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Own-brand hardware giant Lygo has unveiled its third party division, Hubb. The new peripherals label, which has sales offices in Southampton, will produce and distribute Hubb-branded products, including accessories for PSP, DSi and Wii Fit. Kits for other platforms will follow later this year. Trilogy has been signed as distributor. …
Read More »KP to front Ashes Cricket 2009
Britsoft publisher Codemasters has confirmed that global cricket superstar Kevin Pietersen will be the face of its upcoming Ashes Cricket 2009, which is due for release on PS3, 360, Wii and PC. Pietersen will be joining up with the likes of Aussie legends Ricky Ponting and Shane Warner, as well …
Read More »TMNT Smash Up dated
Publisher Ubisoft has announced that light-hearted brawler Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle: Smash Up will be released for the Nintendo Wii on September 25th in the UK and Europe. The game, which is very much in the Super Smash Bros mould, allows four players to take each other on using a …
Read More »Blockbuster offers Wii, DS rentals
Blockbuster is finally extending its rental range to include DS and Wii titles, MCV can reveal. The entertainment specialist has been offering Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 games for rent for some time, but has now extended this to Nintendo platforms. Members of Blockbuster can expect to pay as little …
Read More »Nintendo games now play themselves
The movement to make gaming as accessible as possible to as many people as possible is about to take another step forward with the news that Nintendo is to introduce a new option in upcoming games that will effectively allow the games to play themselves. To find out exactly how …
Read More »NPD: Wii sets US sales record
The US video games market may well be starting to struggle in the face of the global recession, but Nintendo is undoubtedly fairing best in the face of economic instability as Wii sails past yet another significant sales milestone. Since its release a mere 31 months ago the Wii has …
Read More »EA: Nintendo isn’t dominating the Wii
John Riccitiello, the always interesting boss of EA, has once again expressed his aspirations on Wii this year – and he’s come out in defence of Nintendo in the process. For what it’s worth, Nintendo isn’t trying to dominate the platform – they’re trying to have their platform dominate the …
Read More »Sony says 360 and Wii owners will upgrade to PS3
Andrew House, the president of SCE Europe, has suggested that owners of current consoles such as Wii and Xbox 360 will ‘upgrade’ to a PS3 in an effort to keep track of the technology offered by Sony’s machine. If you look back at previous lifecycles, like PS2 versus N64, we …
Read More »Riccitiello embraces the Wii
John Riccitiello, the always interesting boss of EA, has once again expressed his aspirations on Wii this year – and he’s come out in defence of Nintendo in the process. For what it’s worth, Nintendo isn’t trying to dominate the platform – they’re trying to have their platform dominate the …
Read More »Nintendo: We want to win over the Halo audience
After enjoying huge growth in the now blossoming casual market, Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime has said that PS3 and Xbox 360 owning core gamers are the company’s next target for market growth. We have near-term, mid-term and long-term opportunities – the near-term opportunity is the consumer who owns …
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