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Nintendo’s WiiWare platform will launch in North America on May 12th. The new service has been designed with developers in mind, letting them upload and sell games via digital distribution to Wii owners. For the full strory, head over to the world’s number one games development site and the premier …

GDC08: Wii's digital distribution platform hits America in three months, tailored for independent studios

Nintendo has confirmed that Wii Fit will be hitting stores on April 25th. The title has already performed spectacularly in Japan, where it has sold 1.2 million units since its release just nine weeks ago. It’s been an eventful morning for Nintendo, as it also confirmed the European release date …

After mounting a resurgence that would make even Olympian giant Carl Lewis raise an eyebrow, Sega’s Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games has claimed the top spot in the ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 for the fourth time. The game’s resurgence is largely thanks to the release of the …

Japanese software sales were down 21.1 per cent compared to last year, while hardware fell 0.9 per cent, according to Famistu publisher, market analyst and MCV media partner Enterbrain. The decline is blamed on the delay of Super Smash Bros. Brawl on Wii, which fell outside the data collection preiod …

US publisher has announced Deadly Creatures, a new IP for the Nintendo Wii. Developed by Rainbow Studios, Deadly Creatures throws players into a world of desert terror, and follows the entwined adventures of an armoured scorpion and a stealthy tarantula. Deadly Creatures is an amazingly innovative game concept, and exemplifies …

Version 1.5 adds Torque Game Builder functionality

With a European release date of September 5th being set for EA’s massively hyped Spore on PC, Mac and DS just hours ago, talk has already shifted to the possibility of Will Wright’s epic arriving on other platforms. Spanish site Revogamers quotes an EA rep as saying that the Wii …

Current industry darling Nintendo has had a storming year, with Wii overtaking 360’s UK installed base and DS hitting five million sales on these shores and 65 million worldwide. Speaking exclusively to MCV, Yarnton reveals Nintendo’s plans for the year ahead and insists that the platform holder is doing all …

Speaking to a reporter from The New York Times, Microsoft Game Studios corporate VP Shane Kim has said that there’s a long way to go before the winner of the current generation of consoles is crowned. When asked about Wii’s seemingly unstoppable momentum, Wired quotes Kim as saying: "The generation …