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Publisherâ??s CEO Yves Guillemot indicates a move away from the Wii and towards Sony and Microsoft
Read More »9m female gamers prefer Nintendo
Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime claims 9 million female gamers regularly play on their Wii. He also estimated that this represents 80 per cent of the 11 million female ‘primary players’ around the world, according to Kotaku. During his presentation at BMO Capital Markets Digital Entertainment Conference, he explained …
Read More »Ubisoft takes on Wii Fit
publisher Ubisoft has unveiled a Christmas marketing blitz for Your Shape, designed to fight off stiff competition from Wii Fit Plus and EA Sports Active. The Wii fitness title – which uses a motion sensing camera to monitor body movements – is due for release on December 4th. And Ubisoft …
Read More »Analyst: The Wii bubble is deflating
After a tremendous run of dominance in the games industry, Wii’s bubble might not have burst – but one analyst is claiming that it is certainly deflating. Cowen Group analyst Doug Creutz says that a recent survey from the firm suggests that Wii gamers are buying fewer games for their …
Read More »Wiimote’s staggering MMO opportunities
Nintendo’s Wii remote offers a ‘staggering’ number of possibilities for developing MMO games, according to a former NCsoft and Blizzard developer. Jeff Strain – who wants to develop zombie-based MMO titles exclusively for consoles – told Develop that the Wii remote that motion-control devices could help the classic MMO interface …
Read More »NSMB Wii gets 40/40 from Famitsu
Having debuted in a respectable third place in the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 yesterday, Nintendo’s New Super Mario Bros Wii has been given top marks by weekly Japanese games mag Famitsu. Mario’s latest becomes only the 13th game to ever receive the highly-coveted accolade, though it is the …
Read More »Wii remote offers â??staggeringâ?? MMO opportunities
But the Wiiâ??s hardware is holding those possibilities back, says MMO veteran Jeff Strain
Read More »Wii sales leap as Xmas factor kicks in
Wii hardware sales jumped 60 per cent last week – as the black version of the console helped stimulate fresh interest in time for Christmas. The Black Wii, which launched a fortnight ago on Friday, November 6th, helped the console become the best performing home system of the week, according …
Read More »JAPAN: Wii videos-on-demand launched
Japanese Wii owners can now rent movies, anime and other paid video downloads through the Wii no Ma Channel. The new Theater no Ma section launched this weekend, enabling consumers to use the new videos-on-demand service by renting content with their Wii Points, according to Andriasang. Nintendo’s own programmes, such …
Read More »Microsoft hails its killer weapon in battle with PS3 and Wii
Microsoft has claimed that it is continually keeping ahead” of its rivals’ online services with additions to Xbox Live. The firm this week added social media services such as Twitter, Facebook and music portal Last.FM to Live – as well as HD movie streaming service Zune. However, Facebook arrived on …
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