News for 04 / 2006

Column: Fire Flower #24

After giving in and getting an Xbox 360, Iun only finds himself wanting the innovation of the Wii even more.
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Rumour: Next-Gen Tony Hawk Footage Leaked?

What appears to be video of a new Tony Hawk game running on a next-gen console has hit the net!
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Rumour: Nintendo Developing New Wii Racing Game

Hinted at by Reggie Fils Aime himself, the man promised "a completely new experience in racing games". The rest of the scant details after the jump.
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News: Madden Heading To Revolution

EA are bringing their popular Madden series to the Revolution (now Wii), and will be making use of the Revolution controller's special abilities... Updated: New interview details. Very. Good. Stuff.
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Charts: Latest Japanese Hardware & Software Sales

The Mother-ship has landed. Mother 3 abducts the top slot for the week ending April 23rd.
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News: New Name Wii Is Global & Staying

There's no going back, as Nintendo confirm the Wii will be the final name for the console - and there'll be no 'Punk'd' style suprises at E3...
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News: Downhill Jam Is Nintendo Exclusive

The forthcoming Tony Hawks' title for the Revolution has been confirmed to be exclusive to Nintendo! Updated! Now with scan!
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News: Over The Hedge DS Screens

Head inside for a handful of new shots for Dreamwork's upcoming movie-game tie-in Over the Hedge!
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News: NIBRIS Clarifies Sadness & RotR Details

Polish developers NIBRIS have clarified some points about the upcoming Wii-exclusive Sadness and Raid over the River...
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News: Kaplan Comments On Wii

Perrin Kaplan, Nintendo of America's Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Affairs, has spoken to CNN Money about the name 'Wii', and why they announced it early.
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News: Nintendo Reveals 'Wii'

Breaking: Nintendo have officially given the final name for the Revolution, it will be known as the Nintendo Wii.
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News: Nintendo Survey Asks For Wi-Fi Opinions

What services do you want for the Revolution's Wi-Fi Connection and also nintendowifi.com? Nintendo have sent out a survey to find out!
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News: EA's Neil Young Unhappy About Revolution

Electronic Arts' vice president and general manager of the LA division Neil Young has bemoaned Revolution's lack of HD and low power graphics...
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News: Konami Developing Elebits For Revolution

Konami has revealed it has a new game in development for the Revolution, which goes by the name of Elebits... Updated! More info inside!
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Q&A: Updated!

Nick enlightens more Revolution dreamers in this week's update of Q&A.
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News: Tecmo's Revo Golf Game Strictly Solo

The popular Korean online golf game is focusing offline on the Revolution.
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News: Mickey Mouse Meteos Are Falling

Meteos set to make a return... in the Disney universe!?
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News: Sega Annouces Monkey Ball Revolution!

Sega have today revealed joyous news - the Revolution will be getting the all new Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz! Details inside!
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News: Nintendo Orders Rev Chips From NEC

The president of Revolution chip collaborator NEC has revealed Nintendo have ordered them from the company...
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News: Nickelodeon Providing Rev Launch Titles

Spongebob and Avatar will hit the Revolution in two games of their own - all ready for the system's launch!
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Preview: Splinter Cell: Double Agent

Poor Sam is forced to face moral decisions under immense peer pressure when he is chosen to go undercover in prison to scout out some terrorists by becoming their friends. If anyone can avoid the soap though, it's our man Sam.
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News: Animal Crossing Storming UK Charts

The animal-filled life simulator from Nintendo seems to have found a few fans in the UK, according to the latest chart figures!
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News: NGC Magazine Soon To Be Replaced?

Could the popular unnofficial Nintendo monthly from Future Publishing, NGC Magazine, be replaced soon?
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News: DBZ Revolution Official

Atari confirms that Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 is in development for Revolution, and reveals new info on the title...
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News: King of Fighters On DS

The popular fighting series will be rumbling onto the DS.
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News: Rockman ZX Japanese Website Relaunches

Megaman fans have plenty of new screens to feast their eyes on...
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E3 2006: Square Enix Announces Lineup

Nintendo portables will be getting quite a bit of love...
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News: New Super Mario Bros. Website

Check out the new website for the DS' fantastic looking New Super Mario Bros.
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Comic: Gamer PALs #13

You thought your life was troubling? Trying being stomped on by an overweight Italian man.
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News: Draw Your Own Hero

New DS adventure lets you draw the games hero and bring him/her to life.
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News: Black DS Lite For Japan

It appears the Japanese are to get a fourth flavour of the DS Lite - this one a black colour.
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News: Pre-E3 Conference Times Set

The three big guns of the games industry have all announced the times, dates, and locations for their annual pre-E3 press conferences. All info after the jump...
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News: Konami Confirms Portrait Of Ruin

Finally confirming the rumours, Konami have announced Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin exclusively for the Nintendo DS!
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News: Datel Announce DS Media Player & HD

Movie playback, music on the move and a convenient picture viewer for the DS - along with 4GB of storage space. Read more inside...
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News: Nintendo & AOL Giving Away Dream Prize

Three people are getting a trip to E3, VIP passes, and the chance to be the first to play Revolution, live on stage at the Nintendo press conference. Wowza.
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News: Dragon Ball Z Announced For Revolution!

Exclusively revealed in the latest issue of V-Jump, it has been revealed Bandai have a new Dragon Ball Z game in the works... for Revolution!
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News: Katamari Creator Critisises Controller

Maverick creator of Katamari Damacy Keita Takahashi has said he isn't interested in the Revolution's freehand device...
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News: WWE DS Delayed?

Rumours suggest the WWE title in development for the DS has been delayed, or worse...
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News: Ubisoft Announce Open Season

Ubisoft are bringing Open Season to consoles this Autumn, to tie-in with the CG film's theatrical release.
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Q&A: Updated!

E3's coming. You've a lot of questions about it.
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News: Hi Hi Puffy Plays Guitar On The NDS

The Cartoon Networks hit animated series Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi makes its way to the Nintendo DS. More info and screens after the jump...
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Rumour: Rev Sequel Of NiGHTS Into Dreams?

The latest Famitsu has a juicy bit indeed - the sequel to the Sega Saturn hit NiGHTS Into Dreams may be soaring onto the Revolution.
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News: Hudson Spreading Its Wings Across Revolution

Hudson has plans to showcase their first Revolution project, a flight game, at E3. More details after the jump.
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News: Lost Magic Site Now Open

The official website for this unique DS RPG is now live.
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News: ONM Hints At European Rev Release

The UK's Official Nintendo Magazine seems to have confirmed the European Revolution launch window is November! Get inside now for the scoop!
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News: Canadian Pensioners Loving Brain Age

The patients of the Toronto Memory Program, which helps those folks with Alzheimer's, have been playing a familiar game on their DS'...
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News: 2006 Fifa World Cup Screens!

EA Sports are bringing the World Cup to a GameCube near you this - check out a bunch of screens from the title inside!
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Charts: Latest Japanese Hardware & Software Sales

Sales for the week ending April 9th showed no significant changes: DS Domination circa 2006 continues.
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Comic: Gamer PALs #12

Thankfully other professions aren't so flippant about Aprils Fools as fansite writers are.
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News: Happy Easter!

A very happy Easter from all the staff at Revolution-Europe! We wish you a great day filled with chocolate (and games, of course!)

News: Metroid Prime 3 Fully Playable At E3?

Word is that Retro Studio's much anticipated Metroid threequel will be fully playable on the show floor next month!
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News: Animal Crossing Online Easter Present

Animal Crossing: Wild World users who connect to the Wi-Fi Connection this Easter weekend will recieve a special gift from Nintendo!
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DS Review: Resident Evil: Deadly Silence

Take a tried and tested popular game, chuck in a few gimmicks, add to a new console and hey presto, you have RE:DS! At least now you can play it where you've alwyas needed to... on the toilet.
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News: Nintendo ON Creator Interviewed

One year later and the creator of the most famous spoof Nintendo video ever has been interviewed to mark the occaison...
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Feature: Rose-Tinted Myths

'Retro' and 'modern' are terms with a flimsy distinction, and even flimsier double standards, says Nick.
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News: Ubisoft Montreal Talk Revolution

More talk from Ubisoft bigging up Nintendo's next console wonder, and promising more titles to come...
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News: Final Fantasy III... Online?

The latest news from Japan suggests that the DS re-make of Final Fantasy III will utilise the Wi-Fi Connection!
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Rumour: Konami Announces New DS Titles

The new Castlevania is titled while a former PSP-only creation is making the DS jump...
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News: Red Steel Officially Announced

Ubisoft has released a press release officially confirming the existence of this Revolution FPS.
Update: Teaser site launched...
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News: More Sudoku Coming To DS!

