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GDC08: Platform adds 'elasticity' to game pricing but won't hurt retail said format holder
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GDC08: Downloadable content also on the cards for boxed games, too
Read More »Commodore 64 games hit virtual console
Virtual Console will soon boast an array of titles from the Commodore 64 to bolster its current line-up of Nintendo, Sega, Turbografx and Neo Geo titles. Among the first titles from Commodore 64 which will be made available on Virtual Console are International Karate and Uridium. These titles will be …
Read More »May 12th launch for US WiiWare
GDC08: Wii's digital distribution platform hits America in three months, tailored for independent studios
Read More »Nintendo asks US to address worldwide piracy
Nintendo of America has requested that the US Trade Representative encourages governments to take a more aggressive stance in combating piracy. Nintendo has highlighted China as a primary source of manufacturing pirated DS and Wii games, with Korea emerging as the leader in distributing illegal files over the internet. Brazil, …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Nintendo UKs David Yarnton
Current industry darling Nintendo has had a storming year, with Wii overtaking 360’s UK installed base and DS hitting five million sales on these shores and 65 million worldwide. Speaking exclusively to MCV, Yarnton reveals Nintendo’s plans for the year ahead and insists that the platform holder is doing all …
Read More »Japan: Super Smash Bros dominates
Japan’s hunger for all things Nintendo looks set to continue into 2008 with the news that the firm’s latest Wii outing Super Smash Bros Brawl has sold 820,000 copies in its first week on the shelves. The colourful fighter outsold its nearest rival, Capcom’s PS3 version of its gothic slasher …
Read More »DS to offer public non-gaming services by summer
Nintendo will provide non-gaming public services via Wi-Fi to DS owners by summer this year. According to CEO Satoru Iwata, consumers will be able to download information from public Wi-Fi hotspots. It is yet to be seen how advertisers will be able to utilise the project – but special DS-only …
Read More »Iwata: Were not interested in virtual worlds
Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata has shot down any idea that Nintendo will follow Sony and create a virtual ‘social’ world for its consoles. Iwata asserted that a PS3 Home-style service would risk compromising the platform holder’s desire to get ‘five to 95-year olds’ engrossed in their content. Speaking to Gamespot, …
Read More »Virtual Console hits 10m downloads
Nintendo’s retro games download service for Wii Virtual Console has provided over 10 million downloads in its first year. Speaking to Gamespot, Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata revealed: Virtual Console saw over ten million downloads by the end of last December. That’s the total number of titles people paid to download. …
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