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As exclusively revealed by MCV in March, Koch is the distributor behind the arrival of Doctor Who on both Wii and DS. Published and developed by Asylum Entertainment, two separate titles are in the works – Doctor Who: Return to Earth on Wii and Doctor Who: Evacuation Earth for DS. …

Plants Vs Zombies will be released for Nintendo DS in the US in January 2011. The new handheld version of Popcap’s highly acclaimed tower defence game was confirmed by PR exec Laurie Thornton’s Twitter feed. While a UK price point or date has yet to be announced, the game will …

The DS is the most successful games machine of all time. It has sold over 132 million units since its 2004 debut and has housed some of the most successful video games ever released. But there’s a problem. Since 2007, DS piracy cards – such as the infamous R4 – …

Combat of Giants will make its Wii debut this November with Dinosaurs Strike, Ubisoft announced at Gamescom today. The Ubisoft franchise has already sold more than 1m units worldwide with Dinosaurs, Mutant Insects and Dragons games appearing on DS over the past few years. Dinosaurs Strike is the latest in …

The US video games market suffered a slight one per cent year-on-year decrease in July, with a total value reaching $846.5m. Hardware sales – driven by a great performance from the Xbox 360 Slim – were up 12 per cent at $313.8m, though software sales fell eight per cent to …

Traditional handheld games consoles are in decline with 1m fewer devices produced this year compared to 2009. The drop has been attributed to the rise in popularity of mobile phones equipped to play games and other forms of entertainment. Research shows handheld consoles will decline 2.5 per cent to 38.9m …

Publisher Sega has confirmed that Wii and DS platform title Sonic Colours will be released in the UK on November 12th. The game blends 2D game design with 3D visual mechanics to produce a result that harks back to the IP’s ‘golden days’ while still offering a visual standard more …

Rising Star Games will resurrect popular arcade franchise Pang later this year. Pang: Magical Michael for DS is due to arrive on September 17th, and marks the first entry in the series since 2000. Pang debuted in 1989 with the original arcade game, also known as Buster Bros, and is …

Wii and DS owners will soon be able to get their hands on the first game to be made by a hairdresser. Busy Scissors will be published in North America by new US publisher Little Orbit, with Namco Bandai Partners distributing the game in Europe this October. Unlike the plethora …

Company president explains the need for secrecy in building the next Nintendo console