Such are the similarities between PlayStation Move and the Nintendo Wii that some have speculated that Sony’s device might draw some consumer’s away from Nintendo’s product. Not so, according to Nintendo’s American boss Reggie Fils-Aime. Why would they say that?” the exec asked when the claim was put to him …
Read More »Nintendo challenges dual-ownership claims
The industry has for years worked on the presumption that the Wii is a far more likely second purchase for those who already own either an Xbox 360 and PS3, but the boss of Nintendo America Reggie Fils-Aime has questioned that belief. Let me correct a couple facts,” he told …
Read More »Gamebryo adds PS3/Wii motion control tool
Emergentâ??s LightSpeed engine integrates Move and Wii Remote development solution
Read More »Nintendo: Were not good at core games
In his most brazen statement on the subject to date, Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime has admitted that the platform holder isn’t very good at making hardcore games – and furthermore, that core games aren’t a focus for the firm. The fact of the matter is we know we …
Read More »Tiger captures Ryder Cup licence
Publisher EA has swooped to secure the Ryder Cup licence for use in the upcoming Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11, it has been confirmed. Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy has been drafted in as the face of the European team, with Ryder Cup fan Tiger Woods providing the US face. As …
Read More »Doctor Who Wii game IS real
MCV can confirm that the Doctor Who title for the Wii rumoured to be in the works by The Sun this morning is real. Furthermore, it will be released in the UK this October with Koch Media handling sales and marketing duties, though when asked by MCV the firm declined …
Read More »NPD: Xbox 360 outsells Wii
In a month that saw steeper declines in the US video games market than most people had expected, Xbox 360 has emerged as a surprise victor in the hardware sector. Though hardware sales as a whole fell 20 per cent year-on-year to $426.4m, Microsoft’s machine succeeded in securing the top …
Read More »The tech behind PlayStation Move
We’ve had very few bones to chew on since Sony first announced its Motion Controller at E3 last year, but Sony’s GDC keynote last night finally gave us some meat to chew on. On the face of it perhaps the biggest surprise surrounding the PlayStation Move is its similarity to …
Read More »Nintendo: Motion control our core
2010 is set to be the year of motion control. By default, that also means it’s the year that the long-standing dominance of Wii will be tested like never before. But NoA president Reggie Fils-Aime reckons both Sony and Microsoft have a bigger challenge on their hands than they perhaps …
Read More »The need for Wii 2 is not there yet
How will the Wii respond to Sony and Microsoft’s imminent motion control offensive? There are many answers out there. A price cut is one option, though many analysts believe there is only one real answer – the announcement of the Wii 2. Nintendo’s stance on the subject has been resolute, …
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