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Read More »Ubisoft unveils new Shaun White for Wii
Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage will be released exclusively on Wii this Christmas, Ubisoft has announced. The game is the sequel to last year’s Shaun White Snowboarding, which sold over three million copies worldwide, and will once again required gamers to use the Wii Balance Board in order to compete …
Read More »Metroid Prime Trilogy aims for Wii
Nintendo has confirmed that space adventurer Samus Aran is to take the centre stage in its next Play Control release – Metroid Prime Trilogy. The game will include GameCube pair Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, as well as Wii outing Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. All will include WiiMote …
Read More »Codemasters bets on Wii success
Codemasters is targeting older Wii owners with its upcoming roster of games – in an attempt to grow its market share on the format. The publisher is set to release Overlord Dark Legend, Cricket 09, Dirt 2 and Formula One for the Wii this year.Nintendo benefits from broad support as …
Read More »Can free-to-play games come to consoles?
The developer behind the world’s most popular free MMO is in discussion with the main platform holders in a bid to bring the free-to-play model to consoles. RuneScape developer Jagex is aiming to turn console digital distribution services such as WiiWare, XBLA and PSN into platforms that can host free …
Read More »Recession ‘impacting’ Nintendos global plans, says Iwata
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has revealed that opportunities to expand into emerging nations have been halted by the global recession. Speaking at a press conference after the company’s financial briefing back in March (the translated transcript of which has only just been released), Iwata cited tough exchange rates and topically …
Read More »Nintendo software delays â??inevitableâ?, says Iwata
Company president explains that you canâ??t rush quality, and â??Miyamoto is not a godâ?
Read More »Endemol announces Ready Steady Cook
Leading TV production company Endemol has teamed up with publisher Mindscape to release a game based on popular daytime TV cookery show Ready Steady Cook on Wii and DS on July 3rd. We’re delighted to be working with Mindscape to bring one of the UK’s best loved cooking shows onto …
Read More »Carol Vorderman makes handheld return on DS
Nintendo has announced a brand new fitness title in its growing healthy-gaming roster – Active Health with Carol Vorderman. Rather than focusing on a specific activity such as sudoku or pilates, Active Health offers users a complete health overview with recommendations regarding both diet and exercise, with Carol ‘acting as …
Read More »Richard Hammonds Blast Lab heading to consoles
DCD Media has appointed AT Brands to bring its science-based TV hit, Blast Lab, to video game consoles. The TV show, which is shown on CBBC, BBC One and BBC Two, began life at the in January has been greeted to wide acclaim from children, parents and the press. AT …
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