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Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto has suggested that the company could produce a sequel to Wii Music in the future. The game was met with a disappointing response when released in 2008, selling little more than 2.65 million over the last year. While Nintendo has admitted Wii Music failed to perform, Miyamoto …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Modern Warfare 2 marches to No.1
There was never any question, but this morning’s All Formats weekly games chart confirms that Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is the best-selling game of the week. The title also took the No.1 spot in the PS3 and Xbox 360 charts. You can read the full ELSPA/GfK-ChartTrack weekly rankings …
Read More »Miss Frank to launch We Sing
Miss Frank has been signed up to help launch Nordic Games’ upcoming Wii title We Sing. The X Factor contestants will appear at the title’s official launch event at GAME’s Oxford Street branch, performing a selection of the 30 songs found in the game’s setlist. To commemorate We Sing’s status …
Read More »BBC iPlayer becomes Wii Channel
The BBC and Nintendo have announced that an iPlayer Channel will be available on the Wii next week. A dedicated BBC iPlayer Channel will be available to download from November 18th, granting Wii owners access to on-demand catch-up TV and radio programming. The channel will offer a new full-screen user …
Read More »Dragon Age DLC generates $1 million
Downloadable content sales for Dragon Age: Origins have already surpassed the $1 million mark. This figure does not include the free DLC that was available with various boxed sets and pre-order SKUs of the game. During its presentation at the BMO Capital Markets conference, Electronic Arts revealed this landmark had …
Read More »US: GameStop to sell DLC
GameStop has announced its customers will soon be able to purchase DLC at the tills. The retailer will trial be trialling the new program early next year, which will work in conjunction with Xbox Live and PlayStation Network, according to Reuters. Announced at the BMO Capital Management Digital Entertainment conference, …
Read More »November 17th launch for 360 Twitter, Facebook
Microsoft has confirmed that Twitter and Facebook integration will be coming to Xbox Live on November 17th. The update was announced at E3 and brings popular social media such as Twitter, Facebook and Last FM to the Xbox 360 Dashboard. The release date was confirmed to Fast Company, who spoke …
Read More »Command & Conquer 4 dated
Electronic Arts has announced that the fourth instalment in its long-running RTS series will be released in Europe on March 19th, 2010. Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight arrives in the UK three days after its North American debut and will bring the 15 year-long Tiberium storyline to an end. …
Read More »GAME sponsors next three BAFTA Awards
UK retail giant GAME will be the official sponsors of the next three BAFTA Games Awards. Having sponsored the 2009 event, the company has signed a three-year partnership deal with the British Academy, starting with the next awards ceremony, due to be held on March 19th, 2010. Following the success …
Read More »New Super Mario Bros Wii to top 15m sales
An analyst has predicted that New Super Mario Bros Wii’s lifetime sales will exceed 15 million units. Electronic Entertainment Design and Research’s Jesse Divnich also claimed the Nintendo game will be the biggest selling title of 2009, and expects it to outsell the Xbox 360 edition of Activision Blizzard’s Call …
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