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Nintendo boss Saturo Iwata has admitted that there are flaws with Wii’s online Friend system – but reassured consumers the company is working hard to improve the service. Speaking to GameDaily, Iwata admitted that Wii’s system of Friend Codes was not perfect” – but that it gave parents of new …

Sony boss Kaz Hirai has moved to reassure European consumers who recently purchased a 40GB PS3 – telling them they still have a very powerful”, high capacity machine. Talking in the wake of SCEE’s announcement that it would be phasing the 40GB model out in Europe to make room for …

EA has once again pushed back the deadline for its bid for Take Two – this time until Tuesday, August 19th. The publisher’s deadline expired at the end of last week without any news, and EA has now announced that it has delayed the deadline for Take Two shareholders to …

Nintendo has responded to reports in national newspapers that it is set to ‘run out’ of Wii Fit stock, telling MCV that it is bringing in units every week”. Both The Daily Mail and Daily Telegraph this morning reported that the popular fitness game would be unavailable in the festive …

EA Sports President Peter Moore has predicted that Nintendo’s Wii will take up half of all home console sales in this generation. Moore, former corporate VP of Microsoft’s interactive entertainment division, said that EA believed PS3 and Xbox 360 would fight over the balance”. He based his assumptions on internal …

We attended the E3 Media & Business Summit last week in Los Angeles, CA, and met with over a dozen companies presenting products at the show, including Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft, Activision Blizzard, Atari, Electronic Arts, Midway, Sega, Take-Two Interactive, THQ, and Ubisoft. Non-traditional game software again was the popular theme …

HMV and Woolworths are both installing special kiosks in-store that allow consumers to purchase goods under 18 without VAT. The vending areas allow consumers to order goods directly from the Channel Islands – a method usually reserved for websites. Woolworths already has 40 ordering kiosks in its UK stores, whilst …

The Daily Mail has reported that one of the greatest innovations of all time will be upon us this year – thought controlled gaming. An article in the newspaper, which will no doubt inspire a fair amount of cynicism from hardened gamers, says that a new headset has been designed …

EA CEO John Riccitiello has slammed the format of this year’s E3, stating that he hated” last week’s show. "I hate E3 like this," said Riccitiello, speaking to the San Francisco Chronicle. "Either we need to go back to the old E3, or we’ll have to have our own private …

Xbox 360 will sell more worldwide than PS3. We will do this by having a selection of consoles with prices for everyone.” Microsoft’s Xbox boss Don Mattrick kicks off the show by stating the platform holder’s lofty ambitions Today, a new member joins Xbox Live every five seconds – adding …