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With whispers of imminent console price cuts rife, a US analyst has predicted these will be insufficient to drive hardware sales. Doug Creutz, an analyst at Cowan and Company, attributed this to economic pressures, believing consumers will still be reluctant to purchase a new console if the format holders lower …
Read More »Price cuts boost Asda market share
Asda’s market share has risen over the last three months, thanks to price cuts attracting more customers. Data from TNS Till Roll shows that the supermarket’s market share rose from 16.7 per cent to 17 per cent in the 12 weeks ending July 12th, according to The Retail Bulletin. Like-for-like …
Read More »No bundle plans for Wii Sports Resort
Nintendo has no intention of replacing Wii Sports with Wii Sports Resort in the standard Wii bundle. Speaking to Toronto Thumbs, Nintendo of Canada’s senior supervisor of communication and advertising said: The long-term plan is difficult to say, but I can tell you there are no plans to make Wii …
Read More »TrackMania confirmed for Wii
Firebrand Games has announced it is currently developing a Wii version of long-running racing series TrackMania. The developer behind the successful DS editions of TrackMania and Race Driver GRID will be showing the game at Gamescom next week in the hopes of attracting a publisher, according to Eurogamer. Studio boss …
Read More »Mad Catz to release Modern Warfare 2 accessories
Mad Catz has announced it will be releasing a range of accessories based on Activision Blizzard’s Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Under a new agreement with Activision, the company will release officially branded controllers and other peripherals on all formats alongside the game when it releases in November. We …
Read More »No western release for Dragon Quest IX?
Square Enix has yet to decide whether or not it will release Dragon Quest IX in western markets. The DS RPG made its debut last month in Japan, but the publisher has yet to confirm it will be released in the US or Europe, according to VG247. Dragon Quest IX …
Read More »Classic LucasArts titles lined up for Wii
A variety of retro LucasArts games will be heading to the Wii’s Virtual Console, starting with the Super Star Wars trilogy. Super Star Wars, Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and Super Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi will all be heading to the Nintendo download service for 800 …
Read More »Dragon Age: Origins delayed
BioWare has confirmed Dragon Age: Origins will now be released on November 6th. The game was originally slated for an October release, but the developer confirmed to IGN this has slipped to the following month. Dragon Age: Origins will be released on November 3rd in North America and November 6th …
Read More »US: PayPal introduced to Xbox Live
Microsoft has announced Xbox 360 owners in the United States can now use PayPal to purchase content on the Xbox Live Marketplace. The online payment service can now be used to buy Microsoft Points through Xbox.com, according to Microsoft mascot Major Nelson. Users simply login and associate their PayPal information …
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds Of Prey
Click here to find the RETAIL BIZ Previews section, where you’ll find MCV’s definitive guide to some of the key releases approaching retail in the near future. This week, 505 Games’ IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds Of Prey takes us to the skies as players are invited to recreate some of the …
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