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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
News Japanese Analysts Announces Their Forecast
A Japanese game-magazine publisher recently had a peek into their magic crystal ball to predict the future of console gaming. Too bad we don't have one of those around here, but lucky for us, the analysts were kind enough to tell us what the future brings.
Apparently, analysts have a rare gift that let them see into the future and predict what's...
Nintendo celebrate the success of the Nintendo DS in the United States helping the industry grow over 11% this year.
According to Nintendo the DS is reaching a new gaming audience of both women and older generations with such games like those featured in the "Touch! Generations" series of games. "Through September's end, the U.S. industry...
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Nintendo announces a partnership with American AI company AiLive to bring Wii developers a very useful piece of motion capture software.. Ever wondered how the games developers programed the Wii mote to recognise your hands movement? Turns out, they don't have to! Nintendo have partnered with AiLive's "LiveMove" software that teaches the...
News Miyamoto Says The Wii Hardware Is Basically A GC
Shigeru Miyamoto recently made a very interesting statement, in a recent interview with gamebrink.com, he said that Nintendo's upcoming gaming system is nothing more than an upgraded Gamecube.
"The hardware is basically a Gamecube. We've upgraded our development tools to new versions but, you can still use Gamecube programs as they are. With that...
News Cube Games Region Locked On Wii
Eurogamer's recently had the chance to speak to Nintendo UK about some more of the specifics relating to the region locking of the Wii.
A nintendo spokesperson has told Eurogamer that the Wii will be region locked when playing GCN games. So if you imported your GCN games, you will have to get an imported Wii to play them. Nintendo also confirmed...
Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg get hit by plastic case shortage.
The three northern European countries have had a small number of first party titles switched to cardboard cases due to the shortage of normal plastic ones! "A statement from officials at Nintendo of Benelux (Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg) indicates that a...
News Wii Opera Browser Free Until June 2007
Good news for early adopters; The Nintendo Wiis Opera web browser will be free to download until June 2007.
A press released by Opera today has stated that the Wii web browser will be free to download until June 2007. The browser will not cost a thing once downloaded. After that you will be required to use up your Wii points to download the browser...
News Sony Cuts The Price Of Playstation 3
Sony just announced that their upcoming home console Playstation 3, will be 20% cheaper than expected when they release it In Japan later this year.
The competition in the highly anticipated console war is undoubtly heating up, and it's getting worse, as Sony just announced that the Japanese version of their console will get a price cut. The...
News 6 Million DS Units Sold In Europe
Since it's release back in March 2005, the Nintendo DS has sold a total of 6 million units in Europe, proving that Europe is indeed an important market, despite the fact that most publishers and developers seems to ignore us.
A good example of this is the next generation consoles, the Wii will be launched later and more expansive in Europe than in...
News Gamecube Outsells Xbox 360 In Japan
By now, most people know that the Xbox 360 isn't doing that good over in Japan, in fact it's doing terrible. But still, Enterbrain's marketing data service surprised me.
According to Enterbrain, Microsoft's newest console has sold a total of 75,837 units so far this year, while the Nintendo Gamecube has sold 77,124. Both numbers are for Japan,...
News Nintendo GC 2006 Conference
Nintendo reveal very little at this years Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany.
Bernd Fakesch took on the role of Nintendo VIP for today's media briefing, whilst the majority of the conference was showing video reels of existing games for both Wii and DS, there were a couple of announcements. Mario Strikers Charged (Wii): A new version of the...
Frontline Studios accounce a co-production agreement with Nibris.
GoNintendo.com picked up on the press release that has appeared on the Frontline Studios website, and reads the following: "FRONTLINE Studios announced today that it has signed a co-production agreement with Nibris , the author of the highly anticipated Sadness game for the Wii...
News Eidos Boss Expects Wii Success
Lara Croft know-it-all Ian Livingstone has suggested that Nintendo's approach is very interesting and could prove very successful.
This came in an interview with EuroGamer.net, the Eidos "product acquisition director" was quizzed about the company's support for the three major players in the imminent console war. "The beauty about being an...
News Game Development Too Expensive?
Revolution Software MD Charles Cecil suggests that game development budgets are getting too big.
GamesIndustry.biz conducted an interview with Cecil who suggests companies such as EA are "sacrificing creativity for the sake of efficiency." "The bigger developers talk about games costing tens of millions of dollars; it seems patently obvious to...
Mutiplayer fan-made Mario game surfaces on Interweb site, 72dpiarmy.com
The game which seems to be available for PC and Linux has also been published with its entire source code available for download. The creators claim that the game is in tribute to the great giant N in the sky, Nintendo. "Super Mario War is a Super Mario multiplayer game...
News Nintendo & Microsoft Sued Over Patent Violation
US company Anascape are attempting to sue both gaming giants, claiming patent infringements on both suppliers controllers.
