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2014 WILL BE a pivotal year for Nintendo, having struggled to gain traction on Wii U (pictured) sales, a fact that would have hit home after the house that made Mario reduced sales forecasts for its new home console to just 2.8 million units in 2013 – six million less than anticipated. While 3DS sales looked impressive, the portable handheld also missed its own forecasts. Analysts and industry
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onlookers will be waiting to see whether Nintendo can turn its fortunes around with new releases, and whether its new ‘quality of life’ business could help it find new riches in a different market.
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KNOWN FOR ITS history within the RPG genre, Obsidian Entertainment is set to release two new role-playing games this year in the shape of South Park: The Stick of Truth (pictured) and Pillars of Eternity. South Park, to be published by
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ONES TO WATCH 2014
Ubisoft following the closure of THQ, has suffered from numerous delays but is finally set to be released in March, and the company will hope its long development cycle will prove worthwhile upon release. Obsidian is also planning to release crowdfunded title Pillars of Eternity later in the year, having raised over $4m through Kickstarter and PayPal donations.
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