Anthony Dickens

Anthony Dickens

Founder & CEO

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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.

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  • Wii: Your Personal Murder Training Device

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    News Wii: Your Personal Murder Training Device

    American comedian Jack Thompson has done it again, apparently the Wii acts as a training device that might prepare us for committing an offence.

    "Florida retailers are scheduled to sell a very violent video game called Manhunt 2 which will be available, remarkably, for “play” on the kids-friendly Nintendo Wii gaming platform. The Wii device does...

  • Raving Rabbid Action

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    News Raving Rabbid Action

    Wahhhhhh!

    Ubi-doers have released another new video of Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 for Wii taken from their Ubi Day show a few weeks back.. "After invading the world of Rayman, the insane Rabbids have a new objective: THE INVASION OF PLANET EARTH! Setting their home base at a shopping mall, the Rabbids try to study human behavior and mimic everything...

  • Win A Copy Of Trioncube For DS

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    Competition Win A Copy Of Trioncube For DS

    To celebrate today's European launch of Trioncube for Nintendo DS, we've teamed up with Atari to give away 3 copies of the game to members of the site.

    "In Trioncube, the player takes the role of the captain on the mighty space ship Penko and embarks on a journey across eight planets into the depths of space to rescue the fair princess from the...

  • Google Wiider

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    News Google Wiider

    You learn something new every day, it seems last month Google quietly released a special Wii UI for Google Reader.

    "Google quietly launched Google Reader specifically designed for the Wii last night — the new interface even makes use of the buttons found on your Wiimote. On my initial digging, I cannot find a similar interface designed...

  • Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition Receives Top Scores

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    News Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition Receives Top Scores

    Infamous Famitsu magazine in Japan has given almost perfect scores to the rehashed Resident Evil 4 for Wii.

    "Of the 4 review scores given, two editors gave the game a 10/10. The other two were still lovin’ the Wii version enough to give it a 9/10. The reviewers said that even though the content is almost the same as the GameCube title, the...

  • 4.7 Million Virtual Console Sales

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    News 4.7 Million Virtual Console Sales

    Nintendo have announced that the Virtual Console service has already generated over 4.7 million sales, with Mario being the favourite.

    "No one has more value in their back catalog than Nintendo. Huge numbers of gamers remember and love their favorite NES and Super NES games; the ability to buy and play those games on the Wii without having to hook...

  • Mario Strikers Charged (Wii)

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    Review Mario Strikers Charged (Wii)

    Another frantic season of arcade style football action

    Some of you will remember Mario Smash Football on the Gamecube, Mario Strikers: Charged Football simply builds on that original concept, adding a few new features and ideas but is generally the same game updated for Wii. One of the big additions that has been heavily promoted by Nintendo is...

  • Mario Charged Football Out Today

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    News Mario Charged Football Out Today

    Europeans get a small treat for missing out on Super Paper Mario, the remixed Mario Strikers Charged Football is out today across the UK and Europe.

    "Precision passing, skilful saves and phenomenal goals are not all that make up the beautiful game as Mario Strikers: Charged Football adds that little bit extra to one of Europe’s favourite sports...

  • EU Virtual Console Releases - 25th May, 2007

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    News EU Virtual Console Releases - 25th May, 2007

    Nintendo this week add Super Mario Bros 2, Mach Rider and Blazing Lazers into the European Virtual Console service.

    "This week sees NES classic Super Mario Bros. 2™ hop onto the Virtual Console. In this 1989 classic, Mario, Luigi, Peach and Toad go for a picnic which doesn’t quite go to plan when they end up in the mysterious land of Subcon...

  • The Rabbids Return

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    News The Rabbids Return

    Just incase your missing those furry little Rabbids, Ubisoft announce a sequel, Rayman Raving Rabbids 2.

    "Those mischievous bunnies are back in a hilarious sequel, a party comedy game that is guaranteed to be even crazier and funnier than the first with even more insane games to play. Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 will push the envelope of the Wii...

  • Prime 3 To Launch In August

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    News Prime 3 To Launch In August

    Nintendo have today announced the summer line-up in the US, the big news is that Metroid Prime 3: Corruption is all set for a August 20th release date, bada-bing!

    "Whether you're a longtime gamer who likes classic franchises or a newcomer aiming to keep your brain sharp, Nintendo's summer lineup of games has something for you. Nintendo's offerings...

  • Sega's Ghost Squad

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    News Sega's Ghost Squad

    Virtua Cop developers to try their hands at a Wii Shoot-em-up in the form of Ghost Squad, coming early next year.

    "Set in a world overrun with terrorism where the U.N. has been forced into creating the Global Humanitarian-Operation and Special Tactics Squad aka “Ghost Squad.” This team of elite soldiers comprise of the best of the best from both...

