Consoles

Nintendo has revealed the titles that will release alongside its launch of digital download portal DSiWare tomorrow in conjunction with the arrival of the DSi on UK soil. The headline grabbers we already knew about – the latest addition to the WarioWare franchise, WarioWare: Snapped, is arguably the big title …

The launch of the DSi is fast approaching, and GAME has announced it will be opening stores from midnight in celebration. Selected GAME outlets will open at 11:30 PM for customers who have already pre-ordered the console, which the retailer confirmed is considerably higher than the number that ordered DS …

Harmonix-owning MTV Games and movie studio paramount Pictures have announced a deal that will see EA’s music game join the Star Trek party ahead of the release of the new movie on May 8th. Players can from today register for a 15-day sweepstake to win 500 free downloads from the …

High Street giant GAME has revealed that DSi pre-orders are more than doubled that achieved by DS Lite. The firm has cited the success of its trade-in offer, which allows customers to buy a DSi for half price if they trade in another machine. And the company has confirmed reports …

Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has stated that he doesn’t believe OnLive’s recently revealed games service can stand up to the challenge posed by the quality of modern console software – though he does believe it could be an interesting proposition for the PC sector. I haven’t spent any …

Martin Hollis and Zoonami release WiiWare game

Nintendo is bringing the most anticipated hardware of the year to retail next week – and we’ve been given a sneak peek. You can read our special preview of Nintendo’s DSi here.

Konami has compared the power of iPhone and iPod Touch to DS and PSP – as it launches its first Metal Gear Solid game for the platform. Metal Gear Solid Touch sees players control Solid Snake in the final chapter in the legendary saga”. Head of mobile business at Konami …

Nintendo this morning told attendees to its GDC keynote that the Wii Balance Board has almost outsold the PS3 globally. Iwata referred to the device as almost a platform in its own right, pointing out that developers now have more options for games development and hardware to target. "Some developers …

As Develop predicted last week, Nintendo has detailed its strategy for DSi Ware games at its GDC keynote, with Nintendo of America’s Bill Trinen saying "DSi Ware offers digital distribution for unique ideas that would get overlooked on retail stores". He added: "It also offers developers to chance to deliver …