This isn't the first patent violation case in the games industry and surely won't be the last. The aim of the company claim is to seek damages and maybe even stop the companies using this technology in future. "A case in...
Life In Tech blogger analyzes the success of the DS compared to its flashy brother, the PSP.
The article posted last week tells the tale of a simple gamer, whom bought both DS and PSP and how his thoughts about the subject when from: "When I was looking for a portable gaming system the Nintendo DS was out of the question; It was a kid's toy and...
News Nintendo Commits To E3 2007
Nintendo emerge as the first major player to commit to next years "downsized" E3 media festival.
News comes pretty quickly whenever people talk about E3, maybe thats the reason for its downsizing. It seems everything has settled down and the expo is back on track, only missing its large show floor. Nintendo have confirmed there attendance for the...
According to Electronic Arts, Nintendo stated that Wii games should be priced no higher than $50
Nintendo fans can already rest peacefully as we know the Wii console won't cost anything near a PS3 or Xbox 360. But what about games? Will they be over priced to compenstate the cheaper system price? Apparently not. Reported by GamesIndustry.biz earlier...
News E3 No More, ESA Confirms Changes
GamesIndustry.biz receive confirmation that E3 is to have radical change in 2007, no longer a single "Mega Show".
The ESA (Entertainment Software Association) president Doug Lowenstein has today confirmed that the E3 Expo will no longer continue to be the biggest event in the games industry calendar. Instead it will focus on a "more intimate event"...
News E3, But Not As We Know It?
GamesIndustry.biz report that changes are afoot with E3 as downsizing rumours are confirmed.
According to UK site GamesIndustry.biz "senior industry sources" have confirmed that the E3 expo will return in a different form next year", this comes "following a unanimous vote by US publishers". "This year, many of the publishers who hold seats on...
News Nintendo To Attend Game Convention In Leipzig
Expect a few announcements, new games perhaps, but probably not the big ones on Wii.
It's almost August, which means there's another conference just around the corner. The "Games Convention" will be held in Leipzig, Germany between the 23rd and 27th of August. Nintendo will be presenting an hour long media briefing on the first day of the...
Nintendo announce improved profits for the first quarter of 2006 due to DS Lite, Mario and Brain Training sales.
Good times are rolling in Japan today, the sake must be flowing as Nintendo post figures from the first quarter of 2006 (April, May, June). "For the first quarter, the company confirmed net sales of 130.9 billion Yen (£605 million),...
News DS Sales Reach 21 Million Worldwide
Nintendo announce sales figures for its handheld DS system in excess of 21,000,000 around the world.
What was originally seen as abit of a risky idea for Nintendo, the DS system has surpassed all analysts expectations and still seems to be selling as strong as ever. Nintendo delivers on its promise to bring video gaming to the masses. In less than...
News DS Breaks 5 Million Barrier In Europe
Nintendo announce DS Lite sales in excess of 200,000 and total DS sales soaring over 5 million
Unless you've been living under a rock you'll know that the DS Lite has finally been launched in the UK, whilst the console didn't sell out Nintendo have announced today that the portable device still sold over 200,000 units. This has pushed the entire DS...
News DS Causes Four Year High For Nintendo
BBC News reports strong growth for the Japanese games market, up over 30% on 2005.
In a article published by BBC News, the future is very bright for Nintendo and the Japanese gaming industry. "Revenue from games and hardware totalled 277 billion Yen (£1.3 billion), up from 207 billion Yen in the same period of 2005." This is largely to-do...
News Nintendo React To Wii Launch Rumours
After numerous sites start suggesting release dates left right and center, Nintendo put out an official response.
Gamers who keep their ears to the ground would of seen the stink of rumours over the past week regarding the Wii launch date, even Sports Illustrated for Kids has been quoted as having the official release date. It seems Nintendo do...
Nintendo have announced plans to setup a new subsidiary in South Korea, located in the capital Seoul.
Nintendo steps outside into a new market, this time South Korea is the focus. The country which has seen vast changes in its culture over the past decade or two, South Korea is one of the fastest developing markets and already has a strong music, TV...
News SEGA Says More Wii On The Way
SEGA's Scott Steinberg confirms the company is already looking towards second generation titles for Wii
SEGA of America's Vice President of Marketing Scott Steinberg recently sad down with GameDaily.biz and discussed what the SEGA's plans were for Wii. First topic was the affordability of Wii development over the 360 and PS3. So, there's no doubt...
News Resident Evil Director Addresses Hollywood
British movie director Paul W.S. Anderson has given his keynote speech at Hollywood and Games Summit in the US.
Movie director bloke Paul W.S. Anderson (Mortal Kombat, Event Horizon, Resident Evil, Alien vs Predator) has been speaking this week at the "Hollywood and Games Summit" held in the US. His keynote speech concluded that "its no easy task to...
