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YouTube kingpin PewDiePie is to star in his very own game. PewDiePie: Legend of the Brofist has been revealed by the man himself in the video below. It’s being developed by Outerminds and is apparently due out on iOS and Android this summer, Pocket Gamer reports. It appears to be …
Read More »Angry Birds Go has shifted more copies than all Mario Kart games combined, Rovio boasts
Rovio Stockholm’s general manager has revealed that 2013’s Angry Birds Go has been acquired by more consumers than every Mario kart game combined. In a contentious tweet, Oskar Burman said that total sales of every Mario Kart title since the 1992 original Super Mario kart have totalled 106m. Angry Birds …
Read More »Nintendo mobile games could make $25m per month, DeNA hopes
Mobile games firm DeNA wants its partnership with Nintendo to rake in more than $25m a month, the firm’s CEO has said. The two companies recently agreed a major deal to collaborate onbringing Nintendo’s IP to mobile devices. Speaking toReuters, Isao Moriyasu said though DeNA has yet to discuss specific …
Read More »2K announces WWE mobile game designed to replicate console experience
A ‘proper’ simulation WWE wrestling game is on the way from 2K. Called WWE 2K, the iOS and Android will as you’d expect feature a recognisable roster of both current brawlers and faces from the past, with Hulk Hogan and Sting named. The publisher reckons the title looks to offer …
Read More »Iwata: Nintendo was not cornered into smartphone backtrack
Nintendo’s change of mind in deciding to bring its titles to smartphones did not come about because the company believed it had run out of options. That’s according to director and president Satoru Iwata, who explained in a now translated transcription of a chat with investors the reasons behind his …
Read More »Supercell revenues approach $2bn
Finnish start-up-turned-mobile-giant Supercell generated revenues of $1.7bn in 2014. The full-year figure is almost triple the amount made in 2013, which was reported as $570m according to theWall Street Journal. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation for 2014 came in at $565m – more than double the $267m seen …
Read More »There’s a new Driver game coming (it’s F2P, on smartphones and you drive speedboats)
The next game in the Driver series is almost certainly not what you expect. The original 1999 Driver is a cult hit but the series hit tough times in 2004 following the release of Driver 3. 2011’s Driver: San Francisco, however, surprised many critics – although few of them would …
Read More »I never intended to dismiss smartphone games, Iwata says
Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata has said that he’s never dismissed smartphone gaming as a genre. Instead, he says his previous scepticism was merely meant to reflect his uncertainty about how Nintendo might adapt its software to the smartphone model – a problem he thinks he’s cracked with the new partnership …
Read More »First Nintendo smartphone game due out this year
Nintendo’s first titles developed specifically for mobile phones should be out by the end of the year. "Regarding the individual video game titles, when it will be launched, we will be making the announcement when each of those games are ready," boss Satoru Iwata told investors in a Q&A, as …
Read More »Nintendo share price rockets 25% on smartphone news
Iwata has relented and given the green light for Nintendo games on smartphones – and the markets are delighted. At the time of writing the platform holder’s share price is up by over 25 per cent so far today, trading at $19.95. It’s the highest price the company has traded …
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