Anthony Dickens

Anthony Dickens

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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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  • Final Fantasy DS In May For Europe

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    News Final Fantasy DS In May For Europe

    Square announce that Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales will launch in May 2007.

    "CHOCOBO TALES is a magical adventure for all ages that takes place in a fun and enchanting world filled with loveable characters from the FINAL FANTASY series. Players will challenge over 40 minigames and microgames as they embark on a journey to rescue their...

  • Nintendo Picks Up Game Developers Choice Awards

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    News Nintendo Picks Up Game Developers Choice Awards

    Shigeru Miyamoto receives the Lifetime Achievement Award along with other gongs for game design and writing.

    The night before Shiggy's keynote, a jury of industry professionals have honored Nintendo with Game Developers Choice Awards for innovation and game design for Wii Sports, which comes packed with Nintendo's hot-selling new Wii home system...

  • GDC: Super Mario Galaxy Trailer!

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    News GDC: Super Mario Galaxy Trailer!

    It's-a-me!

    Nintendo release a new Super Mario Galaxy trailer at this years Game Developers Conference, Mario is back and better than ever!. Check out this new video fresh from the GDC in San Francisco, Miyamoto also announced that the game "would be available this year" lets just hope that includes an English speaking region! We've also added a...

  • Shigeru Miyamoto Address Game Developers Conference

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    News Shigeru Miyamoto Address Game Developers Conference

    Today Nintendo-san Miyamoto shared his "Creative Vision" as he gave his Keynote speech at the 2007 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.

    Miymoto started off by announcing that his speech would be "a very different kind of keynote, a personal experience" and boy was he right, he even showed a bunch of his own photos using the Photo Channel on...

  • Upcoming Summer Release Dates For DS & Wii

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    News Upcoming Summer Release Dates For DS & Wii

    Nintendo have revealed a selection of release dates for the coming few months at today's Game Developers Conference.

    Little something to get you excited today, some release dates for the US... hopefully we'll get some EU release dates shortly. "Pokémon Battle Revolution will be joined by Super Paper Mario™, the first Mario™ game for Wii;...

  • Pokemon To Become First Wii Online Title

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    News Pokemon To Become First Wii Online Title

    Wii Can't Wait

    Nintendo have today announced that Pokemon Battle Revolution will be the first online game for the companies latest console, Wii.. Whilst everyone is enjoying the GDC we've learnt that Nintendo plans to release Pokemon Battle Revolution in the US this coming June. It's also the first title to link to DS and use the DS as a...

  • Nintendo's GDC Line Up

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    News Nintendo's GDC Line Up

    Nintendo shows off some of its latest games at the Games Developer Conference in San Francisco.

    Reggie and co have six new titles on show for the attendees. Four for Wii and two for DS, here's some information about the titles and when they expect them to be released in the US. Big Brain Academy 15 new activities challenge brains in five...

  • Wii Winning The Console War?

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    News Wii Winning The Console War?

    Market research firm IDC predict Wii to be the market leader this coming fiscal year.

    Those number monkey's over at GamesIndustry.biz have reported on a.. report.. by a "Market Research Firm" (aka Fortune Tellers) whom have predicted Wii to be the slight market share leader (over one third) for the coming year. "IDC believes hardware shipments...

  • Mario Party 8

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    Wallpaper Mario Party 8

  • IGN Do Something Cool

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    Feature IGN Do Something Cool

    Those funky Americans at IGN.com have posted a bunch of their video reviews on YouTube, nice one.

    It seems there's no stopping YouTube these days, the IGN media monsters posted a selection of their Wii video reviews on the Google owned video site recently, here's a pick of the bunch reported by WiiNintendo.net including a review for the recently...

  • Wario, The Master Of Disguise

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    News Wario, The Master Of Disguise

    New Wario outing launches for DS today in the US, European version coming soon.

    Just when you thought you were safe, Nintendo have launched another Wario game exclusively for the DS. The new game uses both classic platform action and unique touch screen drawing elements. "Having your identity stolen can be serious business - unless Nintendo's...

  • Banjo Kazooie A Virtual Console Possibility?

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    News Banjo Kazooie A Virtual Console Possibility?

    Virtual Console Archive have quoted Rare saying that "its possible".

    One of the most exciting parts of the Virtual Console is the ability to play Nintendo 64 games, when this was first announced we all drooled over the idea of playing all the classics, even the Rare titles. Sadly this dream was short lived as we all started to remember that Rare is...