Games publisher Atari have an agreement with Namco to distribute Point Blank DS in Europe
EuroGamer.net have confirmed that Atari will be publishing Namco title, Point Blank DS in the European markets. Even though the American version was released earlier this month, European gamers will have to wait until towards the end of the year. "Point...
News DS To Feature In Stormbreaker Movie
Nintendo's portable wonder to appear in upcoming teen spy thriller movie "Stormbreaker".
Nintendo has today announced its agreement with movie producers which will enable the DS to have an appearance as "the ultimate spy gadget" in the new "Stormbreaker" movie based on the first book in the popular Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz. "After...
News New Super Mario Bros On Fire
Nintendo announce that the game has passed the 500,000 units mark in just 35 days.
Nintendo have another Mario winner on the DS, New Super Mario Bros smashes through the 500,000 barrier in the US. "After just 35 days on store shelves, New Super Mario Bros.® for Nintendo DS™ has racked up sales in excess of one half million in the United...
News Nintendo's Corporate Policy Briefing
Nintendo have released an English translation & video of their Corporate Policy Briefing held earlier this month.
Tokyo, June 7th saw Nintendo's Corporate Policy Briefing 2006, this was the meeting where we learnt that Wii release date and price would be announced by September this year. Nintendo have now released the transcript and a full English...
News Nintendo To Disrupt Game Pricing
Iwata isn't happy with the game games are priced, he thinks game price range should be more dynamic.
As reported by GamesIndustry.biz, during a recent media briefing Satoru Iwata slammed the games industry calling its high pricing of games before reductions in later months a "an unhealthy product cycle". "We believe that each software should...
News Wii Development Kits Under $1,800
Satoru Iwata has stated that Wii development kits will be available for around $1,800 - one tenth the price of a PS3 dev kit.
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has confirmed that third party support is certainly a priority for Wii's success. Often the cost of a development kit, the hardware required to create games, would waver a developer to swing...
News Reggie To Give Montreal Games Summit Keynote
Reggie Fils-Aime has been confirmed to give keynote speech at Novembers Montreal International Game Summit
GameIndustry.biz reports that Montreal is in for a real treat, Reggie has been confirmed as this years keynote speaker. "Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime is set to provide the keynote address at the Montreal International...
Nintendo report 136,500 DS Lites sold in the first two days after launch, games sales increased also.
Announced earlier this year, Nintendo decided the DS needed a little bit of a revamp. The re-designed DS, dubbed DS Lite is smaller, lighter and brighter than its older brother. After a strong Japanese launch, US retailers have continued the trend...
News Nintendo Registers New Patents
The latest Nintendo trademarks WiiPointer, WiiCulture, and !!M are discovered in Japan.
It seems Nintendo have generated huge interest in their products just by registering domain names, submitting patent applications and now trademark submissions. The latest buzzwords submitted to the Japanese Trademark Office are: WiiPointer WiiCulture !!M...
News Nintendo Confirm DS Lite Shipment Stolen
Confirmation comes after rumours last week about a 'missing' shipment of DS Lite consoles bound for the UK
Reports around the Internet last week were suggesting that a container loaded with DS Lite's had been stolen in Hong Kong. GamesIndustry.biz have now had confirmation from Nintendo about the 5 finger discount. "A number of White DS Lite...
IGN.com suggest that the Wii might pip Sony to the finish line and launch first.
After the lull of the Sony E3 Press Conference, one of the main pieces of information was the release date of the PS3. Remember remember the 17th of November, the day the PS3 will launch. However, this week IGN.com's Matt Casamassina has suggested that the Wii will in...
News Golden Joysticks 2006: Vote Now!
Those special golden people invite us, the gaming public, to vote in the Golden Joystick Awards 2006.
From today those faithful gamers of the UK have the chance to vote for the Golden Joystick Awards 2006, the world's oldest games recognition ceremony first held back in 1982. "Promising to be bigger than ever, the Golden Joystick Awards 2006...
News Take Two Interested In Wii
After a strong E3 for Nintendo, troubled published Take Two look to Wii to possibly extend their Sports series.
Turning heads; Nintendo's strong E3 presence caught some people by surprise. It seems the previously Nintendo-sceptic Grand Theft Auto publisher Take Two have changed their minds and recently shown interest in creating games for the Wii...
The notorious film director is fed up with the games press and offers the chance for five critics to fight him!
Dr Boll has had enough, he's totally fed up with Internet critics slamming his movies over and over again, so much so he actually wants to fight them. Yes, really. "I'm fed up with people slamming my films on the Internet without see...
News Games Critics Awards Are In
A week ago we brought you news about the nominations for the Games Critics Awards for best of the show at E3. Well now the results are in and we can see how well Nintendo did.
Without further waiting, here are the winners: Best of Show:Wii (Nintendo) Best Original Game:Spore (Maxis/Electronic Arts for PC) Best Hardware/Peripheral:Wii (Nintendo) Best...
