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Nintendo has confirmed that the WiiMote Plus will be launched in Europe and the UK on November 5th. That means European gamers will actually be able to get their hands on it before Japanese consumers, as it won’t be released in Japan until a week later. The WiiMote Plus incorporates …

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As Premier League football clubs prove on a yearly basis, having a lot of debt doesn’t necessarily mean you are a bad business. Take Manchester United, it reportedly owes around 520m, but it still attracts over 75,000 fans a week, has a wealth of high profile assets and is regarded …

Supermarket behemoth Tesco wants to have a 20 per cent share of the UK games software market. The firm told MCV it can achieve this goal, and become the UK’s second largest games retailer in terms of sales, over the next two years. We have already doubled our share on …

Grainger Games will open up to five more stores this year after unveiling its 40th outlet three months early. The retailer has launched 17 stores in the past six months, and the firm’s sales director Phil Moore says Grainger’s operations team has the capability to open three shops a week. …

Nintendo has announced that the red 25th Anniversary Mario Wii announced for Japan last week will also be getting a UK release. The SKU, which includes a red Wii console, red WiiMote Plus, a copy of New Super Mario Bros Wii, Wii Sports and a digital copy of Donkey Kong …

Blockbuster UK is on the offensive following the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of its US parent. The company says it is unaffected by the development and has revealed to MCV its business plan for the next five years, which includes selling TVs and relocating stores. The firm’s commercial chief Gerry Butler …

Electricals chain Comet has announced that it is to open a number of GAME concessions in its stores, taking the video games specialist back to out-of-town retail parks. The first, due to open in mid-October, will be in Comet’s Croydon outlet. A further five concessions will be launched before the …

Nintendo has finally confirmed a European and UK release for retro Wii collection Super Mario All-Stars: 25th Anniversary Collection. The game, which was confirmed for Japan last month, includes re-mastered versions of NES titles Super Mario Bros, Super Mario Bros 2, Super Mario Bros 3 and Super Mario Bros: Lost …

Publishers hate it, but punters love it – and now it’s official: pre-owned is everywhere. The number of outlets offering second-hand games and trade-in services has grown by 1,000 stores this year, MCV research has shown. Tesco and Argos have both taken second-hand schemes national in recent months. Meanwhile, MCV …