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Nintendo has confirmed that American retail will continue to be supplied with Wii consoles. MCV reported earlier this week that a message on the Wii page of Nintendo’s Japanese site confirmed that production of the console had ceased in the region. However, that does not reflect its fate elsewhere. "The …
Read More »Nintendo ends Wii production
After starting a short-term revolution, the Japanese console maker has discontinued production of the original Wii
Read More »UPDATED: Forced student labour used to build PS4s at Foxconn – report
It has been alleged that controversial Chinese manufacturer Foxconn has been using forced labour as part of its PS4 manufacturing operation. GamesInAisa cites reports emerging in China claiming that thousands of students from an IT engineering program at the Xi’an Institute of Technology are being forced to work at Foxconn’s …
Read More »Wii manufacturing "scheduled to end soon"
Nintendo’s most successful ever home console is nearing the end of its life. Kotaku spotted an addition made to the Wii page on Nintendo Japan’s website which claims that manufacturing is scheduled to end soon”. If correct, it would mean that while Wii’s life was certainly bright it was also …
Read More »Ghostlight will release Devil Survivor 2 on DS… provided enough people pay upfront
Devil Survivor 2 on DS will be released in the UK on the condition that consumers pay up front for its manufacture. That’s how publisher Ghostlight is pitching a new solution that will allow it to publish DS title Devil Survivor 2. We’re now offering the game for pre-order on …
Read More »Sony kicks off Indian manufacturing of PS3 games
Sony has finally begun manufacturing PS3 games in India, with the first lot of locally manufactured games set to hit stores by the end of the month. Initially, local manufacturing will be focussed on Sony’s first-party PS3 Essentials range. The first games to arrive in stores will be Killzone 3, …
Read More »Raspberry Pi lite goes on sale
Latest model of microcomputer only available in Europe at present
Read More »Dyson: UK govt ‘obsessed’ with glamour of gaming
British inventor claims game industry should not be put ahead of 'tangible technology we can export'
Read More »The end of era – Sony has produced its last ever PS2
Sony has confirmed that it has ceased all production of the mighty PlayStation 2. It was reported last week that the company had called time on its Japanese production of the console, but Sony has now confirmed to The Guardian that all PS2 production worldwide has been wound down. The …
Read More »Japanese PS2 production halted – the first step toward PS4?
Sony has stopped manufacturing the amazingly successful PS2 in Japan. The games console first went on sale in March 2000 in Japan and has since sold then more than 150 million units worldwide, and still holds the record for the best-selling home console of all time. Approximately 11,000 games are …
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