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Nintendo might be selling Wii U hardware at a loss, but each sale should still result in a profit for the platform holder. The Wii U hardware will have a negative impact on Nintendo’s profits early after the launch because rather than determining a price based on its manufacturing cost, …
Read More »More Sega Saturn games on the way to XBLA and PSN
A trio of Sega’s AM2 titles are to receive digital re-releases on Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network. Sega’s AM2 system became an arcade standard in the ‘90s and also served as the basis for the company’s brilliant but ill-fated Saturn console. Virtua Fighter 2 and spin-off Fighting Vipers …
Read More »iPad tops US kids’ Christmas wishlists
Apple’s range of iDevices dominate the Christmas lists of kids aged 6-12 in the US. Its success comes at the expense of Nintendo’s Wii U, which is forced into second place according to new data from Nielsen. Apple’s iPad is the most sought after gift followed by Wii U, iPad …
Read More »Wii U demo pods installed in GAME stores
Over a hundred GAME stores have had Wii U demo pods installed for the public. As is the way with Nintendo’s experimental approach to hardware design, explaining it is fairly tricky – getting hands on is easily the best way for the public to get their head around how it …
Read More »THQ thrown lifeline by lenders as investment negotiations continue
Lender Well Fargo has agreed to extend the terms of its loan to THQ, giving the publisher a new January 15th deadline to meet its demands. Wells Fargo had previously threatened to default THQ after it failed to fulfil the conditions of its agreement. But as well as extending its …
Read More »Uncharted card game revealed for PlayStation Vita
Sony has lifted the lid on a brand new Uncharted game for Vita – Uncharted Fight for Fortune. Rather than trying to replicate the IP’s PS3 experience a la Uncharted: Golden Abyss, this title takes a different approach. It’s an action-adventure turn-based card game featuring the heroes and villains from …
Read More »Retail vacancy rate reaches record UK high
Over one-in-ten stores are now standing empty on UK High Streets, the British Retail Consortium has claimed. The organisation’s latest survey pegs national vacancy rates at 11.3 per cent. That’s up 0.4 per cent month-on-month and is the highest rate since the BRC started compiling the data in July 2011. …
Read More »Gree to close OpenFeint; Devs forced to take quick action
OpenFeint, the first real equivalent of Xbox Live on smartphone, is to be closed on December 14th. The service was the first to allow iOS gamers to hook up with friends, compare scores and earn trophies. It may have since been arguably surpassed by Apple’s own Game Center, but OpenFeint …
Read More »Wii U loophole granted forumite access to debug menu
A member of video games forum NeoGaf appears to have found an OS loophole that grants access to Wii U’s debug menu. The ‘hack’ is no longer available though after Nintendo seemed to quickly issue a fix. Forum user Trike claimed that he was able to access one of the …
Read More »Online shopping is bad for the environment, Toys R Us boss tells consumers
The boss of Toys R Us in the US has told consumers that they should be mindful of the possible environmental impact of online shopping. It’s very ungreen,” Toys R Us chief executive Jerry Storch told the Financial Times. [People are] just so enraptured with how cool it is that …
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