  • New Smash Bros. Brawl Info Tomorrow

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    News New Smash Bros. Brawl Info Tomorrow

    Nintendo is set to re-launch the offical "Super Smash Bros. Brawl" tomorrow, according to the big count down thingy.

    One of the better websites for a an "in development" game was the SmashBros.com aka "Smash Bros Dojo" website. Nintendo used the site to unveil all the characters and a few secret ones, the site hasn't been updated in quite a while...

  • Mario Gets Charged This Week

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    News Mario Gets Charged This Week

    Nintendo are all set to release Mario Charged Football this week in Europe, backing the game with a large TV ad campaign.

    "Ian Wright and Shaun Wright-Phillips line up against Mario and Co. as the stars of the Mario Strikers Charged Football campaign which goes live across terrestrial TV from 19th May featuring in major sports events such as the...

  • Capcom Reveals Project Z

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    News Capcom Reveals Project Z

    Capcom have formally named their upcoming pirate adventure "Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros’ Treasure", formerly "Project Treasure Island Z".

    “Innovation has been the cornerstone of Capcom’s successful history ,” said Jack Symon, director, brand marketing, Capcom Entertainment. “By introducing a whole new level of interactivity, this title...

  • Iwata To Satisfy Hardcore Gamers

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    News Iwata To Satisfy Hardcore Gamers

    Wii Believe

    GameDaily BIZ have translated the fiscal press conference, Nintendo's President has stated that Hardcore gamers will be happy by the end of the year with 3 key releases. "So when can we expect some of Nintendo's "AAA" first-party games? According to Iwata, Nintendo will be able to satisfy the hardcore gamers this year. " when we will...

  • Umbrella Chronicles Details

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    News Umbrella Chronicles Details

    The boys over at Cubed3 have uncovered some facts from a German magazine surrounding Capcom's Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles game heading for Wii later this year.

    "First of all, whilst we have already seen the mansion scene from the game, it has been confirmed that the police station from Resident Evil II and the train from Resident Evil Zero...

  • Atari Leave You Alone In The Dark

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    News Atari Leave You Alone In The Dark

    Atari seem to have "confirmed" that Alone In The Dark 5 will be making it onto DS consoles later this year.

    After a bunch of rumours and hearsay, it now seems that thanks to Cubed3 we can confirm that a port of Alone In The Dark 5 is heading to the portable DS sometime this year. Previously the title was only due for Xbox360, PS3 and PC, but now the...

  • Virtual Console Video Previews

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    News Virtual Console Video Previews

    Nintendo has added Video Previews to each of its of its Virtual Console games on its website.

    If you head on over to the Virtual Console section of the Wii website, you'll now find video previews of all the games. This is obviously better than it was before, afterall you can't actually "demo" the games before you download them, I guess Nintendo...

  • Boogie Teaser Trailer

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    News Boogie Teaser Trailer

    A preview of EA's new Dance-Em-Up "Boogie" has appeared on IGN, whilst the game is still quite a way from release, it looks interesting for all you dance fans!

    "At its core, Boogie is a dancing and singing rhythm based party game. In the dancing portion of Boogie, you bust your moves using the Wii Remote and Nunchuk combination; specific dance moves...

  • Suited Samus Enters The Brawl?

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    News Suited Samus Enters The Brawl?

    Nintendo Power seems to reveal that both Suited Samus and Zero Suit Samus will both appear in the upcoming Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

    Spotted by the news hounds over at Infendo earlier this week: "Nintendo Power quietly revealed another new character for Super Smash Bros. Brawl last month (in the May 2007 issue). A non-Zero Suit version of Samus was...

  • GAME Aquires Gamestation

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    News GAME Aquires Gamestation

    Leading gaming store GAME buys its rival Gamestation and seeks to takeover the high-street gaming market in the UK.

    It was announced yesterday that GAME had bought the entire Gamestation stores for a total of £74 million. Whilst this comes as abit of a surprise, all is not lost as GAME promise to develop the brands independently. GAME - Mainstream...

  • Sony's Decapitated Goat Swindle

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    News Sony's Decapitated Goat Swindle

    Quite possibly the weirdest game launch party ever has sparked huge media attention. Sony's pure exploitation of a dead goat has left animal rights activists infuriated.

    "Electronics giant Sony has sparked a major row over animal cruelty and the ethics of the computer industry by using a freshly slaughtered goat to promote a violent video game. The...

  • Play Wii, Burn Calories

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    News Play Wii, Burn Calories

    Personal trainer in Scotland explores the benefits of playing Wii every day.

    "Zander Urquhart, 32, is thought to be the first fitness expert to adopt the Nintendo Wii as an exercise machine. Four people at a time can exercise using the Wii's unique motion-sensitive controller to mimic a tennis racket, baseball bat, golf club or boxing gloves...