Nintendo expected to post record profits
World’s economy might be going through tough times but Japanese videogame company Nintendo is not affected by it at all.
The company in fact is on course to post record profits for this year.
Both of the company’s flagship products Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS are big sellers and they continue to [...]
Microsoft to enhance focus on Japanese content for Xbox 360
Microsoft has already managed to achieve something special. Xbox 360 is selling in larger numbers compared to Playstation 3 in this market.
The company is now working on releasing games developed by top Japanese designers for the Xbox 360 gaming console to make it more lucrative to [...]
Sony Playstation 3 80GB coming to Japan this month
Japanese videogame console maker Sony has announced that they would be launching the new updated PS3 in the domestic market this month.
This new variant of the Playstation 3 console would have 80GB of storage capacity and it would be priced at similar levels to the version with [...]
Nintendo DSi would be region locked
Japanese videogame console maker Nintendo has confirmed reports that their upcoming update to Nintendo DS handheld console named DSi would be region locked.
This means that gamers would not be able to play media coded for other countries.
This is somewhat surprising considering DS and Game Cube are free of any [...]
Nintendo DSi unveiled
Nintendo as expected has announced the latest edition of their Nintendo DS handheld gaming console.
This new edition is named Nintendo DSi.
Nintendo DSi comes loaded with a built-in Web browser and it features a larger screen. It also has two integrated cameras!
The company also announced the Nintendo DSi Shop online store.
This new [...]
Xbox 360 beats PS3 in Japan!
Microsoft has managed to do something unusual. Their Xbox 360 console outsold the Sony Playstation 3 in the Japanese market!
Videogame magazine Enterbrain claims that Microsoft sold 53,547 units of the Xbox 360 compared with 33,071 units of the PS3 in the month ending on September 28.
This is largely due to [...]
New Sony PSP coming to Japan on October 16
Japanese videogame console maker Sony has confirmed that they would be launching the new updated Playstation Portable device in the Japanese market in October this year.
Sony had recently showcased this improved PSP.
This new edition PSP would help the company compete with Nintendo DS more efficiently in the [...]
Xbox 360 overtakes Playstation 3 in Japan
Software giant Microsoft managed to accomplish something extraordinary earlier this month.
Their Xbox 360 gaming console managed to outsell Sony Playstation 3 during the week of Aug. 4 to 10.
The figures were released by Media Create. The report said that the Xbox 360 sold 24,962 units in that period.
In [...]
Sony has no plans to cut PS3 prices at Leipzig Gaming Expo
Japanese videogame console maker Sony has said that they are not planning to announce any kind of price cut on their Playstation 3 gaming console at the upcoming video games fair in Leipzig, Germany.
Sony Computer Entertainment spokesman Nick Caplin spoke on this topic: “It’s [...]
Nintendo Wii continues to dominate Sony PS3 in Japan
Japanese videogame magazine Enterbrain claims in a report that Nintendo Wii outsold the Sony Playstation 3 gaming console by more than 3-to-1 in Japan in July.
Nintendo Wii continues to remain the best selling current generation console in the Japanese market along with several other international markets.
The report [...]
