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3DS and Wii platform holder Nintendo has reported a 37,320m (284m) loss for the year ended March 31st 2012. That compares to a profit of 171,076m in the previous years. 2012 sales were down 36.2 per cent year-on-year at 647,652. Despite the improved fortunes of 3DS, handheld sales fell from …
Read More »Nintendo cools Heroes of Ruin GAME exclusivity claims
Heroes of Ruin may not be a GAME exclusive after all, Nintendo has said. GAME yesterday announced that it will be the only retailer stocking the game in the UK. However, having contacted MCV to say that no decision has yet been made, a statement issued to MCV says: Nintendo …
Read More »Nintendo embarks on fresh Kid Icarus retail press
Kid Icarus: Uprising is to come under the spotlight once again as Nintendo kicks off a fresh round of retail promotions for the title. Any consumers who buy the game from Argos between April 24th and May 31st will receive a free pack of 24 AR Cards for the game. …
Read More »FEATURE: UK’s Top Ten single SKUs of all time
Chart-Track director Dorian Bloch reveals the Top Ten games on single platforms, in terms of both unit sales and revenue, and takes a look at how controller sales have altered since 2007… Basic analysis on Chart-Track’s CUBE online data warehouse solution could start with a simple list of best-sellers, either …
Read More »Microsoft expands Xbox Live ad presence
An expanded range of TV-like advertisements are set to appear on Xbox Live in the near future. Microsoft has revealed plans to increase the number of ads shown when users boot up Xbox 360 apps such as Last.fm and ESPN. Many will now include a 15-30 second video when initially …
Read More »Patent row could block Xbox 360 sales in US
Imports of Xbox 360 hardware to the US could be blocked following a legal victory for Motorola. The BBC reports that a US International Trade Commission judge has ruled in favour of the firm, ruling that Microsoft has infringed four patents owned by Motorola Mobility relating to video compression and …
Read More »The UK suffers double-dip recession
It has finally been confirmed that the UK has once again entered into recession. The Office of National Statistics has confirmed the double-dip recession this morning, delivering a blow to the austerity-led coalition government whose main task when entering Government was to stabilise the country’s economy. The economy officially shrank …
Read More »Lack of licenses sullies FIFA Euro 2012 launch
EA has confirmed that just 29 out of the 53 international squads featured in the Euro 2012 DLC for FIFA 12 are licensed. The publisher had never said anything to the contrary, of course, but nonetheless many consumers have been left surprised having become accustomed to EA’s licence-rich football series. …
Read More »Resi creator announces new title
ZeniMax will be the publisher of a new survival horror title from Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami. Currently going under the codename of Zwei, the game is being developed by Mikami’s new studio Tango Gameworks, which was acquired by ZeniMax in late 2010. Development is at an early stage, Andriasang …
Read More »Apple reports yet more staggering growth
The Eurozone crisis, global debt levels and international recession. None of which are terms respected by Apple. The company last night reported revenue of $39.2bn for its fiscal Q2 – that’s up from $24.7bn in the same period last year. Profit shot up from $6bn to an incredible $11.6bn. iPhone …
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