MCV/DEVELOP News, events, research and jobs from the games industry
It was a surprise when the 3DS XL was revealed without a second circle pad – that it’s getting a Circle Pad Pro expansion is perhaps less of a surprise. Andraisang reports the company has confirmed such a peripheral, and that it will be released in 2012. However, considering the …
Read More »Nintendo: We won’t repeat 3DS pricing errors with Wii U
Nintendo will not make the same mistakes with the Wii U as it did with the 3DS, the console giant’s CEO has claimed. As reported byAndriasang, Satoru Iwata said it had learned from its latest handheld release and admitted consumers thought the price for the 3DS was relatively high”. An …
Read More »Nintendo: We won’t repeat 3DS mistakes with Wii U
'We will return to profitability by the end of the fiscal year', says Iwata
Read More »Pokemon Black & White 2 hits 1.6m sales in 2 days
Sequel becomes third fasting selling game ever on the Nintendo DS
Read More »Wreck-It Ralph tie-in announced for Nintendo platforms
Activision has announced a game tie-in for Disney’s upcoming video game-centric animated flick Wreck-It Ralph exclusively for Nintendo platforms. Said to pick up from where the movie ends, the game will be a side-scrolling platformer released alongside the movie later this year for Wii, 3DS, and DS. The Wii version …
Read More »Retail at odds over 3DS XL pricing
Nintendo won’t issue RRPs in the UK, so retail is this afternoon having its best guess regarding the price of the upcoming hardware. And the early guesses suggest no-one really knows First off, Play.com has gone with an RRP and sale price of 179.99. ShopTo is selling the device for …
Read More »Nintendo unveils 3DS XL
Screen to be 90 per cent larger than on current 3DS
Read More »New Super Mario Bros 2 dated; Nintendo goes announcement crazy
An August 17th release date was just one of many announcements made by Nintendo in last night’s Nintendo Direct Conference. As reported earlier, Nintendo has also announced a brand new 3DS and confirmed Namco Bandai as the developer of the new Super Smash Bros. Also announced was Professor Layton and …
Read More »VIDEO: Ikaruga designer behind new 3DS shooter
A new 2D shooter from the designer of cult shmup Ikaruga has been confirmed for Nintendo’s 3DS. Called Kokuga, it will be released in Japan on September 7th, Andriasang reports. It is being developed by G-Rev. Chief amongst its features is the capacity for up to four players to engage …
Read More »Wii U beats 3DS for day one value
Nintendo may not be prepared to talk about the Wii U price yet, but when it arrives later this year it will have a stronger day one offer than the 3DS launch, Nintendo UK boss David Yarnton told MCV. One of the problems with 3DS was content. When we launched …
Read More »