Entries in 'ds' (551)

Torres: DS taught me English

Torres: DS taught me English

Of all the things that you’d expect one of the world’s leading strikers to keep by his side at all times, a DS equipped with a copy of Nintendo’s English ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 14th 2009 at 6:46PM in News
Kingdom Hearts DS pre-orders soar

Kingdom Hearts DS pre-orders soar

Square Enix’s latest Kingdom Hearts title
is enjoying ‘huge’ pre-order levels, according to the firm.
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (pictured) is the first entry of the series to appear on DS ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 14th 2009 at 2:58PM in News
POLL: Is Apple a threat?

POLL: Is Apple a threat?

The latest MCV online survey has gone live, in which you can express your opinion on crucial industry issues.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Sep 10th 2009 at 4:38PM in News
Apple squares up to DS and PSP

Apple squares up to DS and PSP

The competition between iPhone, PSP and DS is hotting up - Apple used its iPod showcase event today to highlight its position in comparison to other handheld games platforms.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 10th 2009 at 12:13PM in News

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Cate West leaps up pre-order charts

Cate West leaps up pre-order charts

Publisher Oxygen is braced for its biggest video game release to date, as its DS and Wii mystery Cate West: The Vanishing Files leaps up the pre-order charts.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Sep 7th 2009 at 12:23PM in News
PS3 sales up 999%

PS3 sales up 999%

Having launched at UK retail last Tuesday, Sony’s PS3 console has enjoyed a colossal week-on-week sales jump, with numbers of ChartTrack’s Week 36 showing a 999 per cent sales increase ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 7th 2009 at 11:42AM in News
Mad Catz secures Nintendo licence

Mad Catz secures Nintendo licence

Mad Catz has announced a new partnership with Nintendo of America to produce officially licensed accessories for the company’s various platforms.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 2nd 2009 at 3:41PM in News
New Layton given Christmas boost

New Layton given Christmas boost

Nintendo is preparing one of its biggest marketing campaigns of 2009 for Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box, which it is confident will also increase sales of the original title in ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 2nd 2009 at 3:29PM in News

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PDP becomes software publisher

PDP becomes software publisher

Accessories giant PDP is set to publish its first video game following the acquisition of In2Games last year.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 28th 2009 at 1:00PM in News
NPD: 360 continues to improve

NPD: 360 continues to improve

The North American video games hardware market continued its value freefall in July, but Microsoft’s Xbox 360 managed to mirror its ongoing success in the UK to post year-on-year sales ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 14th 2009 at 11:04AM in News
NPD: July games market down 29%

NPD: July games market down 29%

July proved another tough month for video games retailers in North America, with the overall value of the market declining 29 per cent year-on-year with a total value of $1.19bn.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 14th 2009 at 10:29AM in News
No western release for Dragon Quest IX?

No western release for Dragon Quest IX?

Square Enix has yet to decide whether or not it will release Dragon Quest IX in western markets.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Aug 12th 2009 at 11:24AM in News

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US: DSi breaks sales records

US: DSi breaks sales records

Nintendo of America has revealed that the DSi, its third iteration of its twin-screened handheld hit, sold 1.7m units in its first three months on sale in North America – ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 12th 2009 at 10:37AM in News
D3P reveals new Shaun the Sheep

D3P reveals new Shaun the Sheep

Publisher D3p has announced that Shaun the Sheep: Off His Head is set to arrive on DS this autumn.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 10th 2009 at 12:01PM in News
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days dated

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days dated

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days will be released in the UK on October 9th.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Aug 5th 2009 at 10:53AM in News
JAPAN: DSi sales top 3m

JAPAN: DSi sales top 3m

Nintendo’s DSi has sailed past the 3m unit sales mark in Japan, Kotaku reports.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 4th 2009 at 3:55PM in News

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JAPAN: DS pirate jailed

JAPAN: DS pirate jailed

Hot on the heels of Nintendo releasing a brand new piracy-fighting patch for its DSi console, Nintendo’s anti-piracy efforts have been further bolstered by the successful prosecution of a high-profile ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 3rd 2009 at 5:38PM in News
Call of Duty returning to DS

Call of Duty returning to DS

Publisher Activision Blizzard has confirmed that a new DS entry in the Call of Duty series will arrive alongside the console release of Modern Warfare 2 this November.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 3rd 2009 at 3:51PM in News
DSi update cripples flash cards

DSi update cripples flash cards

Nintendo’s latest firmware update for its recently released handheld revamp the DSi renders many of the market’s high-profile flash card readers unusable, according to reports.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 3rd 2009 at 1:31PM in News
Miyamoto questions digital distribution

Miyamoto questions digital distribution

Nintendo’s boss of development and games industry legend Shigeru Miyamoto has questioned the belief that a digital-only future for games retail is inevitable.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 3rd 2009 at 10:38AM in News
Nintendo Q1 profits tumble 61%

Nintendo Q1 profits tumble 61%

Nintendo has become the latest video games company to suffer significant year-on-year declines, with net profits down 60.6 per cent in Q1 2009-2010 to YEN 42 billion, compared to YEN ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 30th 2009 at 11:09AM in News
Ubisoft reports 67% YoY drop in DS sales

Ubisoft reports 67% YoY drop in DS sales

Ubisoft has seen Q1 revenue generated by DS titles fall by a huge 67 per cent in the last year.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 28th 2009 at 6:55PM in News
Ghostbusters gets multiformat release date

Ghostbusters gets multiformat release date

Namco Bandai Partners has announced that Ghostbusters will arrive in Europe on October 26th for Xbox 360, DS, PC and Wii.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Jul 27th 2009 at 1:24PM in News
Assassin’s Creed DS set for November

Assassin’s Creed DS set for November

Assassin’s Creed: Discovery will hit shelves on November 20th for Nintendo DS.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Jul 24th 2009 at 11:32AM in News
Disney doing Alice in Wonderland game

Disney doing Alice in Wonderland game

Disney Interactive is publishing a game based on the classic Louis Carroll book Alice in Wonderland.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 23rd 2009 at 5:58PM in News