Anthony Dickens

Anthony Dickens

Founder & CEO

Author Profile

Anthony launched Nintendo Life in late 2005 and has remained at the helm ever since. He loves Nintendo but sometimes gets confused and tells everyone that F-Zero X is the best game. We've tried getting him help, but alas...

Growing up in the 1990's he developed a passion for video games by playing Game Boy, Super Nintendo and PC games. With a keen interest in the Internet and IT he fell in love with software development and programming, becoming a professional website developer in the early 2000s.

Anthony honed his craft as a developer and was director of the website development company Cuttlefish for nearly 15 years before shifting his sole focus to Hookshot's family of websites, Nintendo Life, Push Square and Pure Xbox.

Today, Anthony is both the Founder & CEO of Hookshot but also its lead developer and continues to develop the bespoke CMS that sits under the family of websites.

More recently, Anthony helped conceptualise and launch Hookshot's latest website, Time Extension along with Damien McFerran.

Username
antdickens
Articles
1,372 (45 reviews)
First Article
Mon 7th, November 2005
Avg. Review Score
6.9
Find Them On
LinkedIn • Muck Rack • Bluesky • • Instagram • Threads
  • Pokémon Black Nominated for Inaugural GameCity Prize

    37

    News Pokémon Black Nominated for Inaugural GameCity Prize

    The what prize?

    GameCity, Europe’s biggest videogame culture festival, has today announced the shortlist for it's inaugural GameCity Prize. The Prize has been created to discuss, explore and celebrate the very best in interactive entertainment, aiming to be the video game equivalent to the Mercury Music Prize or the Man Booker Prize for...

  • A Better Nintendo Life

    88

    Site News A Better Nintendo Life

    We're committed

    Here at Nintendo Life we've made a firm commitment to bring you the best Nintendo news and reviews site we can, but we also understand that there's always room for improvement. We would like to thank everyone who took part in our recent reader survey, as this has given us some great insight into what you like about the site and what...

  • Current Wii Model to be Discontinued

    122

    News Current Wii Model to be Discontinued

    Wave goodbye to your GameCube ports, forever.

    Earlier today Nintendo announced that a new Wii design would be available before Christmas in the UK and Europe. Part of the redesign was to lose GameCube support including both the backwards compatibility to play GameCube games and use of the GameCube controllers for Wii titles. Nintendo has now...

  • Wii U - 1080p HD Confirmed, No BluRay

    72

    Fact Sheet Wii U - 1080p HD Confirmed, No BluRay

    Nintendo embraces HD in 2012

    After announcing the Wii U earlier today Nintendo has now revealed some details of the hardware behind the new system. As expected the console will be a full HD console with 1080p/720p output via HDMI, it will also feature a multi-core PowerPC processor which may be comparable with Xbox 360. As always Nintendo has tried...

  • 3DS & 4 Ubisoft Games (UK)

    49

    Competition Winners 3DS & 4 Ubisoft Games (UK)

    Do'ya feel lucky, punk? Well, do'ya?

    To celebrate the launch of Nintendo's record-breaking 3DS handheld we teamed up with our PALs at Ubisoft with a very tasty competition with a total prize value of almost £1,000. We had well over 500 entries, and the three winners drawn from our special Competition-tron 3000™ AI computer system were...

  • Win 1 of 3 Nintendo 3DS' & 4 Games with Ubisoft (UK)

    115

    Competition Win 1 of 3 Nintendo 3DS' & 4 Games with Ubisoft (UK)

    Snag yourself a 3DS, for free!

    Nintendo brings a new dimension to handheld gaming. To celebrate the launch of the Nintendo 3DS and the fabulous Ubisoft launch line-up it's our pleasure to offer 3x Nintendo 3DS units each with 4 Ubisoft games. The games included are Rayman 3D, Asphalt 3D, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell 3D and Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon:...

  • Design the Official T-Shirt for Team Chien!

    35

    Competition Design the Official T-Shirt for Team Chien!

    Hank needs your help

    If you've ever been one of a legion of fans, you know that the best way to show your pride and look cool doing it is with the power of the t-shirt. Team Wiebe's in the lead with a snazzy design even if their leader no longer holds the record. Now, current champ Hank Chien is looking for YOUR help to remind him who's the boss...

  • Mario Sports Mix Giveaway!

    123

    Competition Mario Sports Mix Giveaway!

    Bag yourself a copy of Mario Sports Mix

    To celebrate the release of upcoming Wii title Mario Sports Mix, a Mario themed sports compilation, Nintendo Life and Games Basement, a leading UK video game online retailer, are proud to offer 3 copies of the game to Nintendo Life readers who live in Europe or North America. All you have to do is answer the...

  • 3DS: Including StreetPass, SpotPass, eShop, Mii Maker & AR Cards

    43

    News 3DS: Including StreetPass, SpotPass, eShop, Mii Maker & AR Cards

    Straight from the 3D horses' mouth

    Nintendo have today announced the final details of the 3DS system along with a price and release date in both US and Europe. The company that changed the world of video games with touch-screen gaming in 2004 and motion-controlled gaming in 2006 now pioneers the next dimensional shift. On March 27 (Europe March...

  • 3DS Hardware Details

    40

    News 3DS Hardware Details

    Nintendo spills the beans on the 3DS and all of its features and hardware specs

    We've already seen tons of information floating around about Nintendo's upcoming 3DS system, but with today's revelations, we decided it was time to collect all of the various bits of information into one tidy spot. You can check out all of the information we currently...

