“We take compliance with all industry standards and regulations very seriously. It was extremely disappointing to see a number of competitors break street date over Thursday and Friday on Nintendo products across both online and store environments.”

“We are seeing street date breaches occur on a frequent basis and this undermines the work which goes in to creating exceptional launches. We’ve worked very closely with Nintendo in the run-up to launch in order to make them as successful as possible. We have worked with them on every decision taken.”

– GAME category director Charlotte Knight

This comes in response to multiple retailers allowing folks to purchase Pokémon X/Y early, which greatly upset Nintendo and may have caused fines to be issued in certain cases. GAME has been guilty of breaking street dates before, however– just not with such colossal franchises.

Via MCVUK

Video: Pokemon X/Y launch event

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Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag – “Historical Pirate Weapons” trailer

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20 minutes of How to Survive footage

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Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy, and Tales collaboration may not be out of the question

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Dragon Quest producer Yosuke Saito, Final Fantasy producer Shinji Hashimoto, and Tales series producer Hideo Baba got together for a V Jump feature this month. At one point in the conversation, the three seemed to discuss some collaboration ideas.

Here’s the conversation in full, as translated by Siliconera:

Disney Infinity Toy Story in Space Play Set trailer, videos

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Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games dated for Europe

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Nintendo has announced a European release date for Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. On November 8, the title will be out across all territories.

For more information about Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, check out the announcement below.

UK “Nintendo 2DS & Nintendo 3DS Family” commercial

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SEGA can take Sonic in different directions, but don’t expect “Call of Sonic”

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Sonic will always be known for his platforming gameplay, but the series has dabbled in other areas. We’ve seen Sonic in racing, sports, and pinball titles, the Olympics, and even education experiences.

There are no limitations as to where SEGA can take Sonic. Well, except for the shooter genre.

SEGA global Sonic brand director David Corless said in a Nintendo of Europe interview that “there are different directions we can take Sonic” – just don’t expect anything like “Call of Sonic”.

Corless stated:

What, Call of Sonic? The Deadly Edition? (laughs) No, of course there are different directions we can take Sonic. The Sonic Racing series has been a huge success and I think those two titles have really shown what we can do with Sonic outside of platforming. You have to be careful though, you have to make sure you’re complementing the core Sonic experience and you’re staying true to the character. So no Call of Sonic, no…!

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