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  Super Smash Bros. Wii U and 3DS story mode won't be like Brawl, creator says

  The gloves are off. 32

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  Nintendo's first free-to-play game will be Steel Diver

  World of Submarines. 28

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  Nintendo adds paid DLC games and hats to 3DS StreetPass app

  UPDATE: Nintendo "investigating" widespread crash reports. 57

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  UK chart: The Last of Us wins biggest new IP launch since LA Noire

  UPDATE: Launch sales were five times higher than the original Uncharted. 85

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  Used game sales can be limited by making better games, Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime says

  Most traded in are "annualised" and "undifferentiated" games. 113

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  Miyamoto: Nintendo's game ownership policy should operate "like a toy company"

  "As a consumer you want to... have those things from your youth that you can go back to." 100

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  Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS due 2014

  UPDATE #2: See the Wii Fit trainer, Mega Man and Villager in action. 51

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  Miyamoto blames Wii U launch software delays on Nintendo's leap to next-gen

  "Any time you have a big jump in the hardware technology it certainly takes the teams time." 117

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  3DS Zelda gets official title

  A Link Between Worlds also gets new trailer. 27

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  FIFA 14 confirmed for PC, PS2, Wii, iOS, Android, everything but Wii U

  That's a real plumber for Nintendo. 42

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  The next Skylanders game is coming out for PS4 and Xbox One as well as current-gen systems

  Release date cemented. 18

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  UK chart: Fuse fizzles into 37th place

  GRID 2 takes top spot, despite lower sales than the original. 27

May 2013

• UK chart: Dead Island: Riptide top for third week

  Telltale's The Walking Dead shuffles into the top 10. 43

• Level-5's horror adventure curio The Starship Damrey due next week on 3DS eShop

  Priced at Ł7.19. 15

• Capcom's annual results are in, "focusing on the overhaul of overseas development companies"

  "Capcom will restructure its development organisations." 35

• Will Wright's next game to be "built around the player's life"

  Sims creator says his heroes are Miyamoto and Molyneux. 27

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  GAME plans to open 18 new shops by July

  In preparation of success rather than as a declaration of it. 71

• UK charts: Dead Island: Riptide remains in top spot

  Vita horror Soul Sacrifice debuts in 26th. 29

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  Fire Emblem DLC censored in the west

  Yet manages to be lewder after the changes. 60

• Warner Bros. and 5th Cell targeted by Keyboard Cat, Nyan Cat lawsuit

  UPDATE: Nyan Cat creator speaks out, says WB "disrespected and snubbed" them, so it had to come to this. 51

• A Link to the Past 2 will have a dark world

  This is truly Hyrule's darkest timeline. 25

• The "Denpa" Men 2: Beyond the Waves dated this month on the 3DS eShop

  Expands the world to add "oceans and towns and everything." 6

Monday, 29 April 2013

• UK chart: Dead Island: Riptide scores top spot despite selling less than half the original

  Star Trek, Dragon's Dogma, LEGO City also find the top 10. 29

• Nintendo selling refurbished 3DS, DSi XL consoles in US

  No plans to do the same in Europe. 14

Friday, 26 April 2013

• Business as usual at Respawn as EA layoffs hit hard

  "These are hard but essential changes." 17

• Scribblenauts DC superheroes game in development - report

  Inkcredible. 6

• Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Souls Hackers dated for the US in April

  UPDATE: Confirmed for Europe! 21

Thursday, 25 April 2013

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  Nintendo ditches E3 press conference in favour of behind-closed-doors events

  With no new hardware to announce and Nintendo Direct established. 136

Wednesday, 24 April 2013

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  Iwata takes over Nintendo of America CEO role

  His body is Reggie. 40

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  Nintendo makes surprise profit despite lower than expected Wii U sales

  Currency exchange gains push results into the black. 93

Tuesday, 23 April 2013

• Playing Tetris helps treat lazy eye, doctors report

  No patches needed. 33

Monday, 22 April 2013

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  Register three of eight Nintendo 3DS games to get another free

  Luigi's Mansion 2! Fire Emblem: Awakening! Animal Crossing: New Leaf! More! 112

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  UK chart: Injustice: Gods Among Us topples BioShock Infinite

  While Fire Emblem re-awakens 3DS sales. 29

Saturday, 20 April 2013

• 3DS XL Circle Pad Pro finally makes its way to North America

  Only available from Nintendo's online store for $19.99. 45

Friday, 19 April 2013

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  GAME now selling digital copies of Wii U and 3DS games

  Currently offers extra trade-in value against digital releases. 38

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  Nintendo apologises about lack of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate stock

  UPDATE: Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate for Wii U stock has been replenished. 70

• BioShock Infinite bests Tomb Raider as March's top-selling in the US

  UPDATE: BioShock Infinite sold 878,000 units on console during the month. 65

• 10 minutes of A Link to the Past 3DS revealed

  Includes one familiar googley-eyed boss. 25

Wednesday, 17 April 2013

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  Link to the Past sequel coming to 3DS

  New Zelda game in development for handheld, first gameplay shown. 113

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  Nintendo announces slew of 3DS releases, Mario & Luigi: Dream Team date

