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Soul Calibur and HAWX dated for Europe

Ubisoft has detailed its European line up for the rest of the year, with fresh dates for Soul Calibur and Tom Clancy titles. Soul Calibur Legends – a Wii adventure set in the Soul Calibur universe – is scheduled to arrive on August 29th, four weeks after Soul Calibur IV …

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JAPAN: Nintendo dates new Wii titles

The Japanese arm of Nintendo has confirmed the release dates of four upcoming big hitters – Fatal Frame IV, Super Mario Stadium Family Baseball, Zero and the previously unannounced Wario Land Shake. Tecmo’s Fatal Frame IV is the latest instalment in the unspeakably eerie survival horror series known as Project …

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Wii Fit drops out of UK Top 40

Nintendo’s phenomenal-selling Wii Fit has had the worst week of its existence in the UK – dropping all the way out of the ChartTrack/ELSPA All Formats top 40. The spectacular drop – likely due to stock issues at retail – has seen the game slide from second position last week, …

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Nintendo: Hardcore gamers love Wii

Nintendo has claimed that the typical Wii gamer is as far removed from ‘casual’ as it gets – an adult male with an income of $50,000 or more a year. At the Electronic Gaming Summit in Napa, California, Nintendo of America’s executive VP of sales and marketing Cammie Dunaway told …

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PS3 the top choice for teens

New worldwide research has revealed that the brand power of PlayStation is as strong as ever, as it remains the aspirational console of choice for teens. Nearly 60,000 teenagers between the ages of 11 and 18 across 31 markets took part in a survey conducted by youth-oriented virtual world Habbo, …

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US Wii sales reach 9.5m

Nintendo’s Wii was the biggest selling console in the US last month, according to NPD Data – as the format hit 9.5 million lifetime sales in the territory. ShackNews reports the Wii ranked as the month’s top-selling hardware with 714,000 units sold. Nintendo’s DS was the second biggest seller with …

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Nintendo loses patent lawsuit

Nintendo has been found guilty of infringing on a patent while designing controllers for GameCube and Wii. The hardware developer has been told to pay Texas-based gaming company Anascape $21 million, the Associated Press reports. The jury found that Nintendo infringed on Anascape’s patent during the design process for the …

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EA bringing SKATE to Wii Balance Board

Electronic Arts has confirmed that the next iteration of its SKATE series will be playable on nintendo’s Wii balance Board. SKATE It is due for release later this year, and will also be released on the Nintendo DS. Wii owners can also use the Wii remote to perform tricks. Both …

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