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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  • Patented Nintendo Floor Vision

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    News Patented Nintendo Floor Vision

    Japanese patent office shows record for Nintendo's "Floor Vision" technology.

    The Japanese giants are going full force into the interactive gaming experience, first with the DS, then the Revolution controller, followed by interest in VR headsets and now interactive floor vision! It seems late last year Nintendo secured the "Nintendo Floor Vision"...

  • Nintendo DS Sales Soar Over Holiday Period

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    News Nintendo DS Sales Soar Over Holiday Period

    Significant sales of the portable units raise total sales to over 13 million world wide.

    Nintendo issued press release today tells us all about how well the DS is selling, thanks to the holiday period and new Mario Kart bundles. Worldwide sales are now in excess of 13 million. "Worldwide sales have shown a similar pattern with millions turning...

  • Inside Nintendo

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    News Inside Nintendo

    The hour long BBC3 documentary on Nintendo appears on the Google Video service.

    Want to learn something new about the Japanese giants Nintendo? Well now you can. The hour long documentary from 2005 has appeared on the Google Video service. The documentary was produced sometime in 2005 by the BBC for its new Digital channel, BBC Three. Thanks to...

  • The Return Of Virtual Reality?

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    News The Return Of Virtual Reality?

    Is Virtual Reality to return to the center stage? Nintendo express interest at CES 2006.

    The bright lights of Las Vegas are currently hosting the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) - a chance for high-tech companies to show off their latest products. Rumours start to circle of Nintendo expressing an interest in a product by american company...

  • Nintendo's Market Value Up 15%

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    News Nintendo's Market Value Up 15%

    New DFC Intelligence reports market growth in general with Nintendo one of the leaders.

    The report covered by GamesIndustry.biz shows an overall market growth of 7% during the period Feburary to December 2005. Of the three main players Nintendo came out ontop with a 15% increase in value, Sony followed with a 7% rise and Microsoft muddled along with...

  • Nintendo Europe's Revolutionary Mini-Site

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    News Nintendo Europe's Revolutionary Mini-Site

    European home of Nintendo add a new mini-site dedicated to the upcoming Revolution console.

    The mini-site seems to have appeared over night, It's a typical promo mini-site that doesn't really offer a great deal of information, it talks about the main aspects of the console, the controller, backwards compatibility, Wi-Fi and its sleek design. On the...

  • BBC Analyst Predicts Console War

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    News BBC Analyst Predicts Console War

    A report outlining the upcoming next-generation consoles has been posted on the BBC News website.

    Alfred Hermida, Technology Editor of the BBC News website has today posted a report on his thoughts for the coming year. The article covers the 3 main companies, Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo and they're different approaches into the console market...

  • Mario Kart Arcade GP Units Go On Sale

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    News Mario Kart Arcade GP Units Go On Sale

    Finished Mario Kart DS already? Why not treat yourself to this beastly Mart Kart Arcade GP machine.

    Just as you come down from the high that is Mario Kart DS you get the urge for a new Mario Kart challenge. You've no doubt heard about the Namco developed Mario Kart Arcade GP, however you've probably never played it. With units few and far between,...

  • 30 Mins Of Zelda: Twilight Princess

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    News 30 Mins Of Zelda: Twilight Princess

    A 30 minute long video of the upcoming Legend Of Zelda game appears on google video.

    Can't quite wait for Nintendo to release Twilight Princess? Well now you can watch the first 30 minutes of the game on Google Video. It's not the greatest quality, infact its a guy recording a monitor, but it does show you just how much of an improvement this title...

  • Revolution To Launch At Under $300

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    News Revolution To Launch At Under $300

    Satoru Iwata has confirmed that the new upcoming Nintendo Revolution will cost under $300.

    The much speculated Revolution launch price has today been confirmed, in an interview with Yahoo Japan, that the system will cost under $300. Whether this is $299 or $199 we really don't know. We actually expected a slightly lower price in the US at launch...

  • Rumours Of Revolution Going "Gold".

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    News Rumours Of Revolution Going "Gold".

    No, not in colour, but in the respect of it being ready for mass production.

    Today the industry grape-vine is tasting a little bitter as lots of rumours fly around about the possibility of the upcoming Revolution console "going gold". This industry term, usually used for software, indicates when a piece of software is complete and ready for mass...

