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More than half of US Wii owners keep their console in the living room. A recent survey by US research firm Nielsen shows that 59 per cent of Wii consoles are found in the lounge. Rival consoles PS3 and Xbox 360 follow close behind with 45 per cent and 42 …

With its UK launch nearly upon us, Nintendo has said that pre-orders for the 3DS are running at double the rate experienced with Wii back in 2006. A retail source has revealed to MCV that the pioneering motion-sensing home console received in the region of 65,000 pre-orders prior to its …

Gibeau says the Wii firm must build an external dev ecosystem

A major exec from publisher EA has both described Wii as a last-gen platform and hinted that Nintendo is already well on the road to announcing a successor. "When you look at Nintendo, for a while there, it was all about the Wii being the biggest entertainment platform ever and …

Developer Different Cloth reveals poor sales figures

Back in September 2010 Microsoft made the bold claim that "there’s been a mid-generation leadership change" in the hardware market. Now it looks like it might just have been right. Speaking in an investor note, Cowen and Company analyst Doug Creutz has predicted that if current sales trends persist, Xbox …

The new wave of motion-controlled games are characterised by very basic, human things. Dynamism and movement. Physicality. Whisper it: Sensuality. Or, more basically: Movement. Clapping. Applause. A round of applause, however, is something Ubisoft never got when it came to new game We Dare. The cheeky/sexy/playful/fun/sinful/kinky/quirky/light-hearted party game for the …

‘Controversial’ Wii and PS3 title We Dare will not be released in the UK. A statement from Ubisoft says the decision was made "following the public reaction to the 12+ rating of We Dare". The game, quietly announced in January and only gaining attention last month thanks to a provocative …

Nintendo ditches Opera in favour of Access software seen on PSP and PS3

Gamers will be able to pause movies on 3DS and finish viewing them on Wii