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Whilst Team Ninja was one of Xbox 360’s staunchest Japanese allies under the stewardship of the now departed Tomonubu Itagaki , it seems that the new regime at the outfit has found time to feel the love for both PS3 and Wii. To read the story in full, set your …
Read More »Team Ninja targeting PS3 and Wii
It seems the studioâ??s love for all things 360 left with former boss Tomonobu Itagaki
Read More »FIFA 09 for £20 at Play
Following the firm’s victory in the Golden Joysticks last week, Play.com has slashed the price of FIFA ’09 to 19.99 on Wii, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The offer is part of the firm’s ‘Deal of the Day’ Christmas promotion, and is accompanied by several ‘Deals of the Week’, which …
Read More »Guitar Hero: World Tour dated
The highly-anticipated release of Guitar Hero: World Tour is set to hit retail next month, with the title’s multiple SKUs set to launch over a three-week period. Both the solus and guitar controller bundle SKUs for 360, Wii, PS3 and PS2 will be released on November 7th. The ‘super bundle’, …
Read More »Nintendo enjoys Q2 profits jump
Nintendo posted a net profit of 144.8 billion yen ($1.5 billion) in the April-September quarter today, up 9.4 per cent from the previous year. Sales increased 20 per cent to 836.9 billion yen ($8.6 billion), while operating profit surged 34 per cent to 252.2 billion ($2.6 billion). However, according to …
Read More »Nintendo promises massive Xmas stock boost
Platform holder Nintendo has promised to bring more Wii and DS stock into the UK this Christmas than ever before, to cope with ‘unprecedented’ demand. The firm has told MCV that console production is at its highest level in the company’s history, with Wii sales up 76 per cent and …
Read More »Nintendo unveils Christmas tour
Nintendo is set to take its DS and Wii software on a tour of the UK as it looks to ramp up its marketing for the fourth quarter. Going under the names The Nintendo DS Christmas Tour ’08 and The Wii Christmas Tour ’08, gamers are being invited to ‘discover …
Read More »US: Wireless Wii guitars recalled
It has emerged that the US Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall on a range of wireless Wii guitars made by manufacturer Rage, Edge Online reports. The move came after one of the accessories gave its owner a battery acid burn. The problem has been linked to defective …
Read More »Ubisoft sponsors Big Freeze event
Publisher Ubisoft has become a major sponsor of this year’s Big Freeze event with its Shaun White Snowboarding video game. The FS04 Big Freeze is set to kick off tomorrow and will run until October 26th, and will feature snowboarders Danny Kass, Scotty Lago and Lucas Magoon, plus skiing stars …
Read More »Girls Aloud sign with Nintendo
Girls Aloud, Jamie and Louise Redknapp, Fern Britton and husband Phil Vickery and Ronan Keating’s family will all star in Nintendo’s new marketing campaign. The push kicks off from October 27th. Nintendo describes the latest line-up as Natural choices in light of their appeal to a wide range of audiences …
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