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Sega has lifted the lid on a brand new instalment to its popular Monkey Ball franchise – brand new Wii title Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll. More or less nothing is known of the game as of yet, though the publisher promises fresh information the coming weeks. We do …
Read More »SCEE extends Champions League sponsorship
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has extended its sponsorship deal with the UEFA Champions League until 2012, continuing the relationship that the two have enjoyed for nine years. The agreement covers the main tournament itself for a further three years and also the UEFA Super Cup for this year, next year …
Read More »Nintendo games now play themselves
The movement to make gaming as accessible as possible to as many people as possible is about to take another step forward with the news that Nintendo is to introduce a new option in upcoming games that will effectively allow the games to play themselves. To find out exactly how …
Read More »Mario Galaxy 2 was originally a remix
Speaking at an E3 Nintendo roundtable, Nintendo’s development legend Shigeru Miyamoto has admitted that the new Super Mario Galaxy title was originally designed as a remix of the first game before being expanded to a fully-fledged sequel. VG247 reports that the game now contains 95 per cent original title, with …
Read More »Wii Fit Plus and new Mario set for E3 reveal
Japanese business daily The Nikkei is reporting that platform holder Nintendo will reveal a new version of its world-conquering Wii Fit game at its E3 press conference tomorrow. Reuters says that it will be entitled Wii Fit Plus, and that its leading USP will be the ability to share game …
Read More »Wii Sports claims global sales record
The latest numbers from controversial stat-crunchers VG Chartz are claiming that Wii Sports has surpassed Nintendo’s own 1985 NES title Super Mario Bros to become the best selling video game of all time. To read the full story, click here to visit MCV’s sister site CasualGaming.biz.
Read More »Super Obama World arrives online
Casual gaming devs have once again proved that their finger’s on the pulse of current affairs by releasing a new Flash game paying tribute to the USA’s new President elect. Super Obama World boasts more than a passing resemblance to Nintendo’s legendary SNES classic Super Mario World, though the familiar …
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