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Nintendo has unveiled a new version of its mega-selling handheld, as it looks to build on its record-breaking success. Set to launch on October 12th, the 99 SKU will arrive one week ahead of triple-A release The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, adding to the white, black and pink consoles …
Read More »$11.6m Wii and DS deal for Kuala Lumpur dev
GameBrains says deal will help studio expand from boutique status to 'development powerhouse'
Read More »Nikitova branches out into game development
Company will use eastern European staff; UK wages 'too high'
Read More »JAPAN: Nintendo Parties as Wii outsells PS3 three to one
Nintendo’s continued dominance continues this week in Japan, according the latest figures from MCV’s exclusive media partner Enterbrain. Wii sales for the week stood at 62,798, while rival PS3 shifted 21,985 consoles. Xbox 360 sold 3,305, but the true star performer was DS once again – with combined DS and …
Read More »DS Slide Motion Controller revealed
Following recent rumours of a new movement-based control system this week, Spong.com has spotted an official Nintendo video which details a new Slide Controller peripheral for DS. Bundled with a game called MagKid, the new technology allows in-game control by, as the peripherals title suggests, sliding the console across a …
Read More »Oxygen opens Wii and DS studio in London
Publisher's new internal team targets Nintendo platforms
Read More »Motion-sensing DS on the way?
Following the tremendous success of its once mocked and now reverenced motion-sensing Wii console, it has emerged that Nintendo has filed a patent for a motion-sensing handheld console, CVG reports . Filed only a few months ago on March 30th, the patent reads: The housing [console] incorporates an XY-axis acceleration …
Read More »DS crowned market leader after bumper sales week
The storming performance of DS hardware, More Brain Training and its two Pokmon titles have elevated the Nintendo handheld to become the market-leading format this week, MCV can reveal. In the biggest sales week since Easter, DS was the lead format in both unit and value terms for the first …
Read More »No Euro plans for Brain Age themed DS
Details have emerged of a red and black Brain Age 2 DS bundle in North America – but it seems that European gamers will not the chance to get their hands on the stylish new machine. The bundle boasts a copy of More Brain Training from Dr Kawashima, the two-tone …
Read More »BioWare handling new Sonic RPG
MCV sister site Develop reports that Bioware has forged a deal with Sega that will see it produce a Nintendo DS title based on its iconic Sonic The Hedgehog character. It’s one of the first games to come from Bioware’s newly-formed handheld team, which was founded in September 2006. We’re …
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