  • Virtual Console Updates From Sega

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    News Virtual Console Updates From Sega

    Sega announce six new virtual console titles in the US & Europe including the legendary Streets of Rage.

    All six titles are available in the US and Europe from today for 800 Wii Points. This weeks releases sees something Megadrive fans have been waiting for: Streets of Rage! One of thee classic titles, this comes highly recommend! Streets of RageA...

  • Game Developers Conference 2007

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    News Game Developers Conference 2007

    It's that time of year again - all the top games developers flock to San Francisco for the annual conference.

    Whilst this event doesn't often lead to any exciting announcements for average gamers, this years Game Developers Conference will see a keynote speech by the legendary man himself, Shigeru Miyamoto, the main man behind Nintendo's continued...

  • Diddy Kong To Hit Europe In April

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    News Diddy Kong To Hit Europe In April

    Nintendo announce Diddy Kong Racing DS to launch on April 20th in Europe.

    One of the best N64 titles has already been transmodularised into a new DS game and launched in the US is now set to launch in Europe in a few months time. We've played the US version and first impressions are good, expect a full review this weekend. In the meantime here's...

  • Reggie Talks Apple Merger

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    News Reggie Talks Apple Merger

    The stuff dreams are made of for all the shiny white plastic manufacturers around the world.

    It's been a soft rumour for quite a while now, ever since we saw the first pictures of the gleaming white Wii console, Nintendo merging with Apple, Apple buying Nintendo, Steve Jobs appearing on the Nintendo stage at E3... alas its all pure geek speculation...

  • Sonic Unleashed On Wii

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    News Sonic Unleashed On Wii

    Sega's latest Sonic offering, Sonic and the Secret Rings is out today for Nintendo Wii in Europe.

    Sega promise that Sonic and the Secret Rings has been under development for a significant amount of time and could well be classed as the first game in the "second wave" of Wii games after the consoles launch late last year. Sonic is easily one of the...

  • New Super Paper Mario Wii Details

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    News New Super Paper Mario Wii Details

    Nintendo release updated information for the latest Mario platformer and how it works with the Wiimote.

    After finally confirming that Super Paper Mario is coming to Wii, Nintendo have today released more detailed information on the game and how it works with the Wiimote, you'll be holding the Wiimote in classic style, like a NES pad with a few...

  • Knowing Me, Knowing You

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    News Knowing Me, Knowing You

    Ah ha! Upcoming gaming blog Game People interview Nintendo Life founder on life, games and blogging.

    Were you ever curious about who made Nintendo Life? I doubt it - but If you were, now you have a chance to find out about our founding member courtesy of Andy from Game People. Andy approached me last week and told me all about a new regular...

  • Mario Party 8 Details

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    News Mario Party 8 Details

    Nintendo spills the details on its upcoming Mario Party title, the first of the popular series for the Wii console.

    With a release due before the summer, Nintendo have today offered out some information on the next Mario Party game, innotively titled Mario Party 8. Official Fact Sheet:The world's most popular party video game is getting a lot...

  • Diddy Kong Racing DS Launches Stateside

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    News Diddy Kong Racing DS Launches Stateside

    Today marks the release of the DS remake Diddy Kong Racing DS which expands upon the classic N64 title.

    Possibily the finest karting game of its generation, Diddy Kong Racing was one of the many classic titles that came out of Rare in the late 90's. Nintendo have teamed up once more with Rare to bring this 10 year old classic to the portable DS...

  • Alternate Marios

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    News Alternate Marios

    Gallery of alternate Mario's has surfaced via Digg

    Head on over to the Media Post website to find yourself a nice little gallery of Mario's. If anyone knows of other artwork galleries related to Nintendo feel free to post them in the comments section.

  • Super Paper Mario, Wii, April

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    News Super Paper Mario, Wii, April

    NintendoPower sets the record straight, Super Paper Mario now confirmed on Wii.

    Another catch-up article, if you didn't already know Super Paper Mario has now been confirmed as a Nintendo Wii title by the NintendoPower magazine published by Nintendo in the USA. "Nintendo Power (lest we forget, the official publication of Nintendo of America) is...

  • Wii Prototypes

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    News Wii Prototypes

    Some weird and wacky Nintendo designs that didn't quite make it into production.

    Okay this is old news, but I wanted to post it anyway for those that haven't seen it, here's a except from an article posted on DarkZero last year. "In all honesty we see two remotes that could have worked well - had we not seen todays version - and one lazy...