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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  • Disney Open Dedicated Nintendo Games Studio

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    News Disney Open Dedicated Nintendo Games Studio

    Animation giant Disney is set to open a new games development studio specifically for Wii and DS.

    Whilst Disney aren't particularly well known for making "great" games, obviously the Wii's popularity amoung its developers is growing, so much so that Disney want to see more Wii titles in its catalog. "Disney’s gaming division, Buena Vista...

  • Wii Wins Popular Science Grand Award

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    News Wii Wins Popular Science Grand Award

    Nintendo's new console wins a "Best of Whats New 2006" award from Popular Science magazine.

    Awarded in the "Home Entertainment" category, the "Grand Award" shows that Nintendo have some something right. What many considered as a "gimmick" is already receiving critical acclaim around the world. "Remember when videogames were fun? When the...

  • 30 Days Of Wii

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    News 30 Days Of Wii

    NintendoLife.com celebrates the Wii countdown with 30 days of Wii, heaps of Previews, Articles and Reviews on the way.

    The staff over at NintendoLife.com really can't wait for Wii to come out, we're quite literally sitting on our hands right now. We've decided to mark the occasion with a special 30 days of articles leading upto the European launch...

  • Trace Your Figure

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    News Trace Your Figure

    First 4 Figures release another Nintendo figure, this time its Trace from Metroid Prime Hunters.

    Alex over at First 4 Figures has pointed out that a new figure will be available in Q1 2007, the blood red Trace figure is another limited edition model with only 1,500 being made. "First 4 Figures is extremely proud to present Trace, the first in...

  • Brazilian Wii To Cost Over $1,100

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    News Brazilian Wii To Cost Over $1,100

    Seems our South American buddies will get heavily bitten by import costs when the console comes out later this month.

    According to a Brazilian gaming website, the Wii will be available from certain stores who are legally importing the product through "official Nintendo channels". The stores will be charging R$2,399 which translates to around $1,124...

  • New Rayman Gameplay Footage

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    News New Rayman Gameplay Footage

    Ubisoft release some new footage of their upcoming Wii launch title, Rayman Raving Rabbits.

    The neat little video package was released this afternoon along with a selection of screenshots. For the first time we get abit more of an idea of what the actual gameplay will be like. Just in case you didn't know, this is what its meant to be about: "This...

  • Japanese Cover Artwork

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    News Japanese Cover Artwork

    More Wii cover artwork slips out of Japan and onto the Internet.

    These boxes have been posted on Flickr over the past few days, its always interesting to see different cover art in Japan. I'm not totally sure why the market would be so different over there... but anyway, some suitable differences, check them out. The Zelda box is obviously quite...

  • Nintendo World 2006

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    News Nintendo World 2006

    Last week saw the 2006 Nintendo World event in Japan, lots of new footage and games for us to get excited about.

    The event held in Nagoya, Japan gave the opportunity to 100s of gamers to get physical with Wii, shortly after the event IGN managed to scramble back to their computers and threw some videos online for everyone to enjoy. GoNintendo also...

  • Wii Reaches South Park

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    News Wii Reaches South Park

    The infamous Nintendo creation is to appear in a episode of cult tv show, South Park.

    The creators of South Park are always in the news for some reason or another, only a week or so ago they were barraged for showing Steve Irwin in one of their episodes. It seems that Nintendo's latest Wii console has also been featured in the hit cartoon. This...

  • Two New Zelda Trailers

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    News Two New Zelda Trailers

    Nintendo UK showcase some new trailers for the upcoming Zelda game out in Nov in the US and Dec in the UK.

    In this weeks Nintendo UK newsletter, a simple title of "The Legend Returns..." should be enough to wet your appaite. Clicking through to the UK Wii.com website, you are rewarded with two stunning videos showcasing the upcoming Zelda game, The...

  • 62 Games For Wii Launch

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    News 62 Games For Wii Launch

    Wii's game library is already growing strong thanks to great third party support and the Virtual Console.

    Here's a copy of todays Press Release, direct from Nintendo.com: Within the first five weeks of launch, Wii™ owners can pick from up to 62 games, representing the most diverse, and most exciting, console video game library available. Licensees...

  • Wii Demand Grows

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    News Wii Demand Grows

    Reggie expects a Wii success as we draw closer to the US launch in just over two weeks.

    Nintendo is mobilizing the largest worldwide video game console launch in at least a decade, with approximately 4 million Wii™ systems available globally during the six weeks between Wii's Nov. 19 launch in the Americas and the end of 2006. "Although the...

