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Nintendo’s Cammie Dunaway has confirmed that a future software update for the DSi will allow the machine to upload photos taken with the built-in camera to social networking site Facebook. Little else in the way of information was offered, though the news follows a similar move from Microsoft at its …
Read More »NINTENDO: Golden Sun DS revealed
Nintendo has revealed the third in its Golden Sun franchise at its Pre-E3 conference in LA. Golden Sun DS is scheduled to hit shelves in 2010, and is the first Golden Sun game since the Lost Age in 2003. The Camelot-developed RPG series began life on the Gameboy Advance and …
Read More »NINTENDO: Mario & Luigi 3 dated
Nintendo has announced that the third outing in its portable RPG series, Mario & Luigi 3: Bowser’s Inside Story, will be released in the West later this year. Sadly, there was no new content to be seen at Nintendo’s E3 presentation, though the trailer we once saw in Japan last …
Read More »NINTENDO: Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days dated
Nintendo has announced Square Enix’s Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days will arrive on September 29th. The DS-exclusive instalment continues the highly popular RPG series that combines the Final Fantasy and Disney universes. Aside from a GBA release, the franchise has been exclusive to PlayStation formats so far. The game will feature …
Read More »NINTENDO: New IP proves that "DS equals diversity"
At its E3 2009 press conference, Nintendo has announced two new games that it has suggested showcase the DS as a platform for diversity. Ubisoft’s C.O.P: New Recruit is clearly a direct competitor with GTA: IV, and boosts full 3D graphics. It centers on the exploits of an underground street …
Read More »DSi surpasses 1m sales in Europe
Nintendo has announced that sales of DSi have taken just eight weeks to reach the one million mark across Europe – five weeks quicker than the Nintendo DS Lite took to reach the milestone. In addition, almost 500,000 Nintendo DS and DS Lites have been sold across Europe in the …
Read More »Cameron: Ubisoft is the perfect partner for Avatar
Hollywood director James Cameron told the assembled crowds at E3 that Ubisoft was the perfect creative partner for the tie-in to his highly anticipated Avatar movie. The game will then be shown to selected media behind close doors in its full true-to-life 3D glory. Technically, we have a lot in …
Read More »The Biggest Loser gets the Wii treatment
No, this isn’t Sega’s Daisy Fuentes Pilates or NewU Fitness First Personal Trainer from Black Bean – today’s Wii Fit rivalling announcement comes from THQ, which has just announced a new Wii game based on TV show The Biggest Loser. A somewhat flabbergasted CasualGaming.biz has the full story – click …
Read More »Recession ‘impacting’ Nintendos global plans, says Iwata
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has revealed that opportunities to expand into emerging nations have been halted by the global recession. Speaking at a press conference after the company’s financial briefing back in March (the translated transcript of which has only just been released), Iwata cited tough exchange rates and topically …
Read More »Endemol announces Ready Steady Cook
Leading TV production company Endemol has teamed up with publisher Mindscape to release a game based on popular daytime TV cookery show Ready Steady Cook on Wii and DS on July 3rd. We’re delighted to be working with Mindscape to bring one of the UK’s best loved cooking shows onto …
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