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Nintendo is snubbing the chance to earn nearly $3bn in the next seven years by not bringing its IP to smartphones. That’s according to a piece entitled Nintendo’s $2.7bn mobile games opportunity that’s never going to happen” by SuperData Research. By all accounts, the notoriously proprietary-only publisher and device maker …
Read More »EA expects console full game digital download growth
Full game digital downloads on PS4 and Xbox One are a sector that is of particular interest for EA, the publisher has said. Speaking to investors, COO Peter Moore has suggested their sales are likely to increase once the launch window has passed, although conceded that meaningful data won’t be …
Read More »Xbox One software attach ratio down compared to 360, EA claims
EA has revealed that the software attach ratio (the number of games bought per console sold) for Xbox One is down compared to Xbox 360. PS4, however, is tracking ahead of PS3. I’m actually pretty bullish on what I’m seeing so far,” EA COO Peter Moore told investors last night, …
Read More »PlayStation’s Johnson becomes new SVP and GM for IGN
Damon Johnson has been named as the new senior vice president and general manager of IGN.com. He joins from Sony Computer Entertainment America where he was PlayStation’s senior director of strategic business development. He had previously worked at Fox News as VP of digital media for Latin America. "With the …
Read More »EA says Titanfall won’t repeat Battlefield 4’s online stutters
The extreme problems that have dogged Battlefield 4 unavoidably cast a shadow over EA’s upcoming online-only title Titanfall. EA Games Label executive VP Patrick Sderlund, however, has defiantly downplayed the recent tech problems and insisted that the unique set of circumstances that troubled DICE’s shooter will not do the same …
Read More »$308m loss for EA in Q3
EA has reported a $308m GAAP net loss for the quarter ending December 31st – a big decline on the $45m loss reported in the same quarter last year. Revenue fell $112m to $808m. Digital revenue climbed from $321, to $410m but packaged goods revenue fell from $568m to $370m. …
Read More »Iwata takes 50% pay cut after 30% profit dip; Wind Waker HD and Mario World sell 1m+ units
Nintendo president Saturo Iwata is to take a 50 per cent cut in wages following the company’s predicted net loss in its latest set of financials. The dock in wages will last for five months and is being pitched as a compensation of the company’s recent poor performance. Other board …
Read More »Nintendo refutes smartphone game claims
Mario and friends will not be appearing on smartphones in the foreseeable future, despite recent reports to the contrary. That’s the message coming from Nintendo this afternoon after it reached out in response to claims overnight from Japanese outlet Nikkei that the company is preparing to release smartphone minigames based …
Read More »VIDEO: Sly Cooper film pencilled in for 2016
Sucker Punch’s iconic PlayStation IP Sly Cooper is getting the big-screen treatment. Sony has teamed up with Rainmaker Entertainment and Blockade Entertainment for the project, which is due for release in 2016. The film’s Facebook page describes it as a kinetic and comedic heist film”. Don’t forget that before Sly’s …
Read More »No PS+ required for Elder Scrolls Online on PS4
Bethesda has confirmed that PS4 owners will not need to subscribe to PlayStation Plus to play The Elder Scrolls Online. PS4 is the first Sony console to require that users sign up to the subscription arm of PlayStation network to access multiplayer. However, it appears from CVG‘s report that this …
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