MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
Nintendo’s NFP model figure collection will apparently be a feature of the new Super Smash Bros. Nintendo unveiled its NFC-based platform earlier this month, and now CVG reports that Nintendo of France managing director Stephan Bole will make use of the tech. "On the output side of games produced by …
Read More »E4 agrees to screen some Mario Kart TV race highlights
Channel 4’s E4 is to screen race uploads from upcoming Wii U racer Mario Kart 8. Players will be able to upload gameplay clips to Nintendo’s Mario Kart TV service. Following the game’s release on May 30th and running until Monday June 2nd, gamers will when uploading the clip have …
Read More »Ubisoft won’t be showing any Nintendo games at E3
There will be at least five games from Ubisoft at E3 next month – but none of them will be for Nintendo platforms. "We won’t be showing off any Nintendo games at E3 this year," a Ubisoft rep told Nintendo World Report. Ubisoft has been one of Wii U’s most …
Read More »Wii U Music looks like it might be on the way
One of Nintendo’s less successful IPs could very well be on track for a Wii U resurrection. Patents unearthed by NeoGAF look very much like Wii U Music and show how a player can assume the role of several musicians within a composition. Specifically the documents outline a method via …
Read More »Tomodachi Life to include two extra trial codes
Nintendo has hatched a plan that it hopes will stimulate Tomodachi Life’s player base. The platform holder has said that every copy (both physical and digital) of the game sold will come with two additional download code for Tomodachi Life: Welcome Version that can be handed over to friends so …
Read More »Game over for online play on Wii and DS
Owners of both Wii and DS will no longer be able to play their titles online from today. That’s because, as warned back in February, today’s the day when the off switch will be flicked on the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service, bringing an end to a host of features once …
Read More »Buyers of John Lewis £112 Wii U bundle miss out
The internet was last week set alight for a few brief moment as John Lewis offered an unbelievable discount on Wii U hardware. On offer was a Wii U Basic console along with a copy of New Super Mario Bros U and 8GB SD card for just 112 – less …
Read More »Nintendo wins DS patent challenge
An attempt by a Texas company to sting Nintendo for an alleged patent infringement with its DS design has been dismissed. CVG reports that in 2009 Wall Wireless LLC tried to sue Nintendo regarding one of is wireless communication technology patents. However, some five years later both the Japanese Patent …
Read More »Nintendo Wii and DS games go offline today
No more online multiplayer for Mario Kart and Super Smash Bros Brawl
Read More »Tecmo Koei says Wii U’s Hyrule Warriors will sell a million copies
One million sales and beyond – that’s the expectation Tecmo Koei has for its in-development Wii U exclusive Hyrule Warriors. In gaming, this is a first-time collaboration,” Tecmo Koei president Yoichi Erikawa told Nikkei, as reported by Nintendo Everything. As a new entry in the Warriors series, we plan to …
Read More »