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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  • Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition In June

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    News Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition In June

    Nintendo to publish the Capcom developed game in Europe on June 29th.

    Reported by WiiWii (via British Gaming Blog) we've learnt of the release date for Europe. "Nintendo has confirmed that they are distributing the upcoming Resi Wii games in Europe, not really news that, but what is news is that we know 1 release date. It’s been confirmed that...

  • Swing With Style!

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    News Swing With Style!

    Nintendo set to publish European edition of Tecmo developed "Super Swing Golf" on the 8th June 2007.

    "Aim for the fairway as a new but fully-fledged style of golf is set to hit Wii! Get ready to experience greens with a difference as players embark on the golfing experience of a lifetime. From tropical islands to snow valleys, Pangya! Golf With...

  • Neo Geo Coming To Virtual Console!

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    News Neo Geo Coming To Virtual Console!

    SNK have confirmed that Neo Geo games will be appearing on a Wii Virtual Console near you this summer.

    In a recent interview with IGN, Ben Herman, president of SNK Playmore USA has confirmed a bunch of details regarding Virtual Console support for their classic Neo Geo games. "IGN: Getting into more on the virtual console - since that's the good...

  • US Virtual Console Releases - 16th April 2007

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    News US Virtual Console Releases - 16th April 2007

    Nintendo announce 3 new games for the US virtual console, Punch Out, Virtua Fighter 2 and Bonk's Adventure.

    "Three new classic games go live at 9 a.m. Pacific time. Nintendo adds new games to the channel every Monday. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points™ to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the...

  • Super Paper Mario (Wii)

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    Review Super Paper Mario (Wii)

    Mario dusts off his cap and sets out on his first proper adventure on Wii.

    Now, I say proper adventure, but really Super Paper Mario is something new, something different and something you've never played before. Essentially the game looks like any other classic Mario game, however there is one big twist, it's flippin' 3D! For once it isn't Bowser...

  • Metroid 3 Delayed To Late 2007

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    News Metroid 3 Delayed To Late 2007

    Reggie explains that Retro want the game to be "perfect" before it hits the stores, certainly won't be released before the 2nd half of the year.

    "Nintendo has confirmed that Metroid Prime 3: Corruption won't be released in the first half of 2007 because Nintendo and developer Retro Studios want to make sure it's "perfect"." I'm not one to argue with...

  • Nintendo Fashion Show!

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    News Nintendo Fashion Show!

    New Yorkers get the chance to get their hands on the "hottest new Nintendo gear" this coming weekend.

    "See some of the hottest new Nintendo gear at Nintendo World's fashion show! Come by Saturday, April 14 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to see the latest styles Nintendo fans will be sporting this season. From 11 to 1, you can design your own t-shirt...

  • Opera Browser New Feature Details

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    News Opera Browser New Feature Details

    Time for surfing

    Opera have spilt the beans on their updated Wii Browser, including a new "Living Room" feature the first browser to have a multi-player mode!. "Today Opera Software and Nintendo released the much-anticipated full version of the Internet Channel, powered by the Opera browser. The Internet Channel can now be downloaded directly from...

  • Super Paper Mario Launches In The US

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    News Super Paper Mario Launches In The US

    Yesterday marked the release of Wii's first proper Mario game, Super Paper Mario, its a winner.

    "Today's launch of Super Paper Mario™ for Nintendo's red-hot Wii™ system transports players into another dimension. Like a story ripped from the pages of a paperback novel, Mario has the ability to switch between a 2-D and 3-D perspective. With the...

  • Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles Details

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    News Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles Details

    Capcom set to release a "House of the Dead" style shooter in the world of Resident Evil.

    "Resident Evil®: The Umbrella chronicles is a brand new game in the Resident Evil® franchise, with familiar locales from the entire series. This action/shooter hybrid reveals the back story behind the fall of the Umbrella Corporation by exploring locations...

  • Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition Revealed

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    News Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition Revealed

    Capcom let it slip that we are to expect a new Wii Edition of the all popular Resident Evil 4.

    An article has been spotted in the latest Famitsu games magazine in Japan, where the game is revealed to be an "ultimate edition" of the game, perfect for those that never played the GC classic. "Think Resi 4, but with new controls on Wii: and there might...

  • NiGHTS To Use Wii Weather Channel

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    News NiGHTS To Use Wii Weather Channel

    Sega let a few cats outta the bag, revealing that the new NiGHTS game will mirror "real world conditions".

    "Following the announcement of NiGHTS for the Wii, details are starting to emerge that Sega is actually putting -- oh, what's the word -- effort behind the new game. The most striking being the use of the Wii's Forecast Channel to change...

