As exclusively revealed by MCV in March, Koch is the distributor behind the arrival of Doctor Who on both Wii and DS. Published and developed by Asylum Entertainment, two separate titles are in the works – Doctor Who: Return to Earth on Wii and Doctor Who: Evacuation Earth for DS. …
Read More »Format holders set for Edinburgh showcase
All three platform holders have thrown their weight behind this week’s Edinburgh Interactive Festival, promising to show off new titles and technology. Nintendo and Sony have confirmed they will be part of the consumer-facing Festival Square, which will offer a glimpse at their Q3/Q4 line-ups. Nintendo is bringing an inflatable …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Nintendo piracy
The DS is the most successful games machine of all time. It has sold over 132 million units since its 2004 debut and has housed some of the most successful video games ever released. But there’s a problem. Since 2007, DS piracy cards – such as the infamous R4 – …
Read More »Edinburgh Interactive looks into gaming’s future
Scottish show headlined by Sony, Nintendo and the BBC next week; 20% discount for Develop readers
Read More »Play suggests £199.99 3DS RRP
A listing on the site of retailer Play.com has pointed to a 199.99 RRP for Nintendo’s next handheld, the 3DS. As spotted by CVG, though the main page for the device doesn’t carry a price, if a user continues to browse the site the 3DS shows up in their ‘Recently …
Read More »NPD: July down one per cent
The US video games market suffered a slight one per cent year-on-year decrease in July, with a total value reaching $846.5m. Hardware sales – driven by a great performance from the Xbox 360 Slim – were up 12 per cent at $313.8m, though software sales fell eight per cent to …
Read More »Forget the PSP Phone wheres the GameBoy phone?
As the (still completely unfounded) speculation about a possible PSP Phone continues to travel in circles around the internet, it has been alleged that Nintendo was at one point considering its own foray into the mobile phone sector. Pocket Gamer carries word from a development source” that in the early …
Read More »Piracy victory can win back DS sceptics
The High Court ruling that confirmed DS R4 piracy cards are illegal will get developers excited about the DS again. Last month, a UK specialist IP court helped solidify the case against the cards, encouraging some rogue retailers to confess to being guilty of IP theft. The platform holder hopes …
Read More »Third Layton given release date
Nintendo has confirmed an October 22nd release date for Professor Layton and the Lost Future. The game is the third outing for the handheld puzzle-adventure and sees the Professor and Luke dealing with a future threat to London. It includes 165 new puzzles and several new mini-games – as well …
Read More »US: Wii sales pass 30m
Nintendo has revealed that total unit sales of the Wii console have now passed 30m in the US in the 45 months that the machine has been on the market. More than any other videogame system in history, Wii has expanded the world of videogames to new audiences,” Nintendo of …
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