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Counterfeit game ascends App Stores across the globe
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More than one thousand customers vent frustration at unplayable fake game approved by Apple
Read More »JAPAN: Pokémon app due this summer
The Pokmon series is coming to mobile devices this summer with Pokmon Say Tap. Nintendo will soon release the new rhythm action game for iPhone, iPad and Android in Japan for free. The games sees players tapping in time with songs from the most recent Pokmon cartoon series. They also …
Read More »NPD: Strong March for DS and Xbox
Nintendo’s DS was the best selling console in the US last month, according to the latest report from stats body NPD. Overall the American physical games market fell four per cent to $1.53bn. Software fell 16 per cent to $735.4m. Overall hardware sales were up 12 per cent compared to …
Read More »Nintendo takes Pokemon in new Direction
Nintendo has signed a deal with One Direction which will see the popular boy band feature in a TV campaign for Pokemon Black and Pokemon White. The X-Factor finalists will also be acting as Pokemon ‘brand ambassadors’ – appearing at a series of special events and meeting fans. The first …
Read More »Pokémon Black and White hit 3m sales
Pokmon Black and White have sold 3m copies in the US and Europe within their first two weeks on sale. By mid-March the two new Nintendo DS games had sold 1m copies in Europe alone. They have become the fastest-selling games in the series, bringing Europe’s total install base for …
Read More »Pokémon dev: ‘Browser games not safe’
Pokemon’s creators say the browser games market is not safe enough for younger players. Game Freak director Junichi Masuda – who produced Nintendo’s new chart-topping DS titles Pokmon Black and White – told MCV that the traditional boxed retail model presents a safer and more secure platform than online games. …
Read More »New Pokémon tops 1m Euro sales
Pokmon Black and White have sold 1m units across Europe since the pair hit shelves on March 4th. The new DS adventure titles beat the previous Pokmon sales record in the UK to become the fastest-selling games in the series. Europe’s total install base for Pokmon titles has also now …
Read More »US: Pokemon sells 1.08m
Joint sales of Pokemon Black/White reached 1.08m copies on their first day of release in the US, Nintendo has announced. The numbers make it the most successful day one ever for a new Pokemon title in the territory, beating the previous 780k record laid down by Diamond/Pearl in 2007. Black/White …
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