Nintendo has been hesitant to announce a U.S. release date for the DSi, the company’s upgraded handheld, because DS lite models have been selling at a brisk pace. Today, the Big N finally confirmed a U.S. release for the DSi, as well as a close release date: April 5.
So do you plan on picking up one? Let us know in the comments.
Need a primer on the camera-equipped device, or just a bit more information? The full press release is after the break. READ MORE
Nintendo announced a pair of titles for the Wii Shop Channel today. This week’s releases include a WiiWare title, Evasive Space, as well as a Virtual Console title for the NES, Life Force.
Evasive Space is an original title that has you take on the role of Konki the Stellar Guardian in an effort to thwart a band of space theives that are stealing the Constellation Stones and causing the universe to go dark. Life Force is a spin-off of the epic Gradius series that originally saw it’s release for the NES back in 1988.
Evasive Space will cost you 1000 Wii Points while Life Force is priced at only 500 points. Both titles are available now on the Wii Shop Channel.
Keep reading for more information on this week’s titles. READ MORE
Square Enix announced that large stakeholder Time Warner will conditionally support the Japanese publisher’s bid to buy U.K. publisher Eidos.
Last week, Square Enix surprised many by making an offer for Eidos estimated at approximately U.S. $120 million. Time Warner owns 20 percent of Eidos shares and would have to place a higher bid to take over the company itself. Square Enix said Time Warner can still change its position if another bid is made or if Time Warner decides to make its own bid.
Eidos shareholders will formally vote on the deal in March.
Eidos was founded in 1990, getting involved in videogames in 1995. Its stable of IP includes Tomb Raider, Hitman, Kane & Lynch, Thief, Commandos and the Legacy of Kain. It owns development studios in Canada, Denmark, Hungary and China as well as Crystal Dynamics in the U.S. and Beautiful Game Studios in the U.K.
Attendance at the New York Comic Con was over 75,000, up almost 15% from last year. What better place for game companies to show off some of their shiniest upcoming titles? Dave Brown and Jason Keeley spent the weekend with developers, marketers, and also the games themselves. READ MORE
For those of you in London, keep an eye out this Friday the 13th for black cats. Not just any old black cat though — Warner Brothers has tuned these felines into walking billboards for the game F.E.A.R. 2. Click here for some cute and not very scary pics.