  • Rabbids Sleep Over (UK)

    21

    Competition Winners Rabbids Sleep Over (UK)

    Chickens, eggs, arcades and cake

    To celebrate the release of upcoming Raving Rabbids In Time for Wii Ubisoft and Nintendo Life were proud to present a very special competition, with three sets of tickets available, each set lets one winner plus two friends and a parent to attend a special Rabbids sleep over in the Science Museum. Contestants had to...

  • Call of Duty: Black Ops (UK)

    22

    Competition Winners Call of Duty: Black Ops (UK)

    And the three lucky winners are...

    To celebrate the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops for Wii Nintendo Life together with our friends at Argos were proud to offer a copy of the game to three lucky readers. As with most Nintendo Life competitions all you had to do was answer the cryptic question: During which war does Black Ops take place? Of course...

  • House of the Dead: Overkill Sequel on the Way

    40

    Rumour House of the Dead: Overkill Sequel on the Way

    Zombies beware, a follow-up to the 2009 Wii title may be in the works

    Sources close to SEGA have revealed to Nintendo Life that a follow-up to SEGA's House of the Dead: Overkill is well under way and should be released sometime early or mid-2011. Details on the game are still undisclosed, but what we've been told is that a title codenamed...

  • Rabbids Travel in Time Science Adventure (UK)

    17

    Competition Rabbids Travel in Time Science Adventure (UK)

    Rabbids. Science Museum. Sleep over. WIN.

    To celebrate the release of upcoming Raving Rabbids In Time for Wii Ubisoft and Nintendo Life are proud to present a very special competition, we have three sets of tickets available, each set lets one winner plus two friends and a parent to attend a special Rabbids sleep over in the Science Museum. During...

  • Win Ivy the Kiwi? for Wii (EU)

    28

    Competition Win Ivy the Kiwi? for Wii (EU)

    Europe's turn to snaffle up Ivy The Kiwi?

    To celebrate the PAL release of the fantastically addictive Ivy The Kiwi? both Rising Star Games and Nintendo Life are pleased to offer our European readers the chance to win a PAL copy of the game for Wii. How to win? all you have to do is answer the simple question below. Good Luck!

  • Win Call of Duty: Black Ops for Wii (UK)

    54

    Competition Win Call of Duty: Black Ops for Wii (UK)

    Do you have time to kill?

    Nintendo Life together with our friends at Argos are proud to offer three copies of the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops on Wii. As usual all you need to do is answer the cryptic question below to be in with a chance of winning. Winning entrants must have a valid UK mailing address to receive the prize. Good luck!

  • Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary (NA)

    215

    Competition Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary (NA)

    Win yourself one of 25 NES games

    To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Super Mario Bros. and the 25th Anniversary of the Nintendo Entertainment System's release in North America, we thought we would do something different. We've scraped together 12,500 Wii Points so that we can give 25 lucky readers (yes, 25) a free 500-point NES game (of their...

  • Neverdaunt:8Bit MMO

    21

    News Neverdaunt:8Bit MMO

    Perfect for those of us that just can't get enough of 8bit

    We love 8bit, you love 8bit, we recommend you check this out when you've got some time to kill. Those who decide to take a dip into the world of N8* should come back and let us know what you find. Neverdaunt:8Bit is a free to play Sandbox MMO set in a 8 bit stylized 3D world made out of...

  • Target Toss Pro: Lawn Darts T-Shirt Competition

    16

    Competition Target Toss Pro: Lawn Darts T-Shirt Competition

    Like Lawn Darts? Like T-Shirts? Then boy do we have a competition for you!

    Together with Incredible Technologies we're able to offer 10 XL Target Toss Pro: Lawn Darts Official T-Shirts to celebrate the release of the dangerous looking Target Toss Pro: Lawn Darts for WiiWare which was released this week in North America. The competition is open to...

  • A Monsteca Corral: Monsters vs Robots

    29

    Competition A Monsteca Corral: Monsters vs Robots

    10 free downloads of WiiWare's Monsteca Corral up for grabs

    Nintendo Life have teamed up with Onteca the development brains behind Monsteca Corral, together we're able to offer free downloads of the game for 10 lucky WiiWare readers, all you have to do is answer the competition below!

  • And Yet It Moves

    78

    Competition And Yet It Moves

    Your chance to snag one of ten copies of the game

    Nintendo Life really liked And Yet It Moves with its incredible ripped-paper style – and so should you. That's why together with Broken Rules we can proudly offer free copies of the game to ten lucky North American readers. All you have to do is answer the competition question below and cross your...

  • Wanted: Your Memories of GoldenEye N64

    33

    News Wanted: Your Memories of GoldenEye N64

    Care to share your rose-tinted memories of the fabulous GoldenEye and become a video star?

    Do you remember playing Goldeneye on the N64? Were you the sharpest shooter among your friends? Do you still think playing as Oddjob is cheating? Kream London is filming a new media project and is looking for outgoing groups of friends to talk about one of the...

  • Ivy the Kiwi?

    61

    Competition2 Ivy the Kiwi?

    US Wii version of Ivy the Kiwi along with personally autographed artwork up for grabs!

    XSEED Games and Nintendo Life are giving our North American readers the chance to win a copy of the Wii version of Ivy the Kiwi along with a beautiful piece of artwork from XSEED's E3 2010 Booth personally autographed by Yuji Naka himself. How to win? all you have...

  • VDigi VD-W3 Wii HDMI Upscaler

    31

    Hardware Review VDigi VD-W3 Wii HDMI Upscaler

    We take a look at VDigi's up-scaler device that aims to bring you a step closer to "Wii HD".

    It's well documented that the lack of High-Definition (HD) doesn't affect the majority of Wii gamers, however there is a significant minority who eagerly await Nintendo's step up in the HD realm. VDigi have identified this specific Wii gamer and offer them a...