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2K Games’ new multiplayer shooter Evolve has entered the UKIE GfK All Formats Top 40 at No.1. Xbox One won the lion’s share of sales, edging just 400 unit sales ahead of PS4. The PC release claimed just three per cent. Note that these numbers do not include digital sales, …
Read More »Nintendo abandons TVii plans for Wii U in Europe
In news that will surprise very few, TVii will not be coming to Wii U in Europe. The functionality was supposed to allow Wii U owners to access TV channels and streaming video services through their console, with a TVii button having sat on the console’s UK dash since launch. …
Read More »Interview: Nintendo’s hopes for New 3DS
Nintendo has launched five (count them) Nintendo 3DS-related products today. Two consoles (or four, if you’re counting special editions) and three games, including the highly anticipated The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask and Monster Hunter 4. MCV has played on them, and we like them. But just how significant are …
Read More »Iwata: Wii U still has considerable room for growth, teases Mii smartphone app
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has maintained his staunch support for Wii U, arguing that the machine’s best days are ahead of it, particularly in the West. I believe the Wii U business still has considerable room for growth, as a number of software titles that are compatible with the console …
Read More »Nintendo ‘still in denial about Wii U failure’, analyst claims
Analyst Michael Pachter has continued his long-running criticism of Nintendo with another scathing attack against the platform holder. I think that they are still in denial about the Wii U failure,” he told Game Informer. You keep seeing this stat so we’re up 82 per cent – yeah, 40,000 units …
Read More »New 3DS XL save transfer system draws criticism
Nintendo has outlined the steps needed to transfer save data from an old 3DS to a new 3DS XL – and the press has not been especially forgiving about the process. New 3DS XL system transfer is as easy as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, …
Read More »Nintendo pitched for exclusive Harry Potter video game rights
In 1998 work on three titles was suddenly halted as Nintendo entered a furious race to secure the exclusive game rights to Harry Potter. That’s according to Unseen64 which says that workers at Nintendo of America’s internal team Nintendo Software Technology were in 1998 suddenly told to down tools on …
Read More »Nintendo pitched for Harry Potter game rights in 1998
The Boy Who Lived could have been exclusive to Nintendo
Read More »Report: Live-action Zelda TV series coming to Netflix
Show described as 'Game of Thrones for a family audience'
Read More »Live-action Zelda TV series in production at Netflix, report claims
Nintendo is in the early stages of making a live-action The Legend of Zelda series that will be shown on Netflix, it has been claimed. The Wall Street Journal reports that Netflix is already in the early production stages with the show being described internally as Game of Thrones for …
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