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Apple’s digital distribution model makes it tough to track sales numbers for iPhone games, but a new report from Flurry says that the device’s share of the US market grew considerably last year – at the expense of the PSP and DS.Mobile Entertainment reports that in 2009 the iPhone claimed …

A DSiWare developer has suggested the next iteration of Nintendo’s DS would benefit from GPS and 3G connectivity. Speaking to ONM, Nnooo Games’ creative director Nic Watt claimed these technologies would enable gamers to play online wherever you are”. We would be able to add location-based features to games,” he …

In his most brazen statement on the subject to date, Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime has admitted that the platform holder isn’t very good at making hardcore games – and furthermore, that core games aren’t a focus for the firm. The fact of the matter is we know we …

Hot on the heels of news that Microsoft’s Xbox 360 enjoyed its best ever February in the US last month, Nintendo has announced that its twin-screened portable has managed the same feat. The DS sold 613k units in the time period – its previous best February was in 2009 when …

There’s more than enough evidence to suggest that Apple can rightly lay claim to be the fourth platform holder of the modern video games market – but Nintendo has dismissed the idea that Apple’s gain is its loss. There’s been no data to suggest an encroachment on our business,” Nintendo’s …

Platform holder Nintendo has filed a patent for portable force feedback, further adding to rumours that Nintendo is already at work on a successor to the DS. The Japanese games manufacturer made an amendment last month to a patent made in August 2005. It reads: A game apparatus includes an …

Reports are claiming that Activision has signed a deal that will see popular kids brand GoGo’s Crazy Bones coming to consoles in an effort to create a Pokemon-rivalling games franchise. That’s according to CVG, which claims that the publisher has already signed a contract with IP holder Magic Box International …

Disney Interactive Studios is planning to work with stars from upcoming movie Alice in Wonderland in order to promote the accompanying video game. The publisher is once again joining forces with Disney’s Hollywood arm, following the successful collaboration between the teams when marketing last week’s release The Princess and the …

Development kits for Nintendo’s successor to the world-conquering DS handheld not only exist, but they’re also in the hands of key Japanese studios – that’s the claim being made by CVG. The website states that The Pokemon Company, amongst others, was the first outfit to get their hands on the …

Disney Interactive has officially confirmed the development of the video game tie-in for major summer movie license Toy Story 3. Developed by Avalanche, the open-world title is being created in close collaboration with Pixar and, as well as offering an adventure in line with that seen on screen, also promises …