MCV issue 355 (23 September 2005)

Here's another issue of British trade weekly MCV. This is the fourth of a consecutive run of 17 unpreserved issues that I'll be scanning over the coming months, running from September 2005 to the end of December — a period that includes the launch of the Xbox 360, the European release of the PSP, and the first public demo of the Wiimote.

In this issue:

• Nintendo took the wraps off the Revolution controller (i.e. Wiimote). Industry response is favourable (Kieron Gillen has an op-ed), but not everyone's convinced.
• Reports suggest that Capcom and Konami are next in line for a merger. The source isn't credited, but I assume it was somebody's fan fiction?
• Digital distribution: will Apple will be the first to truly crack it? No mention of Steam in the article, but at the time of writing, that was still Valve-only... for another three weeks.
• 'Super budget publisher' Phoenix Games launches a range of £6.99 PS2 titles. Okay, they may be terrible, but you can't argue with the price.
• Leading the all-formats chart this week, The Sims 2: Nightlife, with Burnout Legends and Fahrenheit making an all-new-entry top 3. A record 40.6% of the total market share was PC... maybe it might make it through after all?

Find it on archive.org: https://archive.org/details/mcv-355-2005-09-23