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Nintendo has ushered in the new decade by clinching two hardware sales records – the best ever selling machine in Europe and the fastest console to 20m sales. The first record is claimed by the DS, which via its various guises (the DS, DS Lite and DSi) has now sold …
Read More »Activision signs Zhu Zhu Pets
The first game based on popular kids brand Zhu Zhu Pets will be released on DS in spring 2010 thanks to a new agreement between publisher Activision, GameMill Publishing and licence holder Cepia LLC. Black Lantern Studios is currently handling development duties. Zhu Zhu Pets success in 2009 speaks for …
Read More »NPD: US hardware sales rise across the board
US hardware sales for every format are up on all formats, according to the latest NPD data. Each platform topped its sales when compared to last month, with the DS leading the way at 1.70 million units. The only other platform to shift more than 1 million was the Wii, …
Read More »DS breaks UK games console sales record
Nintendo DS has become the biggest-selling games hardware in UK chart history, surpassing 10 million units sold, MCV can reveal. The device hit the milestone in week 47 of this year according to GfK-ChartTrack data, taking it past the record held by Sony’s PS2. UK unit sales of PS2 stand …
Read More »Nintendo appeals Flash card case
Platform holder Nintendo is to back the appeal of prosecutors who have said they intend to challenge a recent court ruling from a French judge in favour of Flash card manufacturer Divineo. Upon dismissing the case on Monday, the judge accused Nintendo of deliberately locking out developers from its range …
Read More »US: Thanksgiving Wii sales top 500K
US Wii sales for the crucial Thanksgiving week checked in at 550,000 units, according to Nintendo, down from 800,000 last year. Nintendo said it was happy with the result, following 2008’s high peaks. The firm recently dropped the console’s price $50 to $199 to stimulate demand in the console, which …
Read More »RECOMMENDED EXTRA: The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
MCV’s Recommended Extra dedicated to Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks is now available to read online. You can flick through the pages or download the whole thing as a PDF. As well as everything you need to know about the making and marketing of the games, there’s a …
Read More »DS Metroid title in the works?
Whilst the recent Wii release of Metroid Prime Trilogy seemed to have drawn a close to Samus Aran’s FPS wanderings for the time being, Nintendo has now hinted at the possibility of a new game on the series for the DS. Speaking to ONM, developer Kansuke Tanabe admitted: We are …
Read More »Nintendo unleashes its House of fun
Nintendo has unleashed its homely sampling tour, which will hit all areas of the UK before Christmas. The firm told MCV this week it believes that it can capture 150,000 consumers with the Nintendo House, which offers consumers the chance to play Wii Fit Plus, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, …
Read More »Diversity Key as Southpeak Grows
The company, which publishes My Baby for DS as well as shooters and fantasy RPGs, notched up sales of $16.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, up from $8.3 million for the same period in 2008. Pre-tax profits for the Virginia-based outfit were $1.3 million, up from a loss …
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