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Platform holder Nintendo has had a difficult start to its financial year, with a loss of 578 million for the first half of 2011. The period takes in the six months to September 30th, 2011. The firm has suffered weaker than expected demand for its DS and new 3DS handheld. …
Read More »3DS hits 6.68m units sold
As of the end of last month, Nintendo has sold 6.68m 3DS consoles. It is below expectations, but is ahead of what the DS achieved during the same period. The firm hopes the console is back on track, with sales on the rise following a substantial price cut in August …
Read More »French courts illegalise console piracy
The Court of Appeal in France has followed the UK’s lead in effectively illegalising the sale of the DS piracy device R4. Six companies failed in their appeal against their conviction for selling the R4, meaning that as is the case in the UK legal precedent has now outlawed the …
Read More »Moshi DS game out November 11th
The boxed DS release based on the massive Moshi Monsters brand – Moshlings Zoo – will hit UK shelves on November 11th. As previously reported by MCV, the title will be co-published by Activision and Moshi creators Mind Candy. It’s the first boxed Moshi Monsters video game. The monster-collecting franchise …
Read More »Layton and the Spectre’s Call out November 25th
The latest Professor Layton DS puzzle adventure game will hit shelves in the UK and Europe in time for Christmas. Nintendo says Professor Layton and the Spectre’s Call – the fourth full game in its series – will feature new puzzles that will challenge and delight both seasoned Layton fans …
Read More »Modern Warfare 3 confirmed for DS… but not 3DS
Activision has announced that a DS version of Modern Warfare 3 is in development at Orlando studio n-Space. However, what it has not done is announce a version for Nintendo’s new 3DS handheld. Quizzed on the reasons for the decision on their forums, n-Space said that it’s simply doing as …
Read More »Cult DS football game shoots to UK
Japanese sales success Inazuma Eleven will hit UK shelves on August 26th, three years after its original release. It’s an RPG-style football game for DS with over-the-top moves and over 1,000 in-game players to choose from. It originally went on sale in Japan in August 2008 and entered the sales …
Read More »Reef to publish 360 and PS3 games
Reef Entertainment will publish HD console games beginning with PS3 Move pirate adventure Captain Morgane later this year. The publisher – which has received major investment from distributor Creative Distribution – has previously focused on PC and Wii games in recent years. Notably, it brought the 1m+ selling Sniper Elite …
Read More »Aliens infesting DS this September
Sega has confirmed portable side-scrolling shooter Aliens: Infestation will be released in the UK this September. The publisher says it’s an action-packed platform shooter with a hardcore, retro feel”. Based on Aliens, the second instalment in the horror sci-fi movie franchise, the game lets players fire weaponry from the film …
Read More »Activision co-publishing Moshi Monsters DS
Activision will co-publish the new game inspired by the popular UK-made kids online game Moshi Monsters. Moshi Monsters: Moshlings Zoo is released for the Nintendo DS in November. Activision was announced as a ‘partner’ for the project during a keynote speech at the Develop conference by Michael Acton Smith, CEO …
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