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    by Published on July 28th, 2011 22:04
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    2. Nintendo 3DS News

    I don’t think anyone saw this coming. And if they say they did, they’re either really clever or a liar.

    This morning Nintendo announced that it is cutting the price of the 3DS handheld by a third. That should see it retailing for something in the region of £130 in the UK. If recent price promotions continue, you could even see the device hit the magic £99.99 mark before Christmas.

    And all of this is happening just four months after launch. Even friends at Famitsu, the magazine that's closer to Nintendo than other, have told MCV of its surprise this morning

    It’s not unprecedented, of course. The Xbox launched in March 2002 for £299.99. Just four weeks later Microsoft slashed the price to £199.99.And in that instance it worked, with Microsoft’s machine outselling the £130 GameCube over its lifetime.

    But that was a different era. Microsoft was the new kid on the block. It had to be aggressive and is a company that has always been willing to fight retail battles through discounting. But this is Nintendo, the one platform holder that has always had profitable hardware and always doggedly stuck behind its RRP.

    The Wii price cut earlier this year was the first time the machine had been discounted since launch. In fact, it even went UP in price in that time.

    Plus the 3DS is the successor to the most successful gaming handheld ever produced. It’s the only device to offer affordable glasses-free 3D. We all thought it would be a success. And it still could be, of course.

    But the one thing I love more than anything else about the games industry, it’s that it will always surprise you.

    Most of my contemporaries believed the Wii would fail. It didn’t. Many doubted the DS could stand up to the PSP. It did. And we all thought the 3DS would be popular. Which as of yet, it hasn’t really achieved.

    But despite the enthusiasm for the device, there were always questions hanging over Nintendo’s handheld strategy.

    Most importantly, it’s certainly a credible question to ask if dedicated handheld games machines even have a place in the modern games market. With phones offering an increasingly rich gaming experience that’s always in your pocket, the incentive to carry a second, dedicated gaming device is certainly lessening.

    And then there’s digital strategy which, let’s face it, has never been Nintendo’s strong point. The biggest question mark for me hovering over the 3DS launch was always the software pricing.

    Is £39.99 even remotely viable for a portable game in the modern market? You can pump in all the ‘added value’ that you like, for it matters not when games like Flick Kick Football, Chinatown Wars, Game Dev Story, Drop7, Infinity Blade, Doodle Jump, Fruit Ninja and Espgaluda II can be had for pittance. And you don’t need to swap cartridges to play them either.

    Here’s a bit of personal insight for you. Every day I get to the office and immediately crack on with the headline news of the day. After that I need coffee and a ***. After that I tend to browse sites like Touch Arcade and Slide to Play to check out the latest iPhone release. I’ll often drop 69p on one. Effortless. And so very, very cheap.

    The 3DS launched without a digital store of any form.

    But perhaps the biggest factor, and one even the most ardent critic couldn’t blame Nintendo for, is the Japanese earthquake. The biggest injustice being endured by Nintendo right now is the lack of recognition this terrible event deserves for the part it’s played in the early struggles of 3DS.

    Solid, reliable Japanese success has been the backbone of Nintendo’s handheld strategy for years now. While certain international regions can be more varied in their enthusiasm for new hardware, and Nintendo handheld is always guaranteed to shift in Japan.

    Then when sales dip, redesign the machine. It will sell even more. New colours? Sure, we’ll buy that. Non-advertised screen-tech upgrade? We know all about, guys. Give me one of those! You’ve changed the box it ships in? Best get me a new one then.

    But when Japan was devastated by the earthquake and tsunami earlier this year that all changed. I guess frivolous things like gaming took an understandable back step. And without that to fall back, I’m wondering if Nintendo just doesn’t really know what to do.

    None of this, of course, should mask that fact that today’s very significant price drop could be all that’s needed to completely reverse the machine’s fortunes. £130 is a great price for a great piece of kit. It’s ideal Christmas present price, one might argue.

    The truth remains, however that £39.99 per game is NOT a great price. And ten free NES games and ten free Game Boy games for current owners? There aren’t even ten of each type available on the 3DS Eshop yet.

    Oh, and Apple is expected to launch both a new iPhone and new iPod Touch in September. From my experience, that’s what all the kids want nowadays.

    And what ...
    by Published on July 28th, 2011 21:59
    1. Categories:
    2. Nintendo 3DS News

    Having confirmed an unexpected 3DS price cut earlier today, Nintendo has now detailed how it intends to reward those who paid out full price for the system just a few weeks ago.

    Every current 3DS owner will be entitled to ten free NES games and ten free Game Boy Advance games when they become available.

    All current owners have to do is sign in to the Nintendo eShop at least once before midnight on August 11th. Doing this will automatically enrol them as a Nintendo 3DS Ambassador.

    The Game Boy selection, which until now had not been confirmed, will include several top-quality games including Yoshi’s Island, Mario kart: Super Circuit, Metroid Fusion, WarioWare Inc and Mario vs Donkey Kong.

    Interestingly, Nintendo reckons all these titles will be available exclusively to Ambassadors and that it has “no plans” to make them available to the general public.

    The NES titles on offer will include Super Mario Bros, Donkey Kong Jr, Ice Climber and The Legend of Zelda. They will all be released this year, but Ambassadors will be able to download them without charge.

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    by Published on July 28th, 2011 21:55
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    2. Nintendo 3DS News

    The UK games trade has praised Nintendo's decision to cut the 3DS price by around a third.

    Retailers are expected to be selling the machine for anything between £99 and £150 come August 12th. The move is a shot in the arm for the UK games sector, which has been suffering one of its toughest years in terms of physical video game sales.

    “The Nintendo 3DS is an exceptional product and we think that today’s announcement from Nintendo is really exciting news for customers," said GAME spokesperson Neil Ashurst.

    "We will announce our new Nintendo 3DS price soon but we are always committed to offering the best value possible through competitive pricing, our trade in mechanic and offers on games.”

    Asda's games chief Andrew Thompson added: "It's great news, and was a very welcome surprise this morning. It has been a very challenging trading environment for the games industry this summer, and this will give sales a much needed lift when the price drop hits in August. With a couple of quality Mario software titles in the pipeline I see 3DS being the must have Christmas present for anyone wanting a handheld console this Q4."

    It's obviously big news for publishers, too. Namco Bandai, Ubisoft, Konami, Sega and Capcom have all backed 3DS heavily, launching some of their biggest brands on the machine and with more to come.

    "Any action to increase the sales velocity of any hardware is always welcome," Sega's US and European CEO Mike Hayes told MCV. "Sega has four major 3DS titles arriving before the end of March including Sonic Generations and Mario and Sonic at the London Olympic Games. It is very likely that this reported price drop will assist the lifetime sales of these key titles."

    Namco Bandai's Lee Kirton continued: "The price change is very welcomed indeed. We have a lot of great 3DS titles in development throughout the year and the price drop is important to increase the install base in the UK market."

    3DS launched with a bang on March 25th this year and became Nintendo's most successful UK hardware launch to date. But a combination of a premium price and a lack of triple-A content meant that the launch momentum soon faded away. Nintendo is hoping that will all change this Christmas, with the new price plus a very strong line-up of two Mario games, Kid Icarus, Star Fox, Resident Evil and a whole lot more.

    HMV's head of games Tim Ellis said: "Clearly this is great news. It's a significant price drop and will give the format a much needed shot in the arm. Good timing too, with the holidays just under way - the new price point makes it a much more justifiable purchase for parents."

    The Hut Group's business development boss Sarah Jasper said: "As early adoptors can attest, the 3DS is a really fantastic machine, and a lower price point will enable that positive word-of-mouth to spread even further. This, along with Nintendo's terrific first-party Q4 software line-up, is sure to make it a must-have gift for Christmas."

    Morrisons' games buying boss Nick Sultanti agreed: "This is a positive and responsible step from nintendo. The price drop will not only increase the penetration of this device to mass market but has now positioned itself and 3ds software into pole position for a great Q4."

    Nintendo does not set retail prices for Europe, allowing retailers to choose the best RRP for their customers. This saw the 3DS' launch price range from £190 to £230.

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    by Published on July 28th, 2011 21:51
    1. Categories:
    2. DCEmu

    Half of all UK software revenues this year will come from a top-tier of select games - releases that might just offset a six month decline in the sale boxed games.

    MCV – with expert input from our Retail Advisory Board – has put together a list of what those 20 games are likely to be. Scroll down for the list, or click through to the second page of this feature to see in-depth analysis of each title.

    A focus on the biggest titles follows a trend from last year. The UK Top 20 selling games of 2010 accounted for 37 per cent of all the software revenue generated last year (according to Chart-Track), and that was even more concentrated during the Q4 Christmas rush.

    “The Top 20 All Formats amounted to 45 per cent of Q4 2010’s unit sales and 55 per cent of its revenue,” said Chart-Track’s business group director Dorian Bloch.

    “Perhaps even more incredible is the fact that the Top Five for Q4 2010 accounted for 32 per cent of Q4 2010’s value. That’s one third of the entertainment software market in Q4 2010 based on Black Ops, FIFA 11, Just Dance 2, Assassin’s Creed and Medal of Honor.”

    Retail buyers are now focusing their efforts on key titles to make sure that the big bets pay off.

    “To some degree it makes it easier,” said HMV CEO Simon Fox. “The big games are getting bigger. The challenge for retail is how do we get our fair share of these enormous franchises?”

    Asda games chief Andrew Thompson added: “We think the Top 20 will be worth 50 per cent of the market in 2011. So it is really about getting the messaging in-store and online absolutely spot-on.”

    THE 20 GAMES THAT WILL SAVE CHRISTMAS



    Assassin's Creed: Revelations
    Batman: Arkham City
    Battlefield 3
    Call of Duty: Black Ops
    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
    F1 2011
    FIFA 12
    Gears of War 3
    Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary
    Harry Potter: Years 5-7
    Just Dance 3
    L.A. Noire
    Mario & Sonic at the London Olympic Games
    Need for Speed: The Run
    Saints Row: The Third
    Super Mario 3D Land
    The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
    The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
    Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
    Zumba Fitness

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    by Published on July 28th, 2011 21:49
    1. Categories:
    2. Playstation Vita News

    Some parts of the internet became very excited an hour ago when 505 Games put out a press release entitled “Supremacy MMA takes the fight to the streets with PlayStation Vita this fall”.

    However, the publisher has now confirmed to MCV that this is not a premature date leak, saying that the date mentioned “is only speculative”.

    Indeed, those who read to the bottom of the press release will have noticed the following clarification:

    “Supremacy MMA will be the only MMA fighting game this year when it bullies its way onto store shelves on September 20, 2011 for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and then onto PlayStation Vita for Holiday 2011.”

    Vita’s actual launch date remains a thing of mystery. It’s expected to hit at least one territory this year, though bets are divided on whether that will be Europe or Japan.

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    by Published on July 28th, 2011 21:48
    1. Categories:
    2. DCEmu

    The Metropolitan Police has arrested an 18-year-old man believed to be the spokesperson of hacking groups LulzSec and Anonymous.

    The man – known as 'Topiary' – was tracked by the police's e-crime unit and has been transported from an address in the Shetland Islands to London. He was arrested under section 3 of the Computer Misuse Act and section 1 of the Criminal Law Act.

    A home in Lincolnshire has also been searched and a 17-year-old questioned. The news comes after the arrest of 19-year-old Ryan Cleary and a 16-year-old who has been bailed and will return for questioning in August.

    LulzSec claims it has hacked a number of websites over the past few months including games companies such as Nintendo and Bethesda and other organisations including the NHS and even the FBI.

    "Today's operation is linked to [an e-crime] investigation into network intrusions and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks against a number of international business and intelligence agencies by what is believed to be the same hacking group," a police statement read.
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    by Published on July 28th, 2011 21:46
    1. Categories:
    2. PC News

    US retail giant GameStop is encouraging customers to come in to its shops to pre-order downloadable PC games.

    It's not as daft as it sounds, as it lets customers use trade-in credit against the cost of the game or buy with cash.

    The first game that customers can pre-order is Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Those who pre-purchase the digital edition will also receive digital versions of Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition, Deus Ex: Invisible War and the Explosive Mission DLC for Human Revolution.

    It comes as GameStop completes the integration of the Impulse download service into its GameStop website.

    "This is a great illustration of how the digital distribution model and in-store experience really complement one another," said GameStop general manager of digital Steve Nix.

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    by Published on July 28th, 2011 21:45
    1. Categories:
    2. Android News,
    3. Apple iPhone

    New Nielsen stats reveal on-going tilt towards the Google platform.

    According to June data from the market watcher, Android has 39 per cent of the smartphone OS market, with Apple iOS is in second place at 28 per cent, and RIM on 20 per cent.

    But Apple is still bossing the handset space, in which it has (self-evidently) 28 per cent. The next closest is RIM with 20 per cent, and HTC with 14 per cent.

    Indeed, HTC is the US market's top maker of Android and WinPho devices by units shipped.

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    by Published on July 28th, 2011 21:44
    1. Categories:
    2. Apple iPad

    UBS predicts 37.9m sales for the Apple device from a total market of 60m.

    The investment bank expects Samsung to provide the closest competition to Apple. But it's hardly close at 5m sales in 2011.

    Of the rest, only Asus will sell more than 2m. For all the hype around PlayBook and TouchPad, RIM and HP are projected to sell 1.9 million and 0.8 million respectively.

    Apple's share will slip a little in 2012 to 58 per cent. But its sales will still soar to 53 million.

    "Apple continues to dominate the tablet market with its iPad portfolio," said UBS. "At all retail channels we checked it was by far the most popular tablet being asked about, tested, and bought by consumers."

    The analyst believes that tablet growth is being driven by utility and broader distribution, with retailers like Best Buy creating separate "Tablet Zones" in their stores.

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    by Published on July 28th, 2011 21:42
    1. Categories:
    2. Playstation Vita News

    'The first PSP had 32 MG of RAM and we have about ten times that now', says studio boss
    Sony’s alleged reduction to PS Vita’s RAM capacity won’t harm developers working with the system, a Sony studio partner has said.
    Dani Sánchez-Crespo, the CEO of PSP games studio Novarama, told Develop that the upcoming PS Vita handheld will “have a whole lot of headroom in terms of GPU power, CPU power and indeed RAM”.
    But he appeared to confirm that Sony has lowered the RAM capacity of the device since its initial spec sheet was sent to developers.
    Asked if the alleged RAM cut will affect Novarama’s own projects, Sánchez-Crespo said: “no that won’t affect us. It’s actually good for developers to work under constraint. Generally for Vita, we still have a whole lot of headroom in terms of GPU power, CPU power and indeed RAM”.
    “Remember the PSP had 32 MG of RAM, we have about ten times that now,” he claimed.

    “And the system’s battery life, by the way, is really good. You’d think with all the processing power that it would drain fast, but it’s fantastic”.
    Sony has never publicly announced the internal memory capacity for its next generation handheld, though it was initially believed to be at 512MB.
    Yet in May it was speculated that the platform holder had reduced the system’s memory capacity by half to 256MB.
    Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida implied the reduction claim was not entirely accurate.
    "Do not believe everything you read on the Internet," he said.
    Sánchez-Crespo told Develop that reducing certain PS Vita features could ultimately be helpful to his studio.

    “Remember, more hardware features means more costs for buying the handheld. Our main interest is for Sony to sell a lot of [PS Vita] units. Clearly the Sony guys in Japan have a tough job of what to leave in and what to leave out."
    ‘WE BELIEVE IN VITA’

    Sánchez-Crespo’s studio Novarama, which recently announced an exclusivity deal with Sony, is not prioritising PS Vita development for now. The Barcelona studio will first complete the Invizimals 3 project for PSP.
    It is likely a key factor in this decision is the PSP’s strong position within the wider games market. The cut-price unit has already sold to a broad consumer demographic, and the theory is that PS Vita’s first wave of buyers would mainly comprise of core gamers.
    That means family-oriented games, such as Invizimals, may live longer on the older PSP platform.
    But Sánchez-Crespo’s faith in the handhled’s successor was made abundantly clear.
    “We really believe in the plan that Sony is putting together for PS Vita. We were stunned when we first got our hands on the handheld,” he said.
    “I think the price point was spot-on, when I found out about what they were selling Vita for I was delighted. For a really powerful, slick machine, this is a very aggressive price point.”

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