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Nintendo general manager wants Wii 2 to be â??uniqueâ? and hints at new Starfox
Read More »Miyamoto: ‘My best is yet to come’
World-renowned games designer Shigeru Miyamoto has said his best work is yet to come, and the challenge of building the next line of consoles comes down to how unique Nintendo can make theirs. In an interview with GamesTM he said: In the past five years I’ve been working on such …
Read More »THQ publishing Last Airbender game
The video game tie-in of Paramount’s upcoming summer cinema outing The Last Airbender will be published on Wii and DS courtesy of THQ, it has been confirmed. The Last Airbender is a live-action take on the popular cartoon, the game of which was also published by THQ back in 2007. …
Read More »Rugby League 3 heading to Wii
Alternative Software has revealed the release date of Rugby League 3 – it will arrive in stores on April 16th. Alternative Software managing director Roger Hulley said: This is the latest game in the Rugby League franchise, which has previously made it into the GfK Chart-Track Top 40 mutliformat chart.” …
Read More »Nintendo dates Q2 slate
Nintendo has unveiled a string of new titles for the Wii and DS due to hit retail between spring and summer. – Japan’s critically acclaimed Daigasso! Band Bros DS music game will finally hit UK stores on May 21st, six years after its original release. It will be renamed Jam …
Read More »Carnival Games is our Energizer Bunny
It might be best known for triple-A franchises such as Grand Theft Auto, BioShock and – in recent times – Borderlands, but Take-Two CEO Ben Feder has singled out casual franchise Carnival Games for special praise. Carnival Games is our Energizer Bunny – it just keeps going and going,” Feder …
Read More »Wii captured 47% of market in 09
Nintendo’s Wii accounted for 47 per cent of the global home console market in 2009, according to a report from Ibis Capital. Gamasutra reports that of the remainder, Xbox 360 claimed 35 per cent of the market and PS3 just 18 per cent. Total global console revenues hit $30bn. Looking …
Read More »Nintendo certifies ShiVa 3D
Wii added to Stonetripâ??s multiplatform 3D engine license
Read More »UK CHARTS: Just Dance back at the top
As the industry’s many triple-A action titles vied for retail success over Easter, it’s Ubisoft’s Wii-only Just Dance that has emerged as the holiday champion by returning to the top spot in the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. In doing so it knocks last week’s number one, Square …
Read More »Unity iPhone 1.7 released
Latest version includes free iPad support - as over 15 Unity-authored iPad apps roll out
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