wal-Mart is to offer the console for $249.24, along with a value bundle including extra controllers retailing for $329 while supplies last. …

Theo Paphitis has pulled out of the running to buy parts of High Street chain Woolworths, which is on the brink of collapse, reports The Press Association . Phaphitis, who has become famous due to his role on the Dragons’ Den television show, had hoped to retain the Woolworths brand …

GAME’s online portal is gearing up for Mega Monday with a series of huge offers and competitions. Monday December 8th has been highlighted by the Interactive Media Retail Group (IMRG) as the busiest online shopping day of the year, and on the day GAME will launch ‘8 magical offers at …

GAME CEO Lisa Morgan has told MCV that the company is confident it can tackle GameStop’s dominant presence in France. GAME’s current ten per cent share of the French market is dwarfed by fellow retailer Micromania, which claims 23 per cent of the market. Micromania is the leading independent video …

Woolworths administrator Deloitte has told MCV that the retailer will launch its ‘Biggest Ever Sale’ tomorrow – with discounts of up to 50% on all goods. Deloitte said in a statement: ‘We anticipate increased footfall in the stores and have hired additional staff to cope with increased demand. Additional goods …

Sony has moved to dispel Microsoft claims that Xbox is outselling the PS3 in Europe, revealing internal figures that say its console has sold 300,000 more units than Xbox 360 in PAL territories. And the company doesn’t feel it has to follow Microsoft and further ignite consumer interest with a …

Microsoft is beating its chest this morning following the news that the Xbox brand last month enjoyed its biggest ever sales month in its six year history in Europe. Hardware sales for November were up 124 per cent on the same month last year. In contrast, Microsoft claims that European …

Entain8, a UK based sales and distribution company included in the Alten8 Media Group, has announced it will be bringing its previous expansion plans forward after the loss of EUK has left several retailers without an avenue of distribution. The company’s CEO Kay Parbat said: In the light of sad …

A device that allows gamers to play downloadable DS titles has been released for Nintendo’s DSi. Entitled the Acekard 2i, the new accessory allows the storing of data on a MicroSD card, and is fully compatible with the DSi’s features. Nintendo revealed to MCV last month that the R4 was …

GameStation’s festive price bonanza will continue tomorrow with further cuts to high-profile titles – this time it’s Fallout 3 and Sonic Unleashed receiving a discount. The High Street retailer is offering Sonic Unleashed, released a mere six days ago, for 20 this week, as well as reducing the price of …