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Nintendo has announced that the red 25th Anniversary Mario Wii announced for Japan last week will also be getting a UK release. The SKU, which includes a red Wii console, red WiiMote Plus, a copy of New Super Mario Bros Wii, Wii Sports and a digital copy of Donkey Kong …
Read More »UK release for Wii Mario All-Stars
Nintendo has finally confirmed a European and UK release for retro Wii collection Super Mario All-Stars: 25th Anniversary Collection. The game, which was confirmed for Japan last month, includes re-mastered versions of NES titles Super Mario Bros, Super Mario Bros 2, Super Mario Bros 3 and Super Mario Bros: Lost …
Read More »Newspaper dates 3DS launch
Though its official launch date remains unknown for now, German newspaper giant Bild has slipped a supposed launch date for the machine into a wider story about the device. The paper claims that the 3DS will launch in Japan on November 11th and then in Europe in spring 2011. A …
Read More »Cave bringing boxed shooter to West
Cult Japanese developer Cave is seemingly on the brink of bringing its first ever boxed Western release to the UK High Street. In recent times the studio has enjoyed great success on iPhone with hit releases DoDonPachi Resurrection and Espgaluda II, but its recent love for Xbox 360 has been …
Read More »Gametail plans to conquer Europe
New online retailer Gametail is already preparing aggressive expansion across the continent – just a week after making waves with cut-price promotions Gametail generated a lot of buzz this week with one-day-only bargain deals (including Halo: Reach for 31.99) used to trail its brand before official opening. The company doesn’t …
Read More »Yakuza 4 confirmed for Europe
Sega has confirmed that Yakuza 4 will be released in western markets in spring of next year – around 12 months after it first hit Japanese retail. Four is a very powerful number,” the European Sega blog reads. In this particular instalment as not only will you experience the gritty …
Read More »Capcom appoints new US and Euro CEO
Publisher Capcom has announced the appointment of Kazuhiko Abe as CEO and president of Capcom Europe and Capcom USA. He replaces Capcom veteran Hiroshi Tobisawa, who has moved into another position at the company. Abe, who has been at Capcom since 2003, will be responsible for the overall management of …
Read More »Develop hits new traffic high
Only Euro site dedicated to studios hits 105,000 uniques; iPhone app next
Read More »Square to grow Front Mission brand
A confident Square Enix reckons its mech fighting series Front Mission can find a wider audience in the West. Traditionally, the 15-year-old Japanese franchise has been targeted at just core gamers. But Square believes the newest title, Evolved, will break another of its IPs into the US and Europe. The Front …
Read More »Xbox 360 S Arcade gets 4GB of storage
Having previously confirmed that it will launch a cut-price ‘Arcade’ version of its redesigned Xbox 360 S for $199 this autumn, online retailer Amazon has gone live with the first details concerning the machine. Specifically, it reckons that the console will include just 4GB of storage – presumably either internally …
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