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Read More »Nintendo price protects Wii stock
Following this morning’s news of a drop in the trade price of Wii in the UK – which was broken exclusively by MCV – Nintendo has reassured retailers that it will price protect existing Wii stock. Speaking to MCV, Nintendo confirmed that it will work with retailers to ensure that …
Read More »Tax break debate at todayâ??s IGDA meeting
Speakers include ELSPAâ??s Rawlinson and EDGF Onlineâ??s Hasson
Read More »Oxygen and Nobilis team up
Upcoming titles from French publisher Nobilis will arrive in the UK through Oxygen, MCV can reveal. The new distribution deal will see Safari’Wii and Music hit UK shelves this autumn, while Nobilis will also launch a number of Oxygen titles in France this Christmas. We are extremely pleased to be …
Read More »Twentysomethings spend big in UK
The latest TNS data shows that gamers aged between 25 and 34 years old spend the most money on games in the UK. This age bracket boasts the biggest share in terms of money spent with 30.9 per cent. Meanwhile, under 20s represent just 14.7 per cent. Males still invest …
Read More »Wii price cut imminent
Though Nintendo remains stoically quiet on the subject, the industry is preparing for the anticipated announcement of a Wii price cut very shortly – but question marks remains concerning the platform holder’s UK intentions. Further evidence of a North American price cut emerged overnight with tech blog Engadget claiming to …
Read More »Uncharted 2 gets UK date
The wait for a UK release date for Sony’s PS3 exclusive action outing Uncharted 2: Amongst Thieves is finally over – Sony has confirmed to Eurogamer that the game will be released on October 16th. Talk amongst those in the know in the UK industry is pegging Uncharted 2 as …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Need for Speed victorious
Reinventing the Need for Speed franchise was always going to be a bit of a gamble for EA, but it seems that the risk has paid off with Xbox 360, PS3, PC and PSP outing Need for Speed: Shift racing straight to the top of the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats …
Read More »UK market down ahead of Q4 rush
The UK software market fell once again, despite the release of Guitar Hero 5 and The Beatles: Rock Band. According to MCV calculations based on this week’s Gfk-ChartTrack/ELSPA weekly report, the UK market dipped six per cent to 17.6m for the week ending September 11th. Unit sales fell even further, …
Read More »Wii price drop next month?
The evidence claiming the Nintendo is preparing to cut the cost of its Wii console continues to mount, with fresh indications coming this time from US retailer Wal Mart. Kotaku laid its eyes on an advance retail price listing from the North American retailer (which owns UK supermarket Asda) which …
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