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A Famicom-themed version of the NES Mini has been announced for Japan. The Mini Famicom, as it will be called, resembles the white and scarlet design originally sported by the console in its home country as opposed to the grey and black finish we’re accustomed to in the West. The …
Read More »Amazon: ‘It’s hugely important to expand PS4 and Xbox One user bases’
Amazon’sUK games boss Russell Jones has said that the industry needs to work hard to upgrade PS3 and Xbox 360 gamers to Sony and Microsoft’s new machines. And the new slim PlayStation 4 and Xbox One S – with their lower price points – could help resolve that issue. It’s …
Read More »An N64 emulator made it onto Xbox One
It’s starting to look as if Xbox One has an emulator problem. Well, arguably it’s not a problem if you’re an owner and have an interest in retro gaming. But it may well be a problem if you’re Microsoft or a rights holder that could be affected by your games …
Read More »Pokémon boss confirms Nintendo NX hybrid design
Meanwhile, Ubisoft CEO enthuses about potential of new handheld/console device
Read More »Ubisoft on NX: Nintendo has learned from the Wii U
The boss of Ubisoft has dropped further hints about Nintendo’s NX strategy. What we see is that Nintendo has learned from the Wii U,” CEO Yves Guillemot told IGN when asked if the NX was a move away from the Wii U and back toward the mass market appeal of …
Read More »Pokemon Co confirms NX hybrid design; Ubisoft enthusiastic about console
The chief executive of the Pokemon Company has become the first senior industry figure to openly discuss the hybrid design of Nintendo NX. The NX is trying to change the concept of what it means to be a home console device or a hand-held device,” Tsunekazu Ishihara told The Wall …
Read More »3DS sales rocket in the US
Nintendo has said that "excitement for the Pokemon brand" is behind an ongoing resurgence in 3DS hardware sales in the US. Speaking of the North American NPD sales numbers for August, the platform holder has revealed that sales of lower-price 2DS, whose current RRP stands at just $80, were up …
Read More »Pokemon Go update locks out rooted and jailbroken smartphones
Many players who had invested cash into Pokemon Go have suddenly found themselves locked out of the game after its latest update. Niantic had warned users that the game’s 0.37.0 update would end the game’s support for rooted and jailbroken phones – those are devices that have had their basic …
Read More »Pokemon Go’s US paying users have dropped 79% since peak
Two months on from its launch, Pokemon Go’s US revenue is down to a fraction of what it was at its peak. Slice Intelligence reports that the game’s paying US population is now down 79 per cent since the game’s high point on July 15th. However, Pokemon Go is absolutely …
Read More »Miyamoto talks down Mario on VR
Shigeru Miyamoto has said we shouldn’t expect to see a VR Mario title any time soon. In an interview withUSA Today, the long-serving Nintendo designer said the technology ‘wasn’t quite the right fit’ for the platform holder’s flagship franchise, primarily because it isolates players. "I would agree that adapting Mario …
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