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Focus Multimedia are set to follow Atari with its own driving test DS title. The budget software firm previously worked exclusively on PC, but has targeted other formats for its driving series. We’re always looking at ways of bringing Driving Test Success onto popular formats, with DS being one possibility,” …
Read More »New SKUs and download centres boost DS sales
Nintendo UK has received an overwhelmingly positive response to its new range of DS colours and in-store DS centres, the firm has told MCV. Nintendo released its Red, Green and Turquoise DS SKUs last week, along with new in-store centres that allows consumers to download demos of DS software onto …
Read More »Full 2008 DS release schedule updated
Nintendo has updated its the full 2008 European software release schedule for DS. The list includes new Pokemon games under the Mystery Dungeon brand, which will hit stores on July 4th. The full DS rundown reads: JuneNinja Gaiden Dragon Sword (Ubisoft) 26th June 2008 FINAL FANTASY TACTICS ADVANCE 2: Grimoire …
Read More »Win a copy of Cooking Guide on DS
Fresh from offering five lucky MCV readers a copy of Super Smash Brothers Brawl , Nintendo is now offering you all the chance to win a slice of the Cooking Guide action, with five copies of the game available to win. To be in with a shout, simply answer the …
Read More »New DS bundle for Europe announced
Activision has teamed up with Nintendo for a new limited edition Guitar Hero DS Lite bundle. Co-inciding with the release of Guitar Hero: On Tour on the format, the pack will be available in Europe from July 18th. PRicing details are yet to emerge. Guitar Hero created a unique and …
Read More »New Sonic games dated
Sega has unveiled its full release schedule for the rest of 2008 to MCV – and dated two new Sonic games. The highly-anticipated Sonic Unleashed for 360, PS3, Wii and PS2 is set for release in November, whereas the Bioware-developed Sonic Chronicles is on course for September. The publisher has …
Read More »Apple could kill the DS
Fresh from Ubisoft adding its name to the list of developers creating games for Apple’s handheld devices, Forbes magazine has claimed that the iPod could ‘kill’ the success of the DS. The magazine claims that the iPod’s combination of Nintendo’s two USPs – motion sensing and touch-screen technology – could …
Read More »UBIDAYS 08: Stop Smoking for DS announced
Hot on the heels of My Weight Loss Coach and My Life Coach, Ubisoft has announced its latest self-help outing on DS – Allen Carr’s Easyway to Stop Smoking. The title is full of smoking-related facts, including graphic illustrations of how many fags a smoker will get though in their …
Read More »Daily Mail takes another potshot at games
The Daily Mail has attacked one of the more traditionally innocent cornerstones of our industry – the humble Nintendo DS. After years of being praised across the national media for its family-friendly qualities, the newspaper’s Rosie Millard calls the console a toxic drug” in her first-person piece about her experience …
Read More »Nintendo success making kids’ market tougher, says THQ
President and CEO of THQ Brian Farrell has pointed the finger at Nintendo’s successful first party software for making the kids’ video games market extremely competitive”. In a Q4 earnings call with investors, Farrell cited Nintendo’s software success as a reason why THQ’s traditionally strong kids’ business did not meet …
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