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Interestingly enough, from looking at the worldwide sales charts for GTA IV, it would appear that the majority of the sales have been on the Sony PS3 as opposed to the Xbox 360 which has a mauch larger fanbase. Sales of Rockstar's latest opus have eclipsed the 360 in various territories ranging from Australia to Europe namely Spain and Germany. Who would have though that a game of this stature would bring gamers to the PS3 fold? Where will it end? Is this just a small spurt of sales for the PS3...
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Just as Nintendo's download service, Wiiware, went live in the US today, Nintendo's creative genius Shigeru Miyamoto spoke about Japanese developers being less enthusiastic about taking a risk on new development ideas. "I think America has always been better at creating unique products," he was quoted as saying today. "In Japan, the technology required to create videogames tends to be concentrated in the bigger corporations," he continued before adding, "game publishers...
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EA have announced that they will be bringing their Skate franchise to Nintendo with the game, Skate It, making appearances on the Wii and the DS. They also revealed that the Wii version will be shipping with support for the Wii Balance Board making sure that the Wii's newest toy gets some play as well as exercise. Skate executive producer Scott Blackwood, "We knew it would be an exciting challenge to bring the soul and feel of skateboarding to the Wii and Nintendo DS. With fresh new designs...
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Lately there have been a few rumours floating around here and there about a new Kid Icarus title. Some concept art has been released by Kombo showing Pit as an adult bearing a tattoo on his arm. Factor 5 is apparently behind this and they are pushing the idea of Pit being an adult who is “cursed for thousands of years for a crime and becomes a ‘fallen angel. A tattoo on Pit’s arm bears the inscription of Pit’s crime.” If this ends up going ahead, this would be a major IP for Nintendo as the last...
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Wiiware has been laucnhed in the US with six launch titles. The titles are as follows, Pop, TV Show King, VIP Casino: Blackjack, Defend Your Castle, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King and Lost Winds. Everyone seems to be making a lot of noise about the latest in the FF series which plays closely like a Sim City clone but in the Final Fantasy world but we personally can't wait for Lost Winds with its lush graphics and breezy feel to it, it already looks set to be a winner. Something...
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Retro fans will like the news that classic Activision title, Pitfall will be reworked for the modern age in a new game for the Nintendo Wii. Titled Pitfall: The Big Adventure, it will follow Pitfall Harry as he leaps headfirst into the classic action that will blend "the action of reptile dodging and vine swinging with clever puzzles." The Wii-mote will be utilised by "revolutionizing the classic franchise" with "innovative application" of the Wii's control mechanics...
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News leaked today reveal that both Viva Pinata and Scene It? for the Xbox 360 will have sequels heading out way in the future, Both titles have sold exceedingly well according to Microsoft anyways and they would never lie now. The slip up was let loose by a Microsoft employee who printed the details on a Microsoft press website or that mat possible ex-employee by now. And now for the other news from MS HQ are the following screenshots showing off Banjo-Kazooie 3 which is well and truly into its development...
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Brand spanking new theatrical trailer promoting MGS4 on PS3 but does it really need promoting?? Surely by now everyone knows that Metal Gear Solid is being released in a couple of months?