  Zelda: Oracles! Bravely Default! New Mario Party! Fire Emblem DLC! 69

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  European Commission slaps another delay on UK games industry tax breaks

  "Not clear whether the taxpayer should be subsidising this activity." 135

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  Limited edition Animal Crossing 3DS XL bundle spotted in the UK

  UPDATE: Nintendo confirms European release. 27

• New Yoshi's Island announced for 3DS

  Coming out at an unspecified point later this year. 27

• The 3DS has sold 8 million units in the US

  11 per cent of Nintendo-published 3DS titles have been sold digitally. 51

Tuesday, 16 April 2013

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  Criterion boss: "After over a decade of making racing games it's time to make something new"

  "I am proud of all of the Burnout games. When it feels right we will make another one." 84

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  Screenshots of Prince of Persia prototype, created by Silent Hill: Shattered Memories dev Climax

  Climax was in talks with Ubisoft in 2012, but they fell through. 35

• Tekken Revolution spotted

  A Nintendo 3DS game? 23

Monday, 15 April 2013

• Hilco cutting three staff roles across most HMV stores - report

  Security guards, cashiers and supervisors in danger. 30

• UK chart: BioShock Infinite soars to its third week on top

  Plenty of prophets. 43

Thursday, 11 April 2013

• Resident Evil: Revelations will get a Season Pass

  Big-screen conversion to receive four slices of DLC. 37

• Disney Infinity trailer shows off Toy Box mode

  Worlds are colliding. 26

Wednesday, 10 April 2013

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  UK LulzSec hackers who targeted Nintendo, Sony, plead guilty

  Police rock the Lulzboat. 67

• Professor Layton, Ni No Kuni developer Level-5 announces work on new PlayStation 4 game

  Esther another Ni No Kuni in the works? 45

• Mega Man composer Manami Matsumae makes her western debut with Kickstarted indie Shovel Knight

  "She came to us!" 12

Tuesday, 9 April 2013

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  Batman: Arkham Origins announced for PC, PS3, Wii U and Xbox 360

  UPDATE: Black Mask is the main villain, the world will be twice as big as Arkham City. 136

• After its Mega Man FPS was canned, Armature Studio finally re-emerges as Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate dev

  Trio of top Metroid Prime devs surface at last. 23

Monday, 8 April 2013

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  Microsoft building "Cloud TV" platform for Xbox

  Sells off IPTV platform Mediaroom. 117

• Nintendo delays new Brain Training game days before release

  "To optimise the best possible launch timing." 28

Friday, 5 April 2013

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  HMV could be rescued this morning in Ł50 million Hilco buyout

  UPDATE: The deal has been confirmed. 68

Tuesday, 2 April 2013

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  UK chart: BioShock Infinite flies to the top

  But can't unseat Tomb Raider as the biggest UK launch this year. 125

• Shin Megami Tensei 4 coming to North America this summer

  The first numbered Megaten game in a decade set for the west. 23

March 2013

• Wii U Miiverse headed to PC, smartphones in May

  Do you follow? 18

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  Square Enix boss leaves as company announces "extraordinary loss"

  "Major reforms and restructuring" planned due to sluggish game sales. 182

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  UK chart: Xbox 360-exclusive Gears of War: Judgment storms top

  Activision's The Walking Dead game manages third. 77

• Fire Emblem: Awakening demo, Harvest Moon on eShop this week

  Plus digital versions of Lego City, Luigi's Mansion 2. 35

• Nintendo removes European eShop restrictions on 18+ rated games

  Browse and buy adult content any time of day. 64

• UK games industry tax relief delayed

  But on the upside, beer will be 1p cheaper. 50

• Ace Attorney 5′s heroine will deduce lies by listening to heartbeats

  Apollo Justice gets a new look. 30

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  UK chart: God of War: Ascension launch sales half that of GOW 3

  Tomb Raider retains top spot. 74

• Nintendo solidifies 60Hz support for Wii U Virtual Console with launch of Punch-Out!!

  Huge eShop sale on Ubisoft content, too. 44

• Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins on 3DS next month

  Yellow fever. 14

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  North American Wii U sales show dismal start to 2013

  Xbox 360 sells almost five times more. 189

• Nintendo's new Wii U Pokémon game includes Skylanders toy tech

  UPDATE: First photos of Pikachu, Bulbasaur, Lucario toys and more. 54

• Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D release date swings in

  Helps drum up a stellar first-party 3DS line-up. 38

• Disney Infinity delayed to late August

  Disney hopes kids will return to school with one of the toys in their bags. 15

• Nintendo found guilty of patent infringement over glasses-free 3D

  Required to pay $30.2 million to ex-Sony inventor. 79

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  Asda reportedly interested in buying entire HMV brand and business

  Time's running out. 62

• Cave Story creator reveals his upcoming iOS platformer Gero Blaster

  Due this spring, "currently investigating other platforms." 12

• Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D dev is not Retro Studios

  Metroid Prime maker still beavering away on secret project. 31

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  PlayStation Vita sales surge in Japan after price-cut

  But still can't beat 3DS. 111

• Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked coming to Europe this April on 3DS

  UPDATE: Brought ahead a week. Now due in March. 35