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Nintendo’s Wii will get yet another new music game at the end of next month – Musiic Party. Published by DTP and distributed by PQube, the game will hit retail on April 29th with an SRP of 19.99. It’s twist is that it offers musical instrument based gameplay without the …

UK retailers took home over 45m during the biggest sales week for video games this year. According to our retail sources, 3DS generated around 25m in software and hardware sales during its first two days on sale. It bested the DS’ debut UK week in 2005. Overall it was a …

Nintendo has told MCV that is has not received a single call relating to dizziness or feelings of sickness from 3DS owners in the UK. The response comes on the back of a report in The Sun today claiming that "Hundreds of furious gamers have slammed Nintendo’s new 3DS console …

As some in the industry were fearing, national UK newspaper The Sun has today run a story with the headline "Nintendo 3D ‘makes gamers dizzy & sick’". "Hundreds of furious gamers have slammed Nintendo’s new 3DS console – for making them feel ill," it reads. "Fans besieged gadget websites and …

Almost every games platform on the market saw declining hardware sales this week. This is most likely due to the ongoing impact of the recent earthquake. Reports have emerged that the PSP has been suffering from supply problems, but it is unclear how much the disaster has played in this. …

Despite its heavy investment in 3D for its latest piece of hardware, the 3DS, Nintendo has suggested that its next home console is unlikely to follow the same path. "Glasses-free is a big deal," NoA boss Reggie Fils-Aime told CNN. "We’ve not said publicly what the next thing for us …

Nintendo has stated that its new 3DS handheld has broken all previous US hardware sales numbers for the company. However, it has stopped short of actual revealing any data, saying it won’t do so until April 14th when it will have had chance to check its data with NPD. "US …

Store staff at GAME were sent to Tesco during last week’s launch of Nintendo 3DS in order to buy hardware and software stock at the supermarket’s reduced price. An internal document uncovered by Eurogamer shows that GAME stores were encouraged to take advantage of Tesco’s 175 offer for the new …

Nintendo has further clarified how it chooses to partner with the new generation of independent game creators, following the firm’s divisive claim that it wouldn’t be working with ‘garage’ developers. Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime told Joystiq that its new 3DS system is not catered for unproven talent, and …

Although we’re yet to see any official sales figures for the Nintendo 3DS in either Europe or the US, analysts are already predicting great things. "The 3DS launch in North America and Europe produced sales that Nintendo should be proud of," EEDAR’s Jesse Divnich told Industry Gamers. "Given the awareness …