Wii U’s poor performance in the February US market has been compounded by worrying noise from the country’s leading games retailer. Following the holiday launch period, sales have been slower than we expected,” GameStop president Tony Bartel told Forbes. Nintendo plans on launching some of their biggest IP over the …

Cartoon Network has partnered with Rovio to bring the Angry Birds animated series – Angry Birds Toons, to India. We’re delighted to introduce the Angry Birds and Bad Piggies characters and their world in more detail to our Indian fans. We combine the look and feel of cartoon classics with …

Intent Media is excited to announce the launch of the 2013 MCV Pacific Awards presented by the iGEA. We are proud to be partnering with MCV on their inaugural Awards Show this year," said Ron Curry, CEO of the iGEA. "It is the perfect opportunity to bring our Members and …

Another leading UK retailer has significantly discounted the Wii U. Amazon has cut 50 off both the Wii U 32GB Premium Black machine and the 8GB Basic Pack, meaning they now retail at 249 and 199 respectively. Also of note is the surprisingly low trade-in prices Amazon are offering to …

Nintendo of America has hinted at an upcoming US release of a special edition Nintendo 3DS XL featuring Pikachu. Polygon reports the company has run out a handful of teases, included the one pictured, pointing to an upcoming launch for the bright yellow hardware. Nintendo first teased the model in …

The heavily populated Middle Eastern nation of Iran has a much higher proportion of younger consumers, with around half of Iranians younger than 35. Theoretically, this makes Iran a promising market for video games publishers, but the industry’s potential is hindered by a barren retail landscape. There are very few …

US retailer's 'first to know' list for Sony's new console reaches 600,000

We’re now ten weeks into 2013 and so far it’s been a dreary start to the year. Plenty of new releases have topped the charts, but they haven’t performed well enough to stop total sales declining by more than 20 per cent year-on-year. Obviously retailers still have long-tail sellers like …

Has Sony really bucked the trend and made its most developer-friendly console yet?

Tiga's Richard Wilson takes an optimistic look at the changing shape of the console landscape