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MCV can confirm that the Doctor Who title for the Wii rumoured to be in the works by The Sun this morning is real. Furthermore, it will be released in the UK this October with Koch Media handling sales and marketing duties, though when asked by MCV the firm declined …

Hot on the heels of news that Microsoft’s Xbox 360 enjoyed its best ever February in the US last month, Nintendo has announced that its twin-screened portable has managed the same feat. The DS sold 613k units in the time period – its previous best February was in 2009 when …

In a month that saw steeper declines in the US video games market than most people had expected, Xbox 360 has emerged as a surprise victor in the hardware sector. Though hardware sales as a whole fell 20 per cent year-on-year to $426.4m, Microsoft’s machine succeeded in securing the top …

Click here to access the RETAIL BIZ Previews section, where you’ll find the definitive guide to some of the biggest titles heading to retail in the coming weeks. This week, we take a look at Nintendo’s Pokmon HeartGold and SoulSilver – the DS remakes of two of the most popular …

2010 is set to be the year of motion control. By default, that also means it’s the year that the long-standing dominance of Wii will be tested like never before. But NoA president Reggie Fils-Aime reckons both Sony and Microsoft have a bigger challenge on their hands than they perhaps …

How will the Wii respond to Sony and Microsoft’s imminent motion control offensive? There are many answers out there. A price cut is one option, though many analysts believe there is only one real answer – the announcement of the Wii 2. Nintendo’s stance on the subject has been resolute, …

There’s more than enough evidence to suggest that Apple can rightly lay claim to be the fourth platform holder of the modern video games market – but Nintendo has dismissed the idea that Apple’s gain is its loss. There’s been no data to suggest an encroachment on our business,” Nintendo’s …

Though the differences between Nintendo’s Miis and both Xbox Avatars and PS3 Home are numerous, perhaps the most conspicuous separator is the fact that while Sony and Microsoft have looked to monetise their services, Nintendo has not. And it doesn’t look as if Nintendo has plans to change that any …

Sony’s PS3 is not only on the up – it stands to become the largest global console and outsell the Wii in just three years time. That’s the prediction from StrategyAnalytics’ analyst David Mercer. He also added that Wii’s installed user base will have hit 76m by the end of …

Nintendo UK is ramping up its support for the Government’s Change4Life campaign with a new month-long advertising initiative. The platform holder’s new through-the-line TV and experiential marketing campaign kicks off this week, and will showcase Wii Fit Plus as a way for adults of all ages to maintain a healthier …