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Read More »Iwata: "It’s not as simple as moving Mario onto smartphones"
Becoming a third party publisher is not the easy answer to reversing Nintendo’s ongoing problems, president Satoru Iwata has argued. Iwata vowed not to resign earlier today after Nintendo cut its sales predictions for Wii U and 3DS, leading Michael Pachter to call for the platform holder to take its …
Read More »PS Vita 2000 features micro USB port for smartphone chargers
The new PlayStation Vita model features a micro USB port that supports charging the handheld using standard smartphone cables. Sony president Shuhei Yoshida posted a photo on Twitter showing off the PS Vita 2000’s new addition. You’ll be glad: when using a PS Vita 2000, it can be charged [with …
Read More »Study: Tablets, Smartphones hurting PC market
The worldwide PC market is in decline thanks to iOS and Android tablets, according to a new study from research firm Gartner. The company’s research shows an 8.6 per cent drop in earnings from the same quarter last year, due in large part to consumers shifting from PCs and laptops …
Read More »Yoshida: No question smartphones hurt handheld market
Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida admits that there’s no question” smartphones have badly hurt” handheld sales. In an interview with Games Industry, Yoshida also concedes the installed base of the PS Vita versus Nintendo’s 3DS – specifically in Japan – has also played a big role in making the …
Read More »Sony’s Gaikai service may stream games to TVs, PCs, mobile devices
Playstation game streaming service Gaikai may eventually alllow users access to content on devices outside of Sony’s gaming hardware, such as smartphones, tablets, computers and televisions. Speaking in a Dengeki Online interview translated by DualShockers, Sony Computer Entertainment’s president Shuhei Yoshida explained that the company’s ultimate goal is to provide …
Read More »Plants vs Zombies 2 PopCap’s biggest release ever, according to CEO
PopCap CEO Dave Roberts has dubbed the iOS launch of Plants vs Zombies 2 the company’s biggest release to date. Speaking with Geekwire, Roberts spoke on the free-to-play offering’s tremendous launch that has it on top of Apple’s app store charts – though the executive declined to dive into specific …
Read More »Usain Bolt turns up as premium add-on in Temple Run 2
The fastest man in the world is now available as a premium purchase in one of smartphone’s biggest games. Eurogamer reports that none other than Usain Bolt himself can now be purchased in Temple Run 2. There’s no buying him with virtual currency, however. The blocky recreation of the Jamaican …
Read More »Sweeney: We’re reliving gaming’s past at four times the pace
Develop Conference: Epic founder says the industry has returned to its roots
Read More »Windows Phone shipments outpacing BlackBerry 10 by 3-to-1
New estimates paint a very bleak picture for BlackBerry 10. PocketGamer has done some number crunching following BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins’ admission that just 40 per cent (around 2.7m) of the 6.8m smartphones his company shipped in the last quarter were BB10 devices. For comparison, Samsung shipped an estimated 70.7m …
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