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Market analysts Wedbush Morgan have claimed that the Wii U is arrving two years late”. In its latest note to investors, authors Michael Pachter, Edward Woo and Nick McKay observed that Nintendo’s use of Xbox 360 and PS3 footage during its E3 presentation suggests the Wii U will be no …
Read More »Zumba Fitness passes 2m worldwide sales
Wii, PS3 and 360 title Zumba Fitness has now sold over 2m around the world. As well as being a consistent top five hit in the UK, the title has also been been the No.2 selling Wii game since its launch in the US. It has now surpassed sales of …
Read More »3DS eShop inspired by High Street retail
The virtual Nintendo 3DS eShop which went live last week took its design ideas from High Street stores. Designers who worked on eShop, which allows 3DS owners to purchase downloadable games such as Super Mario Land, said they wanted to create a fun shop for browsing – a place where …
Read More »Wii U design "quite near final"
The Wii U and its innovative controller will look almost exactly like the model seen at this year’s E3. Speaking to VentureBeat, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime confirmed that the design of the prototype hardware is almost final and explained why the new console is larger than the original …
Read More »JAPAN: 3DS tops 1m sales
The Nintendo 3DS has sold more than one million units in Japan. It has taken 13 weeks for the firm’s latest handheld to reach this milestone since its launch in February, according to CVG. The original DS topped 1m sales in just one month after its launch, with the DS …
Read More »Crytek: We’re bringing our tech to Wii U
CryEngine will also have 'deep support for Kinect'
Read More »Wii U controller and system designs ‘near-final’
Nintendo exec Reggie Fils-Aime continues to evade questions on new system's performance
Read More »3DS reaches 1m sales in Japan
Nintendo’s 3DS has now passed the 1m unit sales barrier in Japan. However, as reported by Andriasang, it took the machine 13 weeks to reach the milestone. Its predecessor the DS managed the same in just four weeks. Other iterations of the DS have also been quicker out of the …
Read More »Hacking spreads to Nintendo and Epic websites
Online security flaws exposed as wave of attacks continue
Read More »Wii U ‘up to parity’ with 360, PS3
id Software’s John Cormack has said that Nintendo’s Wii U is, on raw tech terms at least, directly comparable to "other consoles" – namely the Xbox 360 and PS3. However, this doesn’t mean that the firm will automatically be porting its id Tech 5 game engine to the machine. Instead, …
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