Xara Xtreme Pro 5 adds Web design tools
Xara has released version 5 of its Xara Xtreme Pro illustration and design sofware, which it claims is the fastest graphics illustration program on the market.
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Nintendo sees record sales, profits despite recession
Nintendo achieved record sales and profits in the year to March as consumers around the world snapped up its Wii console and DS handheld despite the recession, it said Thursday. The performance was ahead of revised estimates issued by the company in January this year but within the numbers was evidence of a big drop in business in its home market.
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Xara announces Xara Xtreme competition
Xara has announced a competition that offers six lucky winners the chance to have their work published in a new Xara Xtreme, The Official Guide by Gary David Bouton, to be released by later this year by McGraw Hill Professional
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Xara cuts price of Xara 3D 6 text and graphics tool
Xara has released a download-only version of its Xara 3D 6 software for US$29 (around £20.50), with the boxed version cut slightly to $49 (£35). The download-only version includes sample images, textures and fonts, but not the CDs, manual or the Webster vector drawing tool.
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Nintendo sells just over 170,000 DSi units at launch
Sales of Nintendo's DSi, the latest revision of its popular handhand gaming device, totalled 170,779 units during its first two days on sale, according to an estimate from Japan's Enterbrain.
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Nintendo introduces new handheld console, the DS-i
Nintendo is refreshing its two-year old DS Lite handheld device with a new version that's thinner, has dual-digital cameras and will be out before the end of the year -- at least in Japan.
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Nintendo 'privately showing' HD Wii
Veteran video game journalist John Davidson is reporting Wednesday that Nintendo is secretly showing select developers a radically new "Wii HD" design behind closed doors.
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Nintendo discusses Wii successor
In a Forbes interview published Tuesday, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata freely admitted the company is already working on new hardware.
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Xara Xtreme Pro 4.0 review
Xara Xtreme is a fast alternative to the likes of CorelDraw. With version 4.0, it has made the leap to Windows Vista. It further improves on the previous version by expanding its photo compositing, DTP and Web offerings, and adding more live effects.
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Wii outsells all non-Nintendo systems combined in April
According to NPD data released Thursday, Nintendo sold an incredible 714,000 Wiis last month, in what is typically a slower spring season. The impressive figure is more than all other non-Nintendo platforms combined, including Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, and PSP.
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Nintendo scoffs at Wii copycats
If Nintendo president Satoru Iwata is at all worried about the Xbox 360 motion sensing controller rumours, he wasn't showing it this week.
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Nintendo unveils new Wii channel, makes lots of money
According to Wired News, the Nintendo Channel will be available as a free download starting in mid-May.
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Nintendo smashes DS Lite redesign rumours
Nintendo will be unleashing plenty of announcements at this year's E3 conference, but a new DS design won't be one of them.
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Polish developer promises 'impossible' Wii graphics
Poland-based developer Nibris pays no mind to popular belief or technology limitations, saying the graphically-challenged Wii can still display impressive visuals when compared to Xbox 360 and PS3.
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Xara debuts Xara Xtreme 4 vector art tool
Xara announced today a new release of Xara Xtreme and Xara Xtreme Pro, which the company claims is the world's fastest graphics program.
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Nintendo promises big game announcement at E3
In an interview with GameTrailers TV, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime confirmed that his company's second half of the year release schedule would be revealed in July at the E3 Conference and Expo.
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Nintendo responds to Smash Bros. Brawl online woes
Nintendo has blamed "pipeline strain" for lagging online Wii performance, while promising improvements. Despite this, Super Smash Bros. Brawl has become the fastest selling Nintendo game in history, the company said.
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Developer says WiiWare launching this March
Nintendo's answer to Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Store will launch within 2-3 months, says Netherlands-based Engine Software.
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Nintendo not doing full DS downloads
Despite a New York Times article reporting otherwise, "complete" DS downloads via Wii will not be coming, says Nintendo.
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Source: Nintendo to launch new DS
Despite continued demand, analyst Evan Wilson says Nintendo has finished work on a third DS model, but it won't be released for a while.