News | Weekly Round-Up: 07.01.2007 - 14.01.2007

Welcome to the weekly C3 round-up (07.01.2007 - 14.01.2007), a collection of news and updates posted this week in world of Nintendo and video games.

General News

Anno 1701 Gets Publisher and Launch Date
A while back we reported on a rather obscure little DS game based on a very popular strategy/war/civilisation building title that has sold millions in Germany. Based on the Anno series, Anno 1701 now has a publisher and a launch date for Europe and Down Under. Rejoice!



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System 3 Turns 25
Quick News A very happy birthday to London based developers System 3, who just announced that this year marks their 25th in existence. Whilst not massive devs the guys are massive Wii supporters and it's no mean feat for a UK dev (or indeed any developer) to hit their silver anniversary so best wishes to them from all the staff at Cubed3.



Happy Birthday System 3!

Nintendo Confirms Emmy Win for D-Pad
With various companies announcing the awards they received and one going on a little overboard to state the wrong award, Nintendo have used the opportunity to reveal the Emmy that the company received during Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this week.



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Nintendo Claims Entire Top 15!
Due to the New Year holiday period in Japan, sales have been delayed considerably. However, it is time to play catch up, as after posting the last week of 2006's sales recently, numbers for week one of 2007 have now been released as well.



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SNK vs Capcom Heads to Europe
The eagerly awaited SNK vs Capcom may not have been received too well by the Japanese press or public (with a low Famitsu score and poor sales so far), but it is still on its way over to Europe in the near future.



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Nintendo's Zelda Cracks Million on Wii and GameCube
The latest sales information from tracker NPD have been released and show exactly how well Nintendo's DS and Wii have done in the face of strong competition.



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Radio Allergy Launches in US (Space Shooter, GameCube)
Many may believe the GameCube is a dead system, but Zelda sold over half a million in December alone in the US proving otherwise. Therefore, O3 is set to capitalise on this with Radio Allergy, a new space shooter for the GC.



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Wii Nunchuck in Stock
Quick News: For those wanting two-handed action as opposed to one, retailers have begun to get Wii nunchucks back in stock at the regular price of