Consoles

XNA boss confirms plans for â??distribution mediumâ?? allowing public game sharing

According to a report by Japanese economics resource Nikkei Net Kansai, the Wii has overtaken the Xbox 360 as the current leader of the next-generation console war – the first time Nintendo has reclaimed the title since the SNES days. As translated by MCV sister site Develop , Nikkei has …

Emergentâ??s game engine now part of Nintendoâ??s third party tools programme

Microsoft pushes Mizuguchi, Sakaguchi, and Itagaki produced games at Tokyo event

Nintendo’s Wii Zapper – the gun-shaped holster for the console’s motion-sensing Remote and Nunchuck – will be sold with a new Zelda title when it is released in Novermber. The platform holder has revealed that the Zapper will be released on November 19th in the US, where it will retail …

Over in Spain Bioshock’s worldwide success rumbles on, as does Pokemon Diamond on DS, which claims second spot. There’s also an impressive start for Microsoft RPG Blue Dragon, which comes in at three, and movie licence Ratatouille on DS, which charts at 4. Nintendo’s Brain training products also continue to …

GameBrains says deal will help studio expand from boutique status to 'development powerhouse'

Development key topic in interview with SCE president

XNA track sessions from Microsoft developer event available for free

Nintendo’s Wii has hit one million sales in the UK after just nine months on sale, according to ChartTrack statistics released this week. The console becomes the fastest selling home format in UK history to reach the figure – 11 weeks earlier than the PS2 and 22 weeks before the …