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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 …
Read More »Professor Layton sequel due in next six months
The developers of the excellent Professor Layton and the Curious Village, which has been a big hit in the UK and Europe over the last six months, have confirmed at GDC that the sequel will be released in the West. Level 5, which has developed a trilogy of Layton games …
Read More »New Layton will hit Europe, USA by end of ’09
GDC 09: Developer Level 5 reveals surprise hit's sequels will make it to the West
Read More »Iwata: Other studios CAN compete with Nintendo
GDC 09: Format holder boss tries to dispell 'myths' of Wii and DS development
Read More »Nintendo president details Miyamoto’s approach to development
GDC 09: Mario creator's experimental view key to format-holder's success
Read More »Nintendo looks to Balance Board as ‘new platform’ for development
GDC 09: Global sales of Wii Fit and peripheral just a few million behind PS3
Read More »Nintendo developing new DS Zelda
GDC 09: The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks due later this year
Read More »Wii Balance Board has almost outsold PS3, says Nintendo
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 …
Read More »DSi Ware is for ‘unique ideas overlooked at retail’
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 …
Read More »Nintendo details answer to ‘Wii storage woes’
At GDC today Nintendo finally answered criticism from gamers and developers that the storage capacity of the Wii was too small – by upgrading the console to support high capacity SD cards. The Wii System Menu 4.0 firmware, available to download to consoles today, introduces a new Menu in the …
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