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Mattrick: I cant say were going to beat Nintendo

Following the Xbox 360 price drops announced by Microsoft for both Japan and North America , the firm’s VP of Interactive Entertainment Business Don Mattrick has spoken of his console’s chances of besting the competition this generation. Speaking to BusinessWeek, Mattrick admitted I’m not at a point where I can …

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Take Two looking at GTA on Wii?

Speaking after Take Two revealed its third quarter financials , Take Two CEO Ben Feder would not rule out an iteration of its mega-franchise GTA coming to Wii – stating that the publisher intends to ‘grow its relationship’ with Nintendo. In the full transcript of the earnings call on Seeking …

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Disaster: Day of Crisis dated

Many had presumed that the game had been canned following a long period of indefinite delay, but Nintendo Europe has out of the blue announced that Disaster: Day of Crisis will be released in the UK on October 24th. The game, which is being developed by Xenosaga and Baten Kaitos …

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Woolworths slashes Wii price

High Street retailer Woolworths has dropped the price of the Nintendo Wii, selling the console with Wii Sports for 159.99. The offer will stand for only one week, and marks the first time the Wii has fallen from its RRP of 179.99. Woolworths has also cut 20 off all Wii …

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Nintendo raises annual profit forecast

Nintendo has raised its full-year profit forecast by 26 percent because of higher-than-anticipated sales of Wii and DS. The move has inspired the company’s shares to their biggest gain in nine months. According to Bloomberg, Nintendo said Wii console sales will rise 42 percent this year and reversed projections that …

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LEIPZIG 08: EA developing new Wii tennis title

EA has announced a new Wii tennis title for 2009, which will make use of the MotionPlus technology first unveiled at E3 last month. EA has also secured the rights to set the game at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, home of the Wimbledon tennis championships. For the full …

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Nintendo: Our E3 was disappointing

Nintendo of America sales and marketing boss Cammie Dunaway has admitted that the firm was ‘disappointed’ with its performance at E3. Speaking to VGChartz, Dunaway said that she wishes the firm has shown off a new Wario game on stage, as well as other more ‘harcore’ titles. She said: I …

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Nintendo takes aim at South America

Nintendo is plotting an aggressive Spanish marketing campaign in Latin America to boost sales of its hardware. The promotional assault will most like happen before Christmas and will focus on sports and fitness games. The platform holder believes the territory’s video game market could be worth up to $2 billion …

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EURO CHARTS: PC RPG rules Germany

First party titles for the Wii have taken the first two spots in the official Spanish software chart – but Nintendo has been outsold by dtp in Germany. The PC specialist’s Drakensang: The Dark Eye – an adaptation of a pen and paper RPG franchise – has taken first spot …

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