Entries in 'japanese' (62)

Rising Star looks to become ‘the home of Japanese games’

Rising Star looks to become ‘the home of Japanese games’

Rising Star Games has revealed a new marketing push set to make it as iconic for Japanese content as the likes of graphic novel and animation specialists Tokyopop and Manga.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 23rd 2008 at 10:00AM in News
JAPAN: 7m sales and counting for Wii

JAPAN: 7m sales and counting for Wii

Nintendo is surely spending another day in cash-fuelled party mode today following another sales milestone for the firm – its massively successful Wii home console has now surpassed the seven ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 26th 2008 at 2:08PM in News
JAPAN: Big market drops in October

JAPAN: Big market drops in October

Japan’s games market suffered a significant dip in October, with the total market value 21.6 per cent down on the same month in 2007 according to figures from Famitsu owner ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 13th 2008 at 12:27PM in News
LittleBigPlanet - exact release day confirmed

LittleBigPlanet - exact release day confirmed

SCEE has confirmed to MCV that LittleBigPlanet will now be released in the UK on November 5th.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 20th 2008 at 5:35PM in News

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LittleBigPlanet re-dated

LittleBigPlanet re-dated

PS3 platform holder Sony has announced that LittleBigPlanet will be released in Europe, the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand in the week commencing November 3rd – meaning a likely ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 20th 2008 at 1:15PM in News
JAPAN: 360 sales success continues

JAPAN: 360 sales success continues

The unlikely resurgence of Xbox 360 in Japan seems to be continuing with news that Microsoft’s machine has outsold Sony’s PS3 for the third week in a row in the ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 10th 2008 at 12:13PM in News
360 FFXIII is heading to Asia

360 FFXIII is heading to Asia

Some tend to forget that the now-legendary E3 announcement that Final Fantasy XIII is to release on both Xbox 360 and PS3 also contained the news that the title would ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 5th 2008 at 12:16PM in News
LittleBigPlanet dated

LittleBigPlanet dated

Media Molecule’s massively hyped LittleBigPlanet has been given a firm release date of October 30th – in Japan, at least.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 1st 2008 at 3:08PM in News

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Japan: PSP triumphs in hardware sale battle

Japan: PSP triumphs in hardware sale battle

The PSP’s resurgence has continued in Japan, with Sony’s handheld trumping all other hardware opponents in the March sales battle, Reuters reports.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 8th 2008 at 1:21PM in News
JAPAN: Monster Hunter fever returns

JAPAN: Monster Hunter fever returns

Whilst its appeal in the West can probably still best be described as niche, the Monster Hunter series seemingly has no limits in Japan as the latest instalment has again ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 2nd 2008 at 3:34PM in News
Japanese hardware sales take a knock

Japanese hardware sales take a knock

Hardware sales in Japan have taken a downturn for the week ending September 2nd – the PS3 being the only exception with a marginal boost, shifting 18,068 units.   

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by Andrew Wooden
on Sep 10th 2007 at 1:45PM in News
Mario Party 8 tops Japanese charts

Mario Party 8 tops Japanese charts

The seven best selling titles in Japan are new entries, led by Mario Party 8 on the Wii at number one – which outsold Everybody’s Golf 5 on the PS3 ...
by Andrew Wooden
on Aug 3rd 2007 at 11:47AM in News