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Read More »Third parties will get chance to shine on Wii U today
While the rest of the world is still waiting for Wii U launch details from Nintendo, the platform holder’s Japanese arm is readying a third-party showcase for the console. This morning, Nintendo of Japan announced its next console will arrive in the East on December 8th with two SKUs: a …
Read More »Nintendo ‘won’t pay for exclusive games’ says CEO
But console giant would work with developers 'in an unprecedented way' if they offer unique Wii U titles
Read More »Rumour: Retailer leaks Wii U third-party titles
Images snapped supposedly from Blockbuster UK have surfaced showing what appears to be a third-party title list for Nintendo’s upcoming Wii U console. Go Nintendo (via Shacknews) reports the list includes several games currently slated for PS3 and Xbox 360, such as Metro: Last Light and Aliens: Colonial Marines. It’s …
Read More »Sulake launches Habbo social hub for third party devs
UK-based Remode Studios becomes first partner, debut title to release in July
Read More »INTERVIEW: Joshua Howard, Microsoft Flight
MCV grills executive producer Joshua Howard about Microsoft Flight’s free-to-play model and why third-party publishers are not allowed to be a part of it, as the game launches today. Previously, publishers like Just Flight and First Class Simulations have produced paid-for expansions for Flight Simulator games, but the new free-to-play …
Read More »Tagged dumps Hi5’s third-party dev platform
Social network to shift focus to titles developed in-house
Read More »Just Dance 2 joins Wii 5m club
Nintendo has announced that Just Dance 2 has now sold over 5m copies in the US. It’s only the eighth title to do so and is the first from a third party publisher. Worldwide sales for the game stand at 14m. Here is the complete list of 5m+ sellers: 1. …
Read More »Ubisoft claims Euro Kinect dominance
Ubisoft is Kinect’s most successful third-party publisher in EMEA, the company has told MCV. The publisher’s trio of Kinect games – Your Shape: Fitness Evolved, Motion Sports and Fighters Uncaged – has given the firm a 20 per cent market share on Microsoft’s motion controller. The news follows NPD’s US …
Read More »Core games can succeed on Wii
Any game can sell well on Wii, as long as it’s supported well by publishers, Nintendo has told MCV. The statement comes as games firms prepare to launch a core-focused Wii title every week in the run-up to Christmas. The console has struggled to shed the stigma of being a …
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