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Having claimed the top spot in the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All formats Top 40 yet again this week, Wii Fit has now set a new UK charts record at Nintendo. The game’s rise to the top also ended the run of successful chart-topping new releases over the last six weeks, which …
Read More »GAME hosts Pokémon tour 2009
High Street retailer GAME is the host of this year’s Pokmon tour: The Search for Giratina. The tour will feature face painting, balloon modelling, and a free prize draw with Pokmon prizes and GAME gift cards up for grabs. Gamers can also bring their DS along to battle, as well …
Read More »DSiWare launch line-up detailed
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 …
Read More »DSi midnight openings announced
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 …
Read More »DSi trumps DS Light pre-orders
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 …
Read More »Perlman: OnLive critics are ignorant
With seemingly the entire games industry lining up to pour doubt over the lofty claims and aspirations of freshly revealed streaming games service OnLive, the company’s founder Steve Perlman has spoken out in defence of the company. We have nine of the largest game publishers in world signed up,” Perlman …
Read More »Gardening Mama to arrive in May
Publisher 505 Games is to release the latest title in its Mama brand, Gardening Mama, in the UK on May 1st. Available exclusively for the DS, the game sees Mama shun her traditional pans and fresh food in favour of crops and tools as players work to turn her plot …
Read More »Nintendo: Used games arent in the best interests of the consumer
Reggie Fils-Aime, the outspoken president of Nintendo of America, has claimed that the growing trade-in business at games retail is not in the best interests of the consumer – though he admits that the situation would be better if publishers were to receive a slice of the pre-owned profits. More …
Read More »Reggie admits OnLive doubts
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 …
Read More »Exclusive Nintendo DSi preview
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.
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