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With Warner’s Batman: Arkham City raking up record review scores over the last week, it looks like another all-time classic could be on the cards before the end of the year. Future has revealed that the next issue of UK multi-format magazine Edge has awarded Nintendo’s upcoming Wii title a …
Read More »Nintendo UK promotes Dawn Paine
Nintendo UK’s Dawn Paine has been promoted to assistant general manager and marketing director, MCV understands. She will still hold her responsibilities as marketing director, we believe, but also takes a broader role in the business operations at Nintendo UK acting as a conduit for cross departmental projects and championing …
Read More »Newell: Consoles must cease isolating developers
System manufacturers 'are the rent guys who drive their partner margins to zero'
Read More »Beware of 3DS doom-mongers
Consoles like the 3DS have died so many times in the eyes of analysts and the press they may as well as well be regulars in George Romero movies, writes Nick Gibson
Read More »Wii U tech trumped by new Apple TV multiplayer
VIDEO: Four iPhone and iPads can connect to the same TV
Read More »Resident Evil Revelations out January 27th
Capcom’s 3DS survival horror shooter Resident Evil Revelations will hit UK shelves in January next year. Like this year’s Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D, Nintendo will handle sales, marketing and distribution duties for Revelations throughout Europe and Australia. Capcom will remain publisher. Revelations is the second Resident Evil game on …
Read More »Console demand will decline, UK studios fear
Industry unsure on health of living-room devices; mobile and social expected to soar
Read More »Nintendo paints the town red for new 3DS launch
The UK will be awash with the colour red to ensure consumers are well aware of Nintendo’s bright new 3DS. Over 6,000 UK locations will be ‘painted red’ around the launch of the Metallic Red 3DS which hits shelves today, with six-sheet and 48-sheet posters advertising the new colour. Nintendo …
Read More »Nintendo and retailers sued over Wii Remote
The owner of a laser-pointing presentation remote is taking Nintendo and several retailers to court over the Wii controller. Gamasutra reports Technology manufacturer UltimatePointer claims the Wii Remote has infringed its patent for Upoint – a laser-pointing device designed for presentations. The firm is seeking damages, court costs and royalty …
Read More »Should we be worried about Nintendo?
[#AltDevBlogADay] Aspiring developer Kyle Kulyk asks; if Nintendo doesn't repeat its success, what will that mean for the industry?
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