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Read More »JAPAN: PS3 overtakes Wii in 2010
Sony’s PlayStation 3 has now overtaken Wii to become the best selling home console of 2010 in Japan. In total since January Sony’s machine has shifted 1,017,094 units in the territory compared to Wii’s 1,015,513, according to numbers from Media Create reported by VG247. Coupled with the most recent data …
Read More »THQ still sees opportunities on Wii
Third publishers who continue to treat Wii with scepticism may be letting opportunities slip them by, THQ CEO Brian Farrell told MCV. Do we see big growth prospects on a platform that’s been out for so long? No. But are there opportunities? Absolutely,” he stated. Some times you have to …
Read More »Epic Mickey arriving November 26th
Epic Mickey will be released in the UK on November 26th. Disney confirmed the eagerly awaited game’s release date to CVG, as well as dates for other key territories. The title will launch in Europe on November 25th and in North America on November 30th. Epic Mickey is the Mickey …
Read More »Activision gives away DJ Hero
Buyers of the DJ Hero 2 game and deck bundles will get a copy of the original DJ Hero included in the box. Activision has placed a magazine ad that states a free copy of DJ Hero will be included with every purchase of a DJ Hero 2 bundle until …
Read More »Doctor Who ‘perfect for Wii and DS
Developer Asylum says only Nintendo’s platforms can help its Doctor Who games reach a family audience. The two upcoming Doctor Who titles – Evacuation Earth and Return to Earth – are due this year for DS and Wii respectively. And Asylum MD Simon Bailey says that the timing couldn’t be …
Read More »Sonic creator heads to LGF
The co-creator of Sega’s popular Sonic the Hedgehog franchise will make an appearance at this year’s London Games Festival. Yuji Naka will present his new Wii and DS platformer Ivy the Kiwi to press and the public on behalf of publisher Rising Star Games. A confirmed date has not yet …
Read More »Michael Jackson game due November
Michael Jackson: The Experience will hit shelves on November 26th for Wii, DS and PSP, Ubisoft has announced. However the Xbox 360 Kinect and PS3 Move versions of the music game have been pushed back to Q1 2011. The title was previously due to arrive in time for Christmas on …
Read More »Wii SNES pad arrives to UK
Keen Nintendo enthusiasts will be pleased with the latest addition to the UK arm of the Club Nintendo store – a Wii compatible version of the SNES joypad. A variant on the already available Classic Controller, the peripheral first made an appearance on the Japanese version of the Club Nintendo …
Read More »OPINION: The format wars return
The trade will be treated to a good old fashioned format war next week when Sony steps into the motion controller ring – toe-to-toe with Nintendo, and two months before Microsoft’s Kinect debuts. It’s been a long time coming. For ages the Wii’s controller has been its unchallenged point of …
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