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Nintendo Shares Fall To Lowest In Six Years After 3DS Price Cut
Nintendo Shares Fall To Lowest In Six Years After 3DS Price Cut
Nintendo saw its share price fall to its lowest in nearly six years following the announcement that its 3DS console will receive a price slash next month, down 12 percent to ¥12,290 ($158.57).
July 29, 2011
Report: Norwegian Retailer Pulls Violent Games In Wake Of Attack
Report: Norwegian Retailer Pulls Violent Games In Wake Of Attack
Media reports indicate retailer Coop Norway will cease to carry 51 gaming and toy brands following attacks that killed 77 in a government building and youth camp. [UPDATE: Second chain pulls games as well.]
July 29, 2011
S2 Games Taking Heroes Of Newerth Free-To-Play
S2 Games Taking Heroes Of Newerth Free-To-Play
S2 Games has become the latest PC publisher to try its hand at the free-to-play model, transitioning its multiplayer action-RPG Heroes of Newerth away from a pay-to-download model starting today.
July 29, 2011
Nintendo 3DS Stays On Top In Japanese Charts
Nintendo 3DS Stays On Top In Japanese Charts
Nintendo's 3DS console held onto the top of the hardware sales charts in Japan this week, although it did see a hefty drop in sales from last week, according to data from tracking firm Media Create.
July 29, 2011
Mobigame's Edge Launching On PC/Mac Next Month
Mobigame's Edge Launching On PC/Mac Next Month
Mobigame's highly regarded iPhone puzzler Edge is on its way to PC and Mac, after the company signed a deal with publisher Two Tribes to bring the game to Steam and the Mac App Store on August 11.
July 29, 2011
Ocarina Of Time 3D Surpasses 1M Shipped
Ocarina Of Time 3D Surpasses 1M Shipped
Nintendo has revealed lifetime sales figures for a number of its biggest titles, noting that The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D is now the third Nintendo 3DS game to surpass 1 million sales.
July 29, 2011
Rovio: Chinese Angry Birds Will See 100M Downloads
Rovio: Chinese Angry Birds Will See 100M Downloads
Angry Birds developer Rovio has announced a partnership with Chinese mobile ad network Madhouse, as a means of expanding the hit game's presence in China, with the idea to see 100 million downloads in the region in 2011.
July 29, 2011
Report: Nintendo Now Incurring Loss On Every 3DS Sold
Report: Nintendo Now Incurring Loss On Every 3DS Sold
Following the price cut on its 3DS console, reports claim Nintendo is now incurring a loss for every system sold, noting that this is a necessary move and will help improve its financial performance in the long run.
July 29, 2011
Ubisoft Defends Internet-Connected DRM As A 'Success'
Ubisoft Defends Internet-Connected DRM As A 'Success'
An Ubisoft spokesperson has defended the company's controversial practice of requiring a persistent internet connection to play some single-player PC titles, citing "a clear reduction in piracy" when its in place.
July 29, 2011
Sega Sammy Posts Quarterly Loss On Falling Game Sales
Sega Sammy Posts Quarterly Loss On Falling Game Sales
Sega Sammy has blamed "generally weak" video game demand in the U.S. and Europe for decreased video game sales that contributed to a company-wide loss of $50 million for the last fiscal quarter.
July 29, 2011
Monaco's Schatz: 'Do Your Due Diligence' Before Porting Your Game
Monaco's Schatz: 'Do Your Due Diligence' Before Porting Your Game
Andy Schatz, creator of the IGF Grand Prize-winning game Monaco, tells Gamasutra that devs need to do their "due diligence before diving in on a port," adding that he's looking into a tablet version of the game.
July 29, 2011
Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of July 29
Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of July 29
In the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles in every major discipline, including opportunities at Rockstar North, Monolith Productions, Harmonix, and more.
July 29, 2011