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Just 13 games boxed Wii U games are currently scheduled for release in the first half of 2013. The highlights begin with tomorrow’s release of Ninja Gaiden 3 although owners will have to wait until the spring to get their hands on the next high-profile first party release, Pikmin 3. …
Read More »Wii U Virtual Console is coming, promises GamePad play
Nintendo has said that development of the Wii U version of the Virtual Console is ongoing – and furthermore, it promises GamePad compatibility. Wii U’s current Virtual Console functionality is limited. Owners cannot purchase content from the eShop but are able to transfer games they previously downloaded on their Wii …
Read More »EVE and Dust 514 to merge servers tomorrow
CCP will tomorrow merge its established PC MMO EVE and experimental PS3 shooter Dust 514 tomorrow. The most notable change will be the inclusion of Dust players in EVE’s chat system. Dust mercenaries will also be able to join EVE corporations and accept contracts from NPC Faction Warfare militias. EVE …
Read More »Digital up, pre-owned down as GameStop reports 4.6% sales drop
Global games retailer GameStop has fared better than the overall games market by posting a sales drop of just 4.6 per cent for the nine weeks ending December 29th. Global sales for the period were $2.88bn. Like-for-like sales fell 4.4 per cent, with the US declining 3.5 per cent and …
Read More »Pre-owned Wii U consoles can access former owner’s downloads – report
Claims are circulating that pre-owned Wii U consoles are able to access digital content purchased by the machine’s previous owner. Eurogamer reports that even machines whose hard drives have been wiped and accounts removed are still susceptible to the loophole. Speculation suggests that the problems stems from the fact that …
Read More »New record as 17.4m iOS and Android devices get activated on Xmas day
A new Flurry report reveals that a record-breaking 17.4m iOS and Android devices were activated worldwide on Christmas day. Also breaking records were app downloads, which reached an estimated 328m. The period between December 25th and December 31st was also record-breaking, with in excess of 50m iOS and Android devices …
Read More »Nearly two billion apps downloaded over Christmas
Festive season delivers record week for apps
Read More »Torchlight 2 reaches 1m digital sales
Runic’s digital isometric RPG Torchlight 2 has sold over 1m units. "We had an amazing 2012, and proud to say that Torchlight2 has sold over one million units! Thank you! Happy New Year’s Eve everyone :)," a tweet from developer Runic confirmed. The milestone was reached just three months after …
Read More »Overall UK games market down 17.4% in 2012
The ERA has said that the UK video games market declined 17.4 per cent to 1.598bn in 2012. Those numbers include both physical and digital sales. By contrast, music was down just 5.5 per cent and video 10 per cent. The overall entertainment market decline was 12 per cent, with …
Read More »UK digital games sales pass £500m in 2012
A report being published by the Entertainment Retailers Association will this morning say that digital sales in the UK passed 1bn in 2012. That represents the amount spent on games, music and films in 2012, although games accounted for over half of the total at 552m, climbing 7.7 per cent. …
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