  • Wii's Cooking, Mama

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    News Wii's Cooking, Mama

    Cooking Mama breaks outta the cupboard and comes to Wii entitled "Cooking Mama: Cook Off".

    If you haven't already noticed the pattern, it seems alot of super quirky DS games are getting announced for Wii, if it works with a stylus it'll probably work with the Wiimote. Well done Nintendo, a very good combination. "Since its introduction last...

  • Street Fighter Returns To The Big Screen

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    News Street Fighter Returns To The Big Screen

    Rumour has it that the Street Fighter franchise is set to return to the silver screen, 14 years after the original flop.

    Film site Empire has the lead, claiming that the movie already has a script and should reach cinemas by 2008! "Street Fighter is returning to make another assault on our senses, but instead of planning a follow-up to the...

  • More Wii Cover Artwork

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    News More Wii Cover Artwork

    Some more high quality game artwork has appeared on the internet.

    Browsing around the internet more and more Wii covers are popping up, even some have been posted on flickr, by a member named "creamsugar". Anyway, game cover artwork excites me, so lets get down to business: <cover:games/wii/legend_of_zelda_twilight_princess>...

  • UK Get Wii Component Cables In Stores

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    News UK Get Wii Component Cables In Stores

    Nintendo UK today confirm that all Wii accessories will be available through the normal retail outlets.

    EuroGamer recieve confirmation from Nintendo UK regarding the sale of Wii accessories, and most importantly the EDTV Component cable. "Earlier this week, IGN reported that American gamers would be forced to buy their US$ 29.99 component...

  • Nintendo Brand To Take A Backseat?

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    News Nintendo Brand To Take A Backseat?

    What's the strategy? It seems Nintendo might be having a bit of a branding rethink with its Wii console.

    If you've kept your ear to the ground in past months, you'll know that Nintendo want you to refer to the new system simply as "Wii", not "Nintendo Wii". It's a little bit of a change in tactics for Nintendo, whom seem to like plastering their...

  • Wii Wheel Available As Standalone

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    News Wii Wheel Available As Standalone

    Ubisoft's Wii Wheel attachment will be both bundled with GT Pro Series, Monster 4X4 and sold separately

    If you missed the news earlier in the month, Ubisoft unveiled a "Wii Wheel" attachment that'll be bundled with its driving games. Essentially the wheel is a shell for your Wii Mote which allows you to hold and turn it more like a steering wheel...

  • Wii Marketing In Full Swing

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    News Wii Marketing In Full Swing

    With only a month until the US launch, Nintendo are starting to push the Wii brand across the globe.

    Flickr member "branille" recently posted a photograph of Nintendo's impressive advert in Time Square's Toys R Us store in New York. Nintendo have also announced a aggressive marketing campaign in Europe, a region which is somewhat neglected by the...

  • Factor 5 Not Liking Wii?

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    News Factor 5 Not Liking Wii?

    Star Wars: Rouge Squadron developer "disappointed" with Wii hardware, dubbed "Gamecube 1.5"

    Reported today by CVG, an interview with Factor 5 from this months EGM has seen the developer voice their disappointment in the Wii hardware. "Factor 5, currently developing Lair for the PS3, deemed the Wii a "GameCube 1.5" in reference to its...

  • Wii Interface Revealed?

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    News Wii Interface Revealed?

    CVG post some images displaying the Wii interface for playing games, Mii creator and Web Browsing.

    There's been much speculation as to what the Wii system will look like, it seems Nintendo have gone with a rather simplistic design, which is clean, bold and easy. "The simple-looking web browser will be controlled using the Wii Remote's pointer...

  • Sony Blamed For Lik-Sang Closure

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    News Sony Blamed For Lik-Sang Closure

    Hong Kong based company Lik-Sang.com has ceased trading citing Sony as its main reason.

    The popular gaming website today posted the news on its homepage over at Lik-Sang.com explaining the situation and why it has to close its doors. "As of today, Lik-Sang.com will not be in the position to accept any new orders and will cancel and refund all...

  • Wii Component Cables To Be Sold Online

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    News Wii Component Cables To Be Sold Online

    Kotaku report that 480p compatible component cables for Wii will only be available online.

    For the growing number of Nintendoers that have HD Ready displays, we've been waiting for news on availability of component cables for Wii. These are the AV cables capable of delivering the superior "progressive scan" signal from the Wii. "A spokesperson...

  • Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz

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    Wallpaper Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz