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DateJun 15, 2004
Europe Still In Love With Pokémon

We all knew that the Pokémon franchise was very popular, even after all those years. But THAT popular? Nintendo never ceases to impress us, and the release of their latest GameCube bundle proves that. Since the release of their Pokémon Colosseum bundle in Europe, their market share has jumped up to 32, which is actually [...]

DateJun 11, 2004
Game Boy Advance Now Available in China

Following the launch of the iQue last year(N64), the Game Boy Advance system has now been released in few key marketplaces in China, one of them being Shanghai. It has been released with a fully localised version of the very popular WarioWare Inc. game. Even though there is a lot of piracy in China, Nintendo [...]

DateJun 11, 2004
Nintendo Showing More Bandai Love

Satoru Iwata, Nintendo’s president, expressed the company’s interest in buying more shares from Bandai. Nintendo shocked everyone last year when they anounced that they had acquired 2.6% shares from the company and became the 9th biggest shareholder. Even though they plan in acquiring more, mr Iwata also said that they were not planning on buying [...]

DateJun 11, 2004
New trademarks reveal DS’s acronym

Recent reports show that Nintendo has trademarked several acronyms. While we cannot yet confirm that those will be used for the DS, it would be a wise bet to say that they will. Nintendo has said several times that the DS and GB were 2 different systems, but many believe that the DS could, in [...]

DateJun 10, 2004
Mario Party 6 to be playable without a controller?

This wednesday, in a business meeting, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata revealed that the next Mario Party game, Mario Party 6, would be playable without the use of the GameCube controller. Mr Iwata said that the reason behind this is that “In the past, there have been people who have felt controllers are hard to deal [...]

DateJun 8, 2004
Sonic Advance 3 Now Available for Game Boy Advance

THQ Inc. and SEGA(R) Corporation have announced that SONIC ADVANCE 3 has shipped and is currently available at retail outlets throughout North America for a suggested retail price of $29.99. SONIC ADVANCE 3 is poised to build upon the top selling, critically acclaimed Sonic Advance franchise, which now boasts sales in excess of 1.5 million [...]

DateJun 8, 2004
Exclusive Music Catalogue to Debut in Madden NFL 2005

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS), the world’s leading interactive entertainment software company and Rhino Records, the world’s leading catalog music label, today announced EA SPORTST Throwback Trax Powered by Rhino. Starting with the release of the best-selling football game, Madden NFL 2005, Rhino will be the exclusive provider of catalog music for EA SPORTS titles, making [...]

DateJun 8, 2004
Capcom and BradyGames Renew Partnership

Capcom today announced an official agreement granting BradyGames exclusive rights to continue publishing strategy guides for many of their upcoming games. After working together for several years, Capcom selected BradyGames as their exclusive strategy guide partner in 2002. Under their original agreement, BradyGames published strategy guides for many smash hit Capcom titles such as Resident [...]

DateJun 8, 2004
Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures Ships

It’s important not to forget that The Legend of Zelda remains one of Nintendo’s finest franchises, with 12 titles selling more than 42 million units. Although the future is difficult to foresee, it’s almost a foregone conclusion that with its quality game play and dazzling visual effects, The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures will [...]

DateJun 5, 2004
EA Ships New Harry Potter Game

For the first time, gamers can play as friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger as well as Harry Potter, switching between characters and utilizing their key attributes and skills to resolve challenges and overcome enemies. The three friends need to combine their strengths and master a variety of new spells as they face Harry’s most [...]