As if hundreds of Sudoku puzzles in Brain Training wasn't enough, Nintendo have announced Sudoku Gridmaster!
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PAL DS Review: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

We liked this game so much we have added another review since it's recent release on our shores...
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News: Sadness Is Black And White

Revolution developer NIBRIS intends to employ a fully black-and-white presentation in the game's graphics...
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News: New Racer Heading To DS

Tantalus and Kemco bring the popular Top Gear series to the portable wonder.
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News: Dead Man's Chest For DS Details

Head inside for an overview of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, which will be hitting GBA and DS this summer!
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Rev Preview: Red Steel

What's all this fuss about? A magazine has some exclusive scans and info on some game for Revolution? Hell yeah that's what it's about! We summarise Ubisoft's FPS/sword swinging surprise, just for you...
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Charts: Latest Japanese Hardware & Software Sales

Combined DS sales exceeded 200k in the week ending the 2nd of April.
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News: More Red Steel Info

Want more details on Ubisoft's newly revealed Red Steel for Revolution? We've got a load of tasty tidbits inside...
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News: Around Twenty Revolution Titles For Launch?

Nintendo of America's George Harrison has stated there should be a healthy number of launch titles for the Revolution...
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Column: Fire Flower #23

On True and Casual gamers, and why the distinction doesn't actually matter.
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News: First Revolution Screenshots

In a rather surprising turn of events, the first screenshots of a Revolution title were released today, thanks to Game Informer magazine. The title in question is Red Steel, created by Ubisoft. Head inside for the visual delights.
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News: Play! Featuring Nintendo Titles

Mario and Zelda are going on a symphonic tour - their theme tunes, that is! Details after the jump...
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News: Odama Site Launches

With the imminent release of Odama in America, NoA has set up a mini-site for the game. Updated: Site refreshed with loads of goodies!
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News: Tales Of The Tempest Trailer!

Still, check out this hot new trailer for Namco's upcoming Tales of the Tempest! The link is right inside... Updated: Title delayed...
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News: Konami Re-Releases Budget Titles In japan

A handful of DS titles, including Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow, will return to stores as part of a budget line.
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News: DS Lite - Import Prices Coming Down

Leading import video games retailer, today announced that the much sought after Nintendo DS Lite is now available for more reasonable prices.
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Q&A: Updated!

More questions answered in our weekly enlightenment session: apologies for the slight delay.
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News: Microsoft Buys Molyneux

Lionhead Studios have become the latest British developer to become part of the Microsoft Game Studios... Details inside.
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News: New Rayman For Revolution?

Ubisoft have announced they are developing another Rayman title, with the project headed up by creator Michel Ancel.
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News: DS Gets Furious...

...Dead and Furious that is, a new shooter developed by Dream On Studio and published by Virgin PLAY.
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News: Spring/Summer European Releases

Nintendo of Europe have provided an updated list of release dates - including Tetris, Metroid, Brain Training, Mario. Bros and more!
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News: Tony Hawk Spreads Wings To Revolution

The Birdman will be gracing the Revolution at its launch, with Tony Hawk: Downhill Jam! Details inside...
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Comic: Gamer PALs #11

Warning: Tetris is back. Contact your GP.
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News: Mario Item Boxes Get Gamers In Trouble

Gamers in Ohio make life size Mario "Item Boxes", placed them around their town and now may be charged.
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News: Nintendo Raises Profit Forecast

Nintendo has raised their net profit forecast by a healthy 27%, and consequently the company's share value has risen too.
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News: Opera DS Browser Launching June

The Japanese will get their hands on the Opera web browser's DS version in June.
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News: DS Download Pods Appearing In Holland

Though still not officially announced, Dutch gamers have spotted at least one demo pod in stores...
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News: Puyo Pop Fever Heading To DS In April

Sega's addictive puzzler is finally granted an European release - details inside!
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News: Bob Ross Teaches Painting

The voice and face behind legendary painting show The Joy of Painting will continue to teach his craft through a whole new medium: Revolution and DS games in the works.
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Charts: Latest Japanese Hardware & Software Sales

The week ending the 26th of March marked the release of Pokemon Ranger and saw the DS Lite continue to light up the charts.
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Podcast: First Edition!

Welcome to a new feature on Revo-Europe! Head inside to listen to our very first podcast! Details and more after the jump...
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