  • Wii/DS European Release Dates Q2 2007

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    News Wii/DS European Release Dates Q2 2007

    Nintendo UK have today unleashed a massive long list of releases dates spanning the next few months.

    "Leading Nintendo’s Wii line-up for the period is the highly anticipated Mario Strikers Charged Football which allows you to play football like you have always dreamt of -with no rules! Mario Strikers Charged Football will also be the first...

  • Mario Strikers Charged Goes Online In May!

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    News Mario Strikers Charged Goes Online In May!

    Nintendo have today announced that "Mario Strikers: Charged Football" will be online multiplayer and released on May 25th in Europe!

    Get your reading glasses ready, because today's press release is rather long! "Now’s your chance to bend it like Beckham, score like Shevchenko and hit it like Henry or, failing that, floor the opposition with a...

  • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games

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    Wallpaper Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games

  • NiGHTS Finally Officially Announced By Sega

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    News NiGHTS Finally Officially Announced By Sega

    The long awaited sequel of NiGHTS Into Dreams has been officially announced for Wii under the giese, NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams.

    "NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams is being developed for Nintendo’s Wii™ video game console and is scheduled to be released in Fall 2007. “We plan to deliver a gameplay experience never before seen on the Wii with NiGHTS:...

  • US Virtual Console Releases - 2nd April 2007

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    News US Virtual Console Releases - 2nd April 2007

    Hotness, Star Fox 64 (N64), TMNT (NES) and Dragon's Curse (TG16) all added to the US virtual console today.

    Star Fox 64 - Nintendo 64 (1-4 players, 1,000 Wii Points):Players take the controls of their Arwing and complete 15 missions to reach the final objective: a showdown on Venom, the home planet of the interplanetary tyrant, Andross. Throughout...

  • Bow Infront Of The Lego Wii Bowling Master

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    News Bow Infront Of The Lego Wii Bowling Master

    Bored guy creates the "WiigoBot" a Lego robot that bowls the perfect game of Wii Sports: Bowling. Seriously.

    "You are looking at a Wii Remote mounted on a robotically controlled swing. A second motor is used to trigger the bowling, by first Pressing the A button and left arrow, and then holding down the B button, swinging, and finally releasing the...

  • April Fools Round Up

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    News April Fools Round Up

    Just incase you forgot, April 1st always brings a bucket load of crazy gaming related stories to be posted around the interweb, we provide you with a convenient round up.

    New Zelda Game For Wii Set In The Future! New Wii, 160gb HDD with 1080i Up-scaling! LEGO

  • NiGHTS Still Not Confirmed

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    News NiGHTS Still Not Confirmed

    It's been almost two weeks since we first saw "hints" of a new NiGHTS title for Wii, problem is, there is still no dice.

    Sega have refused to give any "official" comment on the existence of the game, a sequel to arguably the most popular Sega Saturn game ever made. Just to confuse matters even more, a German SEGA representative has stated that the...

  • Wii Looks Good To Firm With G1 Jockey

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    News Wii Looks Good To Firm With G1 Jockey

    PS2 fans rejoice, as Japanese horse racing game is set to launch in Europe on June 29th.

    In a somewhat unexpected move, Koei have decided to release its G1 Jockey Wii title in Europe, there I was thinking this would never be released outside of Japan, this is no April fool! “Throughout the history of this series we have tried to make G1 Jockey...

  • Nintendo Join E For All Expo

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    News Nintendo Join E For All Expo

    Nintendo have announced their involvement with the new "E for All" Expo that somewhat replaces E3 due to take place in October.

    "Entertainment for All Expo (E for All) is a new event created for people who are passionate about video games and everything related. The Expo was launched in response to strong demand within the consumer audience for an...

  • EU Virtual Console Releases - 30th March, 2007

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    News EU Virtual Console Releases - 30th March, 2007

    Nintendo announce that Punch Out (NES), Legend of the Mystical Ninja (SNES) and Dragons Curse (TG16) all join the VC line up.

    "This week’s Wii Virtual Console™ line-up looks set to be a knockout! Nintendo is releasing three epic games from days gone by, starting with the comical boxing game Punch Out!!®. The player assumes the role of a rookie...

  • Nintendo Stars = Wii Points?

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    News Nintendo Stars = Wii Points?

    Website slip up reveals Nintendo Europe set to allow users to exchange "Stars" for Wii Points could be available very soon!

    Spotted last week by one of our loyal members, the Nintendo Europe "Stars Catalogue" had an interesting item up for grabs, 1000 Wii Points in exchange for 789 stars! Alas, this deal turned out too good to be true. However, the...