Wii sells 44.9m units
DS sales top 96 million as Mario Factory's nine-month earnings hit $17.1 billion, writes Gamespot.
Right now, somewhere in Kyoto, Japan, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata is smiling: four years after sceptics questioned the Wii's viability, the console is soaring above even the wildest expectations.
On 29 January, the company that spent the last hardware generation bringing up the rear with the GameCube reported that its current console had sold 44.96 million units worldwide as of December 31 - a 10 million unit increase from just two months prior.
Leipzig Game Convention officially canned
The Leipzig Game Convention has officially been cancelled, with this year's event planned for 20 to 23 August no longer taking place, reports Gamesindustry.biz.
The key industry and consumer event in Europe will now be Gamescom, taking place from 19 to 23 August in Cologne. GDC Europe will also run from 17 to 19 August at the same location.
"In view of the new situation in terms of competition on the German trade fair market, Leipziger Messe would be dropping the GC - Games Convention from the 2009 calendar," said Leipziger Messe in a statement.
Jumpgate Evolution at Comic-Con 2009
Codemasters Online and NetDevil are pleased to announce that Jumpgate Evolution, the exhilarating, large-scale space combat MMO, will be featured at Comic-Con 2009, to be held in New York City from 6 to 8 February 2009, says Gamers Hell.
Attendees will have access to Jumpgate Evolution at the Codemasters booth number 1256, where the game will be fully playable with the latest code of this exciting upcoming sci-fi space combat MMOG.
“We are excited to provide gamers with yet another chance to get some pre-beta hands-on time with Jumpgate Evolution at Comic-Con New York,” said Scott Brown, president of NetDevil.
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