Lovefilm arrives on Wii in the UK, coming to Wii U 'shortly'

AMAZON'S LOVEFiLM LAUNCHES ON Wii WITH LAUNCH ON Wii U COMING SOON

LOVEFiLM, an Amazon company, launches on Nintendo's Wii home console today with a launch on Nintendo's new HD home console Wii U to follow shortly, transforming the movie viewing experience for up to eight million UK Wii users who will now be able to select and instantly stream movies and TV shows with a wave of their Wii Remote.

The launch will bring the LOVEFiLM Instant service into the homes of more film fans than ever before, enabling them to watch unlimited movies and TV series instantly through their Internet-connected Wii console and all from as little as £4.99 a month.

Blockbuster films to enjoy from launch this December include Sherlock Holmes starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law, director Christopher Nolan's mind-bending Inception and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 starring Robert Pattinson. There's great TV too including every season of Downton Abbey – the most critically acclaimed British TV series ever made – and seasons one to seven of American medical drama Grey's Anatomy which has received 25 Primetime Emmy Award nominations so far.

LOVEFiLM members who have a Wii console are able to download the LOVEFiLM application from the Wii Shop Channel for free today. Once installed, members can watch, search, browse, rate and review titles from the LOVEFiLM Instant catalogue – all as part of their existing membership package.

LOVEFiLM Instant is now available on a complete range of living room devices including Amazon's Kindle Fire HD, PlayStation®3, iPad® and Xbox 360 in addition to the Wii, plus a growing number of Blu-ray players and Internet-connected TVs.

Unlimited streaming packages start from just £4.99 a month – the lowest of any comparable subscription service.

Shelly Pearce, Marketing & PR Director for Nintendo UK said:
"We are thrilled to be partnering with LOVEFiLM to offer Wii owners and soon Wii U owners on-demand film and TV content to enjoy. LOVEFiLM has a proven track record of success and innovation in film distribution and is a very welcome addition."

Jim Buckle, Managing Director at LOVEFiLM, said:
"Launching on the Wii, combined with our impending arrival on the Wii U, is great news for our members. The Wii is a console for the whole family and with our vast catalogue of kid's and family-friendly films and TV shows there's more for everyone to enjoy at LOVEFiLM compared to any other subscription service. We offer our customers a great selection at exceptional value and the huge array of platforms we're now available on means it's never been easier or more convenient for our customers to access what they want to watch, however and wherever they choose."

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Rhythm Heaven Fever arrives February 13, with a budget price tag

by Christopher Grant on Dec 13th 2011 9:15AM

To be honest, we were worried that Nintendo had decided against bringing the decidedly quirky Rhythm Heaven series to Wii after all. But much like the surprise announcement of a North American release of Xenoblade Chronicles, Nintendo revealed a new name and release window for Rhythm Heaven Fever in the pages of this month's Nintendo Power.

And now we know the specific date and price: Come February 13th, make your special Valentine (that's us!) happy with a fresh copy of Rhythm Heaven Fever, reasonably priced at $29.99. That's one way to overcome a perceived niche audience!

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Xenoblade Chronicles arrives in the US in 'April 2012' [update]

by Ben Gilbert on Dec 2nd 2011 1:23PM

After this morning's accidental retail reveal of Xenoblade Chronicles coming to North America, Nintendo has made the game's launch official, pinning an "April 2012" release date to the much hyped Wii RPG. Nintendo teased the reveal earlier today with a new gallery of Xenoblade artwork that mysteriously popped up on Facebook, though at the time there was no news attached to said tease.

Despite Nintendo not giving a date to the game, this morning's image indicated an April 3 launch. GameStop's website, however, reflects an April 2 date, post-official announce. We're just gonna go with "early April" for now.

So, after this, now all the Operation Rainfall folks need to do is get those other two Wii RPGs to come out in the US, and we'll be all set! We'll get right back to helping with that just as soon as we get through Skyward Sword and Xenoblade Chronicles. In, like, 120 hours, give or take.

Update: According to the official PR that Nintendo of America just sent out, the game will be sold exclusively through GameStop retail outlets and Nintendo.com's website for $49.99.

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[X360] Microsoft prefer to not publish content that arrives on PSN first

[X360] Microsoft prefer to not publish content that arrives on PSN first

The Xbox Live Arcade is popular and it gets plenty of exclusive content, it does however lack some pretty high quality releases that are on the PSN. If you are wondering why some of them haven't made the journey across to the XBLA then it is time you found out the reason.

Downloadable games must release on the Xbox Live Arcade simultaneously with the PSN launch otherwise Microsoft may refuse to publish them.

Chris Lewis Wrote:"Whilst I can't be specific about the terms and conditions, you can be very confident we seek to maximise our own advantage to ensure the playing field is even, and certainly plays to our advantage wherever possible.

As you can also imagine, our partners have to be mindful of the relationship they have with all platform holders, and they need to be equitable. But there are contractual situations where we get agreement with different people to do different things, and through what we have available on Xbox Live, we are able to offer things other people can't offer, that allows that exclusivity and unique elements to it that might not otherwise be available elsewhere."

I can understand what Chris is getting at, but it is severely disappointing to hear that this is how things run. It may have sucked that PSN users had to wait so long to play Limbo but at least they got to in the end. Pity the same can't be said the other way around.

Hopefully this childish policy changes, this also might be a good time for Sony to start pouring that money out that they were talking about investing in indie developers.

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[PC] 'First Strike' arrives on PC last, but finally gets a date

Today, 02:51 AM (This post was last modified: Today 03:46 PM by Irony.) [PC] 'First Strike' arrives on PC last, but finally gets a date
You may have heard of a little piece of downloadable content called 'First Strike', which released for the immensely popular Call of Duty: Black Ops (or at least until this year's installment arrives). If you haven't then you have been living under a rock.

The pack was released on Xbox Live back on the 1st of February and PS3 owners got to taste the action on the 3rd of March. The silence has been broken though. The DLC has now been dated thanks to some information from Treyarch's own Josh Olin via Twitter. PC gamers who still care and haven't been swept away by the hype machine that is going to be Battlefield 3 will be able to download it on the 25th of March.

It will cost you $14.99 / £11.49 to purchase the pack and will grant you access to four new competitive maps and a new zombies map. The price seems steep considering the amount of content you get but it will continue to make money for Activision anyway.

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