Distributor Koch is kicking off the next five years of Nindie.com with ‘surprising’ deals on 3DS. Nindie.com – a Nintendo-specific distribution portal for indie retailers – has been hugely popular since it launched in 2006. The firm won the MCV Award for best distributor off the back of it in …

It’s only been on shelves for less than one day but independent retailers are already seeing strong demand for the 3DS. Indies have told MCV they’ve had no problems with stock allocation, while consumers are showing interest in the device. I’m pleased as a lot of people have come into …

Thought Tesco’s 175 offer on the 3DS was as good as it gets? Think again. Leading UK games retailer GAME is for this weekend only bettering what already seemed an unbeatable deal. For this weekend only customers can order the machine for just 170 from GAME.co.uk. As was the case …

A few days short of four years – that’s how long it has been since the industry last saw a fully-fledged, stand alone hardware launch. Of course, Sony’s PlayStation Move and Microsoft’s Kinect provided a welcome boost in the closing stages of 2010. But the arrival of the 3DS in …

We know you have four 3DS titles available on day one, but what is in the pipeline after that?As well as Rayman 3D, Asphalt, Splinter Cell and Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars which are available for the launch day, we also have Rabbids and Combat of Giants: Dinosaur 3D due a …

Retailer HMV, who was the host of Nintendo’s official launch party, has hailed last night’s late night arrival of the 3DS in the UK and an overwhelming success.. "I want to congratulate Nintendo on a wonderful VIP event and official retail launch at HMV, and for delivering a truly fantastic …

Nintendo’s general manager David Yarnton has told MCV that the 3DS launch is already shaping up to be the most successful and exciting he’s seen. The revolutionary handheld hits retail today. In fact over 1,200 stores opened at midnight to start selling the new format as soon as possible. Nintendo …

Retailer GameStop has reported another set of record numbers for its 2010 fiscal year. Q4 2010 sales climbed 4.8 per cent to $3.69bn with like-for-like store sales increasing by 2.6 per cent. Net earnings jumped 10.1 per cent to $237.8m. For the full fiscal year total sales climbed 4.3 per …

As was rumoured yesterday, Capcom has confirmed that it will re-release both Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil: Code Veronica in HD. Interestingly, both will be available only as digital downloads via Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network and will not be boxed releases at retail. Both will be release …

What’s the mood like in the Nintendo camp now that the big day’s nearly here? Yeah, everyone’s feeling good. There’s been some fantastic activity in the last couple of months, from us and from retail, and I think that’s got everyone in a really positive frame of mind for the …