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Times are changing fast in the hardware industry, and Nintendo hopes to keep the pace by combining its handheld and home console divisions. Nikkei reports the company plans to pull 130 staff from home consoles and 150 from handhelds into the new unified...

Can't touch this Wii U slips just behind PlayStation 3 The latest round of sales results from Japan, covering the period from 7th to 13th January, give us an early indication of sales levels in the region after the boosted business of the Holiday season....

Microsoft today launched PLAY, a service which allows Xbox Live arcade games to be played on any Windows 8 device. 15 arcade titles are now available on the go using any Windows 8 device, including Surface tablets. The list of PLAY titles available are...

Software sales could be better Analyst states Wii U launch games have failed to match Wii and GameCube equivalents Last week NPD figures — which cover U.S. retail results — were published covering 25th November to 29th December, and Nintendo of America...

Another superb bundle The game will come pre-installed We reported earlier on a rumour circulating that a special 3DS bundle for Fire Emblem: Awakening was on the way to North America. The speculation sparked off after a full page advertisement for the...

Franken-boy But only if you play games which use two buttons, obviously Retro emulation on Android isn't going to go away, regardless of how questionable and legally dubious it is. However, the exploits of a hacker by the name of alpinedelta prove that...

The flagging console business will return to rude health once the new console cycle is in full flow, a new analyst report suggests. Publishing its 2012-2016 games industry forecast, the International Data Corporation claims that the next Xbox or PlayStation...

The DS era is left behind The biggest release on DS in 2012, and surely the runaway winner of practically every Game of the Year award specifically tailored for the older handheld, were the Pokémon Black & White 2 titles, tied together for the purposes...

Out this week across Europe Working on an action game In a recent interview with Official Nintendo Magazine , developer Team Ninja said that it is considering developing more games for the Wii U after Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge is released in Europe...

A gorgeous level Up-scaled Wii engine, or genuine leap in graphical detail? Now that the dust has settled on Wii U's launch, a number of people have spent extensive time with New Super Mario Bros. U and seen the first ever HD appearance of Mario outside...