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Japan’s largest ad agency Dentsu Inc has teamed up with Nintendo to launch a video distribution service on Wii. The two companies plan to offer original programmes created for the service, a Dentsu spokesman told Reuters (via Nikkei) – in contrast to Xbox 360 and PS3, which tend to carry …
Read More »Nintendo plots Xmas day ad blitz
Nintendo is planning extensive TV advertising on Christmas Day in support of its Boxing Day release, 100 Classic Book Collection. The platform holder is optimistic the game can capitalise on the post-Christmas sales rush, with the title’s 19.99 price tag set to be a major selling point. As this title …
Read More »Waterstones launches Wii range
Following the success of its Nintendo DS range, book specialist Waterstone’s has introduced a line of Wii titles to its new Liverpool-based store. Waterstone’s began selling DS Touch Generation titles in a handful of stores last year, with over 100 branches now stocking a selection of DS software. The firm …
Read More »Sharp hit with DS screen price-fixing fine
According to Edge, The Japan Fair Trade Commission has fined Sharp $3 million for price-fixing LCD displays used in Nintendo’s DS Lite. The Trade commission sent a cease-and-desist order to Sharp, claiming the firm had colluded with Hitachi to control the price of displays, which violates Japan’s Antimonopoly Act. Sharp …
Read More »Is GTA heading to the Wii?
Ben Feder, the CEO of Rockstar and 2K Games owner Take 2, has dropped its biggest hint yet that GTA could be heading to Wii after he claimed that his firm must take the Wii more seriously as a platform for its adult-orientated software catalogue going forwards. Even though we …
Read More »Wii is UKs most searched for Christmas gift
Nintendo has once again dominated the UK’s festive online shopping searches, with the Wii and DS Lite becoming the first and second most searched for products online in November, according to date from retail analysts Hitwise. The pair overtake October’s leader Wii Fit, though that remains the most searched for …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Call of Duty holds firm
With just a week to go before the official Christmas number one is revealed, Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty: World at War has enjoyed its fifth consecutive week at the top of the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40. The WWII epic fought off stiff competition from Mario Kart Wii, …
Read More »New Play Control range leads Nintendo’s Q1 line-up
Nintendo has revealed its Q1 line-up for 2009, with the launch of its New Play Control! range in February updating classic GameCube titles for Wii. Starting with Pikmin on February 6th, this series of games brings key titles from the Wii’s predecessor to Nintendo’s current bestselling console, now presented in …
Read More »Nintendo to help people walk in 2009
Nintendo has announced it will release game in 2009 designed to help encourage people to develop and maintain a walking routine as part of a healthy lifestyle. Entitled Walk with me! Do you know your walking routine?, the DS game will come with two specially designed pedometers to measure the …
Read More »RETAIL SURVEY: High Street upbeat for 2009
UK games retail will overcome economic pressure in 2009 and enjoy another profitable 12 months, according to this year’s MCV Retail Survey. The survey features responses from a wide variety of UK retail store managers from the likes of GAME, Blockbuster, Gamestation, HMV, and a range of independent stores. 86 …
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