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Cricketer Flintoff administers aid to Nintendo UK boss Yarnton during marathon charity ride
England cricket star Freddie Flintoff happened upon fellow cyclist and Nintendo UK boss David Yarnton collapsed from the heat during a marathon charity ride from the site of the original Olympic Games in Greece to London’s Olympic Stadium. The Mirror report cites “sweltering” conditions during the first 100-mile stage of the 1,785 miles long race, ... Read More»
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Nintendo confirms midnight purple 3DS for May 20 US launch
Nintendo’s announced it’s to bring the purple-coloured flavour of 3DS to shelves on May 20. The new colour was leaked over the weekend before today’s announcement. The new colour will launched alongside Mario Tennis Open for $170.
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Midnight Purple 3DS listed on Sam’s Club website
A listing for a Midnight Purple 3DS has been posted on the Sam’s Club website. While the Walmart-owned company doesn’t show a screenshot of the system, it has it listed for $168.58. There isn’t a release date listed, and the site says in order to purchase this item, you will need to visit your local ... Read More»
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Fire Emblem: Awakening sells through 81.63% of debut stock
Media Create has reported that Fire Emblem: Awakening sold through 81.63% of its debut shipment in Japan. The firm attributed the success of the title to being heavily promoted, as well as the updated character designs and new game systems. Awakening debuted at number one on the charts, moving 242,600 copies during its first week. ... Read More»
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Megatron to be on Madden 13 cover
Well not quite the leader of the decepticons this Calvin Johnson also known as Megatron will be on the cover of Madden NFL 13. Ea Sports has a contest every year where the fans get to vote for their favorite player to... Read More »... Read More»
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Leaked Rayman Legends trailer shows WiiU capabilities
There are several things to be excited about in this leaked trailer for the unannounced Rayman Legends, and a few to be extremely disappointed about. The Really, Really Cool: It’s more Rayman Origins, which is awesome The WiiU version is official The video shows the NFC uses for the WiiU, including Skylanders-like dropping in of ... Read More»
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PS3 leading European hardware market in 2012
PlayStation 3 is the lead-selling console in Europe so far this year, figures from Nintendo’s investor conference last night has shown. PS3 has sold somewhere between 50,000 and 100,000 units per week in the continent so far, according to the numbers (via MCV). 3DS was second with sales of 30,000-50,000 units, followed by Xbox 360. ... Read More»
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Wii U won’t be priced at E3, will do day-and-date digital
Nintendo buried a number of announcements in its quarterly financial briefing yesterday, including a couple of mysterious new 3DS games, plans for day-and-date digital and retail launches, and more uncertainty regarding the Wii U. In an investor briefing, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata confirmed the new hardware will launch in Japan, the US, Europe and Australia ... Read More»
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Spector “a little scared” over potential production costs associated with future-gen
Warren Spector has said he’s a bit worried high production values with future consoles could prevent companies from breaking even. Speaking with Digital Spy, Spector said that while he’s more into design over tech, he’s “a little scared” that once “Pixar-quality graphics with interactivity,” are achieved, games could cost in upwards of $200 million to ... Read More»
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“Colors! 3D Is A Must-Have” – Review [NoobFeed]
Daav from NoobFeed.com dabbles with Colors! 3D. It’s hard to imagine something that isn’t a game to be such an eyecatcher on Nintendo 3DS, but anyone with the handheld is seriously missing out that doesn’t acquire this stunning drawing program. Its accessibility is unrivaled... Read More»
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Nintendo reports first ever annual loss for FY2012, 3DS sells 17.13 million to date
Nintendo has reports its first ever annual loss at a net loss of ¥43.2 billion, a lower than expected figure compared to what was previously predicted. Total sales of Nintendo 3DS during FY2012 were 13.53 million, with software at 36 million. LTD, 3DS sales are now at 17.13 million, with software at 45.4 million units. ... Read More»
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Heroes of Ruin may not be GAME exclusive
Nintendo is in talks with retailers to give Heroes of Ruin a wider release. Eurogamer reports Nintendo has shouldered full marketing and distribution for the Square Enix published multiplayer RPG. Despite GAME’s claim to an exclusive, the platform holder is still negotiating with other retailers. “Nintendo UK can confirm it is currently in discussion with ... Read More»
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Classic Williams Pinball Machines Headed To 3DS
Gamesta.com gets news from BigBen Interactive that they’ll be bringing Pinball Hall of Fame to Nintendo 3DS with The Williams Collection 3D. Remember pinball? Pre-internet days seem so far away now. Time to feel old... Read More»
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Gunslinger Walks Through Heroes Of Ruin
Gamesta.com gets news from Square Enix surrounding their upcoming action RPG Heroes of Ruin. The Gunslinger character in this walkthrough is looking good, but more importantly, it dishes some details on multiplayer fun. Also, Nintendo will be distributing this title for Europe... Read More»
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Repeating Success: The Wii U
Nintendo is set to finally enter the HD world this year with their newest home console, the Wii U. Unlike their current console, the Wii U seems to be targeting a more “hardcore” gamer audience this time around, instead of the casual crowd the Wii was primarily focused on. So, with it’s radically different control ... Read More»
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Pikmin 2 to finally receive Wii release in North America this June
New Play Control! Pikmin 2 is finally set to release in North America later this year according to the latest issue of Nintendo Power. The port was previously released on Wii in both Japan and European territories back in 2009, with added support for the Wii remote. It is unclear at this point whether the ... Read More»
