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Jun Takeuchi comment on possible RE2 port on Wii

Retro

November 13, 2008

Jun Takeuchi comment on possible RE2 port on Wii

Some time ago, rumours began to circulate regarding an enhanced Resident Evil 2 remake for the Wii. It turned out to be false, of course, but what does RE5 producer Jun Takeuchi think? ""You know, I think there is the demand for it. It's certainly som...

Donkey Kong Jungle Beat on Wii features new levels, tweaks

Retro

November 12, 2008

Donkey Kong Jungle Beat on Wii features new levels, tweaks

According to Famitsu, the Play on Wii Donkey Kong Jungle Beat will feature new content along with the modified control scheme. Due to the fact that Jungle Beat was played with the Bongo drum controller, a reworking of the controls was essential. Now t...

New Official Australian Nintendo magazine on the way

General

November 12, 2008

New Official Australian Nintendo magazine on the way

Gaming magazines really don't seem to last, these days. That isn't stopping Nintendo, though! A new Official Nintendo Magazine will be published by the Future Publishing group in Australia and New Zealand - as is the case in the US and UK. ""We are re...

Thinking of buying a used Wii Speak microphone? Think again

Retro

November 12, 2008

Thinking of buying a used Wii Speak microphone? Think again

Nintendo have decided you can only download the Wii Speak channel using a 16-character code included with the accessory. If somebody else has registered it or if it is lost or stolen, it ""cannot be replaced by Nintendo or your retailer."" This also s...

Nintendo file a pile of new DSi related trademarks

Retro

November 12, 2008

Nintendo file a pile of new DSi related trademarks

Nintendo have trademarked a lot of new things regarding the DSi. No, really. A lot. We all know that a trademark doesn't really mean anything. (Look at ""Guitar Villain,"" for example.) But it's still a glimpse of what may come. Trademarks filed on Se...

Retro

November 11, 2008

Wii Browser 2.0 to hit this December

The Wii Browser certainly has some shortcomings. If only there was some alternative, right? Well, it looks like there is! Or there will be, at any rate. Wii Browser 2.0 will feature new buttons, a 'tab cube' to keep track of 6 tabs which can be made i...

Konami end ten year distribution deal with Atari Australia

General

November 11, 2008

Konami end ten year distribution deal with Atari Australia

Konami have ended a ten year distribution relationship with developer and publisher Atari Australia. Konami's titles will continue to be distributed in Australia by Atari until the February 2009 release of Silent Hill: Homecoming. Konami will be partn...

Tie ratios for Aussie hardware revealed, Nintendo bottoms out

Retro

November 11, 2008

Tie ratios for Aussie hardware revealed, Nintendo bottoms out

If you didn't know the ""tie ratio"" is the average number of games sold per console. But what is strange about the current market is that the console sales leader - Nintendo's Wii - actually has the weakest tie ratio in Australia. According to GfK fi...

World of Goo no longer heading to retail for Europe

Retro

November 11, 2008

World of Goo no longer heading to retail for Europe

2DBoy have given an update on the proposed retail version of World of Goo that was supposed to hit Europe (and Australia), bringing with it an extra chapter. Unfortunately, it looks like it will not be happening. They decided that the added content wa...

Apple says iPod Touch the future – DS, PSP the past

Retro

November 11, 2008

Apple says iPod Touch the future – DS, PSP the past

Apple, who initially said that they were not competing in the handheld gaming market, have decided that the iPhone (and iPod Touch) is way more awesomer than other handheld gaming platforms. ""There are already so many games [for the iPhone and iPod T...

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