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The latest numbers from controversial stat-crunchers VG Chartz are claiming that Wii Sports has surpassed Nintendo’s own 1985 NES title Super Mario Bros to become the best selling video game of all time. To read the full story, click here to visit MCV’s sister site CasualGaming.biz.
Read More »Wii video is nightmare for TV execs’
Japanese television executives have spoken of their fear over Nintendo’s new video channel for Wii. One leading TV official in the country said that the Wii was the centrepiece of the living room”. And an executive at Fuji Television, Japan’s biggest commercial broadcaster, told The Times that the launch of …
Read More »Labour MP sticks up for gaming
Labour MP for West Bromwich East and parliamentary secretary for the cabinet office Tom Watson has leapt to the defence of gaming, claiming that he’d rather his son sat in front of a console than simply started at the TV. The Mirror quotes Watson as stating: Basically, I think playing …
Read More »Fight Night 4 laces its gloves
The industry has had to wait a long time to catch its first glimpse of EA’s upcoming Fight Night Round 4, but the moment will arrive at next month’s Spike TV Video Game Awards, Kotaku reports.. EA officially announced the title in May, but to date only selected retail partners …
Read More »Retailers ready for biggest ever launch week
Retailers are facing what could be the biggest release day in industry history next Friday – having hardly had chance to catch breath since the release of Gears of War 2 and LittleBigPlanet. World of Warcraft, Mirror’s Edge, Football Manager and Call of Duty are all amongst next week’s line-up, …
Read More »MotorStorm dev lashes out at rendered video critics
MotorStorm: Pacific Rift’s lead designer Nigel Kershaw has lashed out at those who criticise games for failing to match the video quality seen in pre-release video renders. "The end result might not look like the render that you did. Who gives a shit?" he ranted. "But it’s this thing that …
Read More »Evolution: Who gives a shit about target renders?
Lead designer of MotorStorm: Pacific Rift says that too much is made of pre-release video renders
Read More »Ubisoft drops Heroes game
It has emerged that French publishing giant Ubisoft will not be publishing a video game based on the TV series Heroes after all, MTV reports. Ubisoft scooped the rights to the franchise, which tells the story of a number of genetically modified super-heroes, in July last year. However, following the …
Read More »Call of Duty gets bookies’ nod for Xmas no.1
Online betting site Paddy Power has released its odds on the race for the coveted Christmas number one game – and has sensibly backed Activision-Blizzard’s upcoming Call of Duty: World at War for the win with odds of 3/1. Other favourites include EA pair FIFA 09 and Need for Speed, …
Read More »WHATS NEW November 7th 08
In what is definitely the strongest week of new releases since MCV started doing this regular column, gamers and retail alike have an embarrassment of riches to look forward to this week – and they don’t even have to wait until Friday. That, of course, is thanks to the slightly …
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