Entries in 'Japan' (374)

OPINION: An early Nintendo price cut? These are crazy times

OPINION: An early Nintendo price cut? These are crazy times

I don’t think anyone saw this coming. And if they say they did, they’re either really clever or a liar.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 28th 2011 at 12:27PM in News
Nintendo cuts 3DS price

Nintendo cuts 3DS price

40 per cent has been knocked off the price of the Nintendo 3DS  just five months after its launch - and similar cuts are on the way for Europe and ...

Michael French
by Michael French
on Jul 28th 2011 at 9:43AM in News
Cult DS football game shoots to UK

Cult DS football game shoots to UK

Japanese sales success Inazuma Eleven will hit UK shelves on August 26th, three years after its original release.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jul 26th 2011 at 12:02PM in News
Pokémon 3DS game confirmed

Pokémon 3DS game confirmed

The Nintendo 3DS will get its first game based on the mammoth Pokémon franchise this October, but it’s not a traditional RPG.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jul 20th 2011 at 12:06PM in News

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L.A. Noire debuts at No.1 in Japan

L.A. Noire debuts at No.1 in Japan

Rockstar Games' L.A. Noire has taken the top spot in the Japanese charts after its first week on sales, leading a wave of Western-developed successes in the region.

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James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Jul 14th 2011 at 12:13PM in News
Microsoft confident of Japanese Kinect sales boost

Microsoft confident of Japanese Kinect sales boost

Microsoft believes a new wave of locally developed Kinect titles will help boost sales of the peripheral in Japan.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Jul 8th 2011 at 4:59PM in News
JAPAN: PSN fully restored

JAPAN: PSN fully restored

The PlayStation Network is fully back up and running in Japan following its hack that brought the service down in April.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jul 6th 2011 at 11:54AM in News
JAPAN: Pokémon app due this summer

JAPAN: Pokémon app due this summer

The Pokémon series is coming to mobile devices this summer with Pokémon Say Tap.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Jul 6th 2011 at 11:14AM in News

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Sega strikes Japanese EA deal

Sega strikes Japanese EA deal

Publisher Sega has reached a deal with EA to act as distributor for its games in Japan.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 5th 2011 at 10:35AM in News
PSN gets Japanese green light

PSN gets Japanese green light

The PSN crisis may be distant memory in the West, but it's a different story in Japan where full restoration has finally been confirmed for this Wednesday (July 6th).

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 4th 2011 at 9:43AM in News
No ETA for PSN restoration in Japan

No ETA for PSN restoration in Japan

Japanese gamers are still none the wiser as to when the PlayStation Network will be fully restored in their country where the PS Store still remains offline.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 24th 2011 at 10:26AM in News
3DS back on top in Japan

3DS back on top in Japan

Having very much taken the back seat to PSP in the weeks that have followed its debut in Japan, Nintendo 3DS is finally back at the top of Media Create's ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 23rd 2011 at 9:34AM in News

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Namco and Capcom - rivals, allies

Namco and Capcom - rivals, allies

Namco Bandai and Capcom may be competitors in the video games market place, but a shared need to find success out of their home country of Japan has brought the ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 22nd 2011 at 2:47PM in News
Yakuza series ships 5m

Yakuza series ships 5m

Sega’s popular Yakuza series has shipped more than five million units worldwide to date.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Jun 22nd 2011 at 11:18AM in News
JAPAN: 3DS TV launches today

JAPAN: 3DS TV launches today

A new television service for 3DS has gone live in Japan today.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Jun 21st 2011 at 12:28PM in News
JAPAN: Xbox 360 sells 1.5m units

JAPAN: Xbox 360 sells 1.5m units

Over 1.5m Xbox 360 consoles have been sold in Japan – a territory Microsoft has found tough to crack.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jun 17th 2011 at 7:05PM in News

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JAPAN: 3DS tops 1m sales

JAPAN: 3DS tops 1m sales

The Nintendo 3DS has sold more than one million units in Japan.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Jun 13th 2011 at 5:18PM in News
3DS reaches 1m sales in Japan

3DS reaches 1m sales in Japan

Nintendo's 3DS has now passed the 1m unit sales barrier in Japan.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 13th 2011 at 12:01PM in News
Square Enix: Japanese decline is 'almost humiliating'

Square Enix: Japanese decline is 'almost humiliating'

Despite grabbing lots of the E3 headlines with its impressive showing of the new Tomb Raider game, a senior Square Enix exec has said that this year's show has painted ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 10th 2011 at 3:59PM in News
No MotorStorm 3 for Japan

No MotorStorm 3 for Japan

MotorStorm Apocalypse will now not be released in Japan, SCEJ has confirmed.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 9th 2011 at 11:28AM in News
E3 2011: SCE wants Vita profit in three years

E3 2011: SCE wants Vita profit in three years

Sony Computer Entertainment president Kazuo Hirai wants PlayStation Vita to turn a profit within the next three years, reports Reuters.

Aaron Lee
by Aaron Lee
on Jun 8th 2011 at 11:30AM in News
Team Ico Collection gets Japan date

Team Ico Collection gets Japan date

Sony has stated that the long-awaited Team Ico Collection will be released for PS3 in Japan on September 22nd.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 3rd 2011 at 11:07AM in News
Famitsu predicts 3DS dominance

Famitsu predicts 3DS dominance

Despite a slow start that has seen PSP continue to dominate the portable hardware sector in Japan, Famitsu publisher Enterbrain has predicted that 3DS will be the best selling ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 23rd 2011 at 1:41PM in News
Japanese government blocks PSN reboot

Japanese government blocks PSN reboot

PSN may be back in key terrories such as the UK and US, but authorities in Japan have blocked public access to the service until further security assurances can ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 16th 2011 at 10:09AM in News
JAPAN: PSP widens 3DS gap

JAPAN: PSP widens 3DS gap

The PSP continues to boss the Japanese hardware market according to the latest numbers from Media Create.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 6th 2011 at 3:08PM in News