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Read More »Virtual Console titles get Wii revamp
Nintendo has in a surprise announcement confirmed that the upcoming Virtual Console version of N64 title Pokemon Snap will boast additional Wii-specific functionality – the first time a Virtual Console title will differ from its original coding. CVG reports that the game will allow people to post photographs they have …
Read More »Nintendos dev focus remains in the East
Despite Nintendo’s current video games dominance across the globe, NoA senior vice president George Harrison has said that the platform holder has no plans to increase its current Western-developed output. Speaking to Wired, Harrison stated: "I’m not aware of any plans to push for more software development here in the …
Read More »Virtual Console sales total $33m
Though it can be hard to get firm data from platform holders regarding the success, or otherwise, of their digital distribution offerings, Nintendo has stated that it has to date made $33 million from paid downloads on its Virtual Console service, IGN reports . This equates to 7.8 million downloads …
Read More »Fils-Aime: Wii shortage a missed opportunity
With the global demand for Nintendo’s Wii currently far outweighing the available supply of hardware, despite the 1.8 million units being manufactured by the firm each month, Nintendo’s American president has admitted that the shortage is a missed opportunity for the platform holder. Retail giant Amazon recently admitted that it …
Read More »US: Wii and DS sales surge
Leading platform holder Nintendo is celebrating success on two fronts after announcing that both its home console the Wii and its portable machine the DS have racked up huge sales over the Thanksgiving weekend and through the month of November as a whole. The Wii sold 350,000 units throughout Thanksgiving …
Read More »DS sets new UK sales record
Nintendo has ripped up the record books, with its DS handheld last week selling over 191,000 units, according to official ChartTrack data – more than any other hardware format has ever achieved in a seven-day period. Nintendo revealed the news to MCV this morning, with a spokesperson offering: We’re obviously …
Read More »New DS bundles wont come to UK
Following the announcement by Nintendo that two new specially coloured DS consoles will be available in the US by the end of the week, the format holder has said that the new bundles will not be available here in the UK. We have no plans to bring these bundles to …
Read More »Flurry of promotions at Nintendo UK
Following its domestic growth and global success, Nintendo’s UK office has handed out a string of promotions across the business. Rob Lowe and James Honeywell – UK product managers for Wii and DS, respectively – have both been made senior product managers. PR supremo Rob Saunders becomes senior UK PR …
Read More »Super Mario Galaxy up for grabs
The Nintendo boys and girls love you so much that they’re offering three of you the chance to win a copy of one of the biggest games of the year, Super Mario Galaxy, just by answering the following, jaw-droppingly simple question: Which English footballing superstar has recently started playing for …
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