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Read More »Nintendo’s Kaigler joins 38 Studios
The former VP of corporate affairs at Nintendo of America has returned to the game industry, joining Massachusetts based outfit 38 Studios. Trade site Gamasutra reports that Denise Kaigler, who left Nintendo in November 2009 to work closer to home, has now been appointed chief marketing officer for 38 Studios. …
Read More »Ex-Nintendo exec Kaigler joins 38 Studios
Former Nintendo of America head returns to the industry
Read More »PlayStation Move a step up from Wii
Dundee developer Cohort Studios is busy building one of the first PlayStation Move titles to be released – and the group has already heaped praise on Sony’s motion control device. The PlayStation Move is a great piece of hardware,” says studio CEO Lol Scragg. Having used both controllers a lot, …
Read More »Nintendo deal with texture compression firm
S3 Graphicsâ?? new tool provides â??up to six-fold compression of complex texturesâ??
Read More »MCV AWARDS 2010: Nintendo takes key marketing prizes
Nintendo was once again the big winner in the MCV Awards’ PR & Marketing category. The format-holder’s UK team took home the prizes for Marketing Team and Trade Marketing Team. That makes it five years on the trot for Nintendo to win the Marketing Team award – and the second …
Read More »3DS hitting UK this October?
Nintendo will launch its DS successor the 3DS in the UK this October according to reports in the specialist press. The machine was only announced a little over a month ago. Nintendo has subsequently admitted that it had planned to release the first details a lot later, but that its …
Read More »Piracy accounts for dropping DS sales
Measuring the true scale of the impact of software piracy is a tough task, but Nintendo has said that illicit copying of DS titles is to blame for a near 50 per cent drop in DS games sales in Europe over recent months. Asahi.com quotes the platform holder as stating …
Read More »US: DSi XL sells 141k
As part of NPD’s US market stats last week, it has been revealed that Nintendo’s DSi XL sold 141k units in March, Gamasutra reports. Note, too, that the machine was not launched until March 28th, meaning that that number was sold in just four days. Total DS sales for March, …
Read More »Industry veterans honoured in Awards shortlist
Games industry veterans have been named in the list of flnalists for the first British Inspiration Awards. The Awards have been set up to honour the top creative minds in Britain across a range of categories, including interactive entertainment, film, TV, music, fashion and the Arts. The ceremony will be …
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