  • Japanese DS Sales Hit 5 Million

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    News Japanese DS Sales Hit 5 Million

    Just over 12 months were needed to sell over 5.4 million Nintendo DS units.

    Reuters has today reported Nintendo's Satoru Iwata confirming that domestic sales of the DS portable game machine reached 5 million units in less than 13 months after its launch in early December 2004, becoming the fastest-ever pace in Japan's video game market. Whatever the...

  • Merry Christmas

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    News Merry Christmas

    It's that time of year again, only one post today and that's to wish you all a very Merry Christmas.

    We can imagine all of you having the same disappointment on your face this morning, not because it wasn't a white Christmas, but because Santa didn't leave you a Nintendo Revolution. Shame on you, Santa. Hopefully he brought you something else...

  • 1x Virtual Revolution Controller, Sir.

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    News 1x Virtual Revolution Controller, Sir.

    Someone who just couldn't wait for his new TV remote made his own 3d play toy.

    Can't wait either? Now, thanks to someone on IGN, you can look at a virtual Revolution controller for aslong as you so wish. You can tease yourself for the next 9 months by spinning, zooming and rotating your imaginary Revolution controller. Ok Ok, we admit this is a...

  • EA Wants To Join The Revolution

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    News EA Wants To Join The Revolution

    Nintendo continue to impress developers with their unique new controller. EA seem to be convinced.

    Third party support is growing for Nintendo. This area of the market is vital to the success of the new console, Nintendo have failed to generate third party interest in past outings. Enter Reggie, the big cheese was in action once again, this time he...

  • Play Zelda: Twilight Princess With Revolution Controller

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    News Play Zelda: Twilight Princess With Revolution Controller

    Rumours surface that the "extra" features being put into Twilight Princess might be Revolutionary features.

    With us all wondering how long its going to take for us to get our greasy paws on both Nintendo Revolution and Zelda: Twilight Princess some news appears involving both. According to UK based NGC Magazine the upcoming Zelda title will be...

  • Classic Sega To Be Part Of The Revolution?

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    News Classic Sega To Be Part Of The Revolution?

    Sega are officially "intrigued" by the virtual console in the upcoming Revolution console. Does that mean classic Sega games will make an appearance?

    One of the unique selling points of Revolution will be the "Virtual Console". The software will emulate our old favourites from the NES, Snes and N64 allowing us to re-live all those magic moments...

  • Reggie's Mario Kart DS McChallenge

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    News Reggie's Mario Kart DS McChallenge

    Hoards of Mario Kart DS fans huddle inside McDonalds to catch the chance of racing against the almighty Regginator.

    The collection of Nintendo fans gathered yesterday at the Bellevue Square McDonald's in Bellevue, Washington, USA. This time the American junk food addicts weren't waiting for a 2 for 1 offer but infact for Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo's...

  • Wolfenstein Movie On The Way?

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    News Wolfenstein Movie On The Way?

    Yet another game-to-movie transformation is apparently in the works, this time id Software's Wolfenstein will be coming to the big(er) screen.

    With game-to-movie conversions becoming more common place, its not surprising that we have another series attempting to take the long journey to the silver screen. id Software's Todd Hollenshead has recently...

  • IGN "Reveal" Revolution Technical Specifications

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    News IGN "Reveal" Revolution Technical Specifications

    IGN.com today have posted details of what they think, from various sources, the Revolution technical specification might be.

    Two lengthy news article on the IGN site over the past couple of days have indicated what we could expect from the upcoming Revolution console. The articles are sourced by asking a handful of developers what information they...

  • Zelda Twlight Princess Playable At G.A.M.E Event

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    News Zelda Twlight Princess Playable At G.A.M.E Event

    Lucky visitors to the G.A.M.E event will get to be among the first to play the upcoming Zelda Gamecube game "Twlight Princess".

    Finally news of some hope that Zelda will meet its current release date of "April 2006". The upcoming Nintendo developed game is set to appear at the G.A.M.E (Game and Music Experience) show over in the USA from December...

  • Our Nintendo Life Begins...

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    News Our Nintendo Life Begins...

    As they always say, "it has to start somewhere"

    It just so happens that somewhere is right here. Lets get the ball rolling with our first ever article. So, this is what an article looks like huh? Hopefully we'll be seeing a lot more of these over the next few years. That's right kids, we're in it for the long haul this time. We'll be looking for...