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Read More »Biggest ever Wii campaign promotes price cut
Nintendo will support next week’s Wii price drop with the biggest marketing campaign it has ever run for the format outside the Christmas period. The firm announced last week that it is cutting the trade price of the current Wii Sports Resort pack and introducing a low cost Mario Kart …
Read More »Project Cafe seen in video?
VG247 has unearthed a video showing Nintendo demonstrate its successor to the Wii. The video can be found below. The Wii 2, allegedly codenamed Project Cafe, is scheduled for reveal at E3. The authenticity of the detailed video is a matter of debate. Nintendo recently demonstrated the console during a …
Read More »VIDEO: Nintendo allegedly presenting Wii 2 to devs
Anonymous YouTube member thought to have filmed recent Project Cafe presentation
Read More »GAME hails 3DS dominance
GAME became the No.1 retailer for 3DS during its launch, despite being undercut by a price war that raged between supermarkets and online rivals. Prices of the 3DS fell from 230 to under 180 ahead of the console’s arrival on March 25th, with UK stores competing heavily to steal pre-orders …
Read More »Wii’ve still got some surprises
Yes, Nintendo’s new home console is now just weeks away from its E3 debut, but the platform holder has told MCV that there are still some surprises left for owners of its current machine. "There are great new pieces of software launching this year such as Wii Play: Motion in …
Read More »Ubisoft: Wii successor is ‘fantastic’
Publisher Ubisoft has become one of the first prominent publishers to publicly express its excitement for Nintendo’s still mysterious new home console. And while no specifics or tech info was divulged, Eurogamer reports that in a call to investors CEO Yves Guillemot says the HD work done for machine such …
Read More »NPD: US market soars in April
April has been a very kind month. In the UK we get glorious weather, in the US they get an excellent performance from video games at retail. The latest NPD numbers show that the month was 20 per cent up on the same period in 2010, reaching a total value …
Read More »Prepaid 3DS cards spotted at retail
Nintendo may not have launched the 3DS eShop yet, but some US retailers are already selling credit for the virtual store. Joystiq and its readers have spotted Nintendo 3DS Prepaid Cards on sale at various branches of Best Buy, including Merced, California and New York City. The cards are only …
Read More »Resident Evil: The Mercenaries due July
Upcoming action shooter Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D will hit UK stores in July on 3DS. Publisher Capcom and format holder Nintendo have signed a deal which will see the latter handle sales, marketing and distribution for the game across Europe. This was also the case for 3DS launch title …
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