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At its media summit in America yesterday Nintendo once again reiterated Nintendo’s stance that either a Wii HD or Wii 2 is nearing release. I don’t think it will be any time soon,” Nintendo of America’s executive VP of sales and marketing Cammie Dunaway told Gamespot when asked about the …

As part of its media frenzy at yesterday’s American press gathering, Nintendo has revealed that 76 Wii games have now sold in excess of 1m copies. Furthermore, of those games 22 are first party titles – meaning that 54 games released by third party publishers have now hit the impressive …

Perhaps fearing that mere M15+ violence will no longer be sufficient to abate the Aussie appetite for violence if authorities do indeed legalise the sale of R18+ games, Sega has announced a topically titled ‘Welcome To Violence’ triple-pack for Wii. The publisher, according to Kotaku, describes the bundle as a …

Platform holder boasts the motion controllerâ??s adaptability into game code

Reports are claiming that Activision has signed a deal that will see popular kids brand GoGo’s Crazy Bones coming to consoles in an effort to create a Pokemon-rivalling games franchise. That’s according to CVG, which claims that the publisher has already signed a contract with IP holder Magic Box International …

Having launched a verbal volley against rival Microsoft yesterday, Sony has now turned its attentions to Nintendo with SCEA’s senior VP of public relations claiming that third party publishers are now putting resources once dedicated to Wii into PS3 development. What publishers have said is they’re not going to spend …

Disney Interactive Studios is planning to work with stars from upcoming movie Alice in Wonderland in order to promote the accompanying video game. The publisher is once again joining forces with Disney’s Hollywood arm, following the successful collaboration between the teams when marketing last week’s release The Princess and the …

Reef Entertainment will release Sniper Elite on Wii in the summer. The game is based on the original 2005 release, which debuted on PS2 and has since launched on other formats. Reef’s CEO Peter Rezon said: Sniper Elite represents our most ambitious project yet. We have taken a game that …

Disney Interactive has officially confirmed the development of the video game tie-in for major summer movie license Toy Story 3. Developed by Avalanche, the open-world title is being created in close collaboration with Pixar and, as well as offering an adventure in line with that seen on screen, also promises …

Wii has emerged triumphant in the US hardware charts for January, NPD figures have revealed. The machine shifted through 465,800 consoles, while Nintendo DS was the second biggest selling platform of the month, with 422,200 units sold. However, both systems are down compared to the same period the year before. …