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The organisers of Gamescom have announced a number of key exhibitors that have already signed up for the increasingly prominent show’s 2011 iteration. EA, THQ, Konami, Capcom, Namco Bandai, Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft are to have a presence at the event, which last year attracted over quarter of a million …
Read More »The Sun stands by its 3DS claims
UK national newspaper The Sun has told MCV that it stands by its reporting of the consumer reaction to the 3DS. This morning MCV labelled its latest story, entitled ‘Nintendo 3DS is game for a barf’, as indicative of a vendetta against the platform holder – an accusation The Sun …
Read More »The Sun continues 3DS vendetta
UK newspaper The Sun has this morning stepped up what can by now only be described as a ‘vendetta’ against Nintendo’s 3DS handheld. Yesterday the paper incorrectly claimed that retailers were seeing "record return levels" and that many were offering refunds to customers returning their machines. This was fiercely denied …
Read More »Rob Saunders to leave Nintendo
Nintendo UK’s popular head of communications, Robert Saunders, is leaving the company – but his next destination has not been announced. Saunders joined Nintendo seven years ago and has played a key role in the launches of the Wii and DS, as well as fostering the firm’s strong relationship with …
Read More »Nintendo, GAME and HMV refute 3DS claims
Nintendo has branded claims about 3DS refunds and dizziness made in The Sun this morning as "incorrect". In addition, both GAME and HMV have denied issuing refunds to customers. The paper this morning claimed that "thousands" of users have suffered either dizziness or headaches after using the device and that …
Read More »3DS dizziness claims hit The Sun
This morning’s copy of UK newspaper The Sun carries a hard-hitting headline for Nintendo – "3DS SOS". It claims that "record return levels were reported" after "thousands" suffered headaches and dizziness after playing with the device. It also claims that some retailers have been offering refunds to those affected. One …
Read More »Introducing… the 3DS Hed Saver
Always quick to jump on any possible sales opportunity, the accessories sector has outdone itself once again by latching onto the 3DS dizziness debate. Online accessories retailer GamingZap is currently taking pre-orders on what is called the ‘Hed Saver’. Effectively it’s a cooling patch that sits on a user’s forehead …
Read More »Nintendo takes Pokemon in new Direction
Nintendo has signed a deal with One Direction which will see the popular boy band feature in a TV campaign for Pokemon Black and Pokemon White. The X-Factor finalists will also be acting as Pokemon ‘brand ambassadors’ – appearing at a series of special events and meeting fans. The first …
Read More »Pokémon Black and White hit 3m sales
Pokmon Black and White have sold 3m copies in the US and Europe within their first two weeks on sale. By mid-March the two new Nintendo DS games had sold 1m copies in Europe alone. They have become the fastest-selling games in the series, bringing Europe’s total install base for …
Read More »3DS sells 113,000 units in UK launch weekend
Nintendo has declared itself happy with the 3DS’ opening weekend sales of 113,000, even though the figure falls some way short of pre-launch expectations. Last week the firm announced that pre-orders alone stood at 140,000 and most pundits were pitching their sell-through estimates at between 150,000 to 200,000. It would …
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