Entries in 'yarnton' (17)

Nintendo ready for digital switch

Nintendo ready for digital switch

David Yarnton says it won’t be long until Nintendo rolls out its digital games strategy to retailers.

Michael French
by Michael French
on Jun 26th 2012 at 3:08PM in News
David Yarnton leaving Nintendo UK

David Yarnton leaving Nintendo UK

David Yarnton is to leave Nintendo, the platform-holder has confirmed to MCV this morning.

Michael French
by Michael French
on Jun 20th 2012 at 9:11AM in News
Nintendo will hire from within for post-Paine era

Nintendo will hire from within for post-Paine era

David Yarnton confirmed this week that his overseeing of Nintendo’s UK marketing will be short-term.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Feb 10th 2012 at 1:22PM in News
Games industry pays tribute to Steve Jobs

Games industry pays tribute to Steve Jobs

Key executives from the UK and global games industry have shared their admiration and sadness for Steve Jobs, who yesterday passed away.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 6th 2011 at 1:40PM in News

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Wii needed this

Wii needed this

Nintendo has its eye on an even bigger addressable audience of gamers with its new Wii U home console.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 10th 2011 at 9:21AM in News
Yarnton: Today 3D goes truly mainstream

Yarnton: Today 3D goes truly mainstream

Nintendo's general manager David Yarnton has told MCV that the 3DS launch is already shaping up to be the most successful and exciting he's seen.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 25th 2011 at 9:00AM in News
Edinburgh returns with Yarnton as chairman

Edinburgh returns with Yarnton as chairman

The Edinburgh Interactive Festival will return in 2011 for its ninth year, with an evolving remit and a new chairman.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 16th 2010 at 9:30AM in News
British Inspiration Awards to boost GamesAid

British Inspiration Awards to boost GamesAid

GamesAid is one of many UK-based charities set to benefit from the inaugural British Inspiration Awards.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 20th 2010 at 5:34PM in News

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Retail to reign “for some considerable time”

Retail to reign “for some considerable time”

The speed at which digital content has grown over the last 12 months has been phenomenal, but all three platform holders have told MCV – or more precisely, the guest ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 5th 2010 at 1:45PM in News
Andrew Brown's Question Time

Andrew Brown's Question Time

One publisher boss. Three format-holder chiefs. Five questions. Find out what happened when Activision’s Andrew Brown quizzed Microsoft’s Neil Thompson, Sony’s Ray Maguire and Nintendo’s David Yarnton.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 5th 2010 at 11:11AM in News
New faces join ELSPA board

New faces join ELSPA board

Video games body ELSPA has cemented its board line-up for the 12 months ahead, with some new faces joining the industry’s most established faces at the recent AGM.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 27th 2009 at 5:29PM in News
DIGITAL BRITAIN: The industry responds to PEGI ruling

DIGITAL BRITAIN: The industry responds to PEGI ruling

A number of the most senior figures in the UK video games industry have responded to the government’s move to grant PEGI the sole power of video games classification.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 16th 2009 at 5:54PM in News

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MCV Awards: See the video here

MCV Awards: See the video here

Keep on moving is the message for the UK games business in 2009, as demonstrated by leading execs in this year's MCV Awards video skit.

Watch David Yarnton (Nintendo), Michael ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 27th 2009 at 6:05PM in News
MCV talks to Maguire, Lewis and Yarnton

MCV talks to Maguire, Lewis and Yarnton

Following the launch of the new-look MCVuk.com website, MCV has spoken to the UK bosses of all three major console platform holders in three revealing interviews that can be read ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 20th 2009 at 3:15PM in News
Nintendo clarifies EUK debt

Nintendo clarifies EUK debt

As Woolworths’ closing down sale gets underway today, leading platform holder Nintendo has spoken exclusively to MCV regarding claims in UK newspaper The Sun about the amount of debt owed ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 11th 2008 at 1:25PM in News
BBC iPlayer hits Wii

BBC iPlayer hits Wii

Wii users will be able to stream a plethora of BBC programmes from midnight tonight, when a message will be sent to all UK-based Wii consoles currently connected to the ...
by Neil Long
on Apr 9th 2008 at 2:30PM in News

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DS hits four million in UK

DS hits four million in UK

The platform holder’s figures come courtesy of ChartTrack and state that one million DS consoles have been sold in 2007 alone – with a bumper Christmas season still to come.

by Neil Long
on Oct 30th 2007 at 3:22PM in News