Entries in 'laurent fischer' (8)

Nintendo: Retail drives the mass market

Nintendo: Retail drives the mass market

Boxed product is far from dead – it’s the key to driving sales among the mass market.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Feb 18th 2011 at 10:39AM in News
E3 2010 – The Interviews

E3 2010 – The Interviews

Today is arguably the most important day in the video games industry’s annual calendar – LA’s Electronic Entertainment Expo. Over the course of the next 48 hours all three platform ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 14th 2010 at 10:02AM in News
Nintendo: Wii to blame for handheld slump

Nintendo: Wii to blame for handheld slump

With every machine aside from Sony’s PS3 currently facing year-on-year sales losses, Nintendo has claimed a surprising reason for the decline the handheld market – recent releases for the Wii.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 9th 2010 at 2:00PM in News
WiiWare 'complements retail' says Nintendo

WiiWare 'complements retail' says Nintendo

Nintendo has taken the wraps off a host of new games and services for its WiiWare channel at an event in London today.

Michael French
by Michael French
on Sep 16th 2009 at 11:43AM in News

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Fischer: ‘There is no casual gaming’

Fischer: ‘There is no casual gaming’

Laurent Fischer, managing director of marketing and PR at Nintendo of Europe, has joined the chorus of executives at core games firms which say they don’t like the name of ...
by Tim Ingham
on May 15th 2008 at 3:49PM in News
Mario Kart Wii release date confirmed

Mario Kart Wii release date confirmed

Mario Kart’s Wii debut will support five different control options: Wii Wheel, Wii Remote turned on its side, Wii Remote and Nunchuk combination, Classic Controller and even Nintendo GameCube controller.

by Neil Long
on Feb 20th 2008 at 10:20AM in News
INTERVIEW: Fischer says Wiimote is the difference

INTERVIEW: Fischer says Wiimote is the difference

In an interview with MCV’s sister mag Develop, Nintendo of Europe’s marketing director Laurent Fischer has said that the Wii’s Wiimote will give Nintendo's upcoming Wii Software platform an advantage ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 6th 2007 at 2:52PM in News
Nintendo admits ongoing Wii supply struggle

Nintendo admits ongoing Wii supply struggle

Three months after its European launch gamers continue to face a challenge finding Wii consoles on the UK High Street, but Nintendo of Europe’s senior marketing director Laurent Fischer says ...
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 15th 2007 at 12:00PM in News