Entries in 'famitsu' (31)
Kid Icarus scores 40/40 in Famitsu
Ahead of its UK release on March 23rd, Kid Icarus: Uprising has received high praise from Japan’s weekly games mag Famitsu.
Vita shifts 321,000 units in Japan
PlayStation's new portable console has been out in Japan for a few days now, and the first numbers are in.
Skyrim claims first Western 40/40 from Famitsu
Bethesda’s Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has become the first game developed in the West to receive a perfect 40/40 score from weekly Japanese consumer games mag Famitsu.
Skyward Sword achieves perfect score in Famitsu
The latest Legend of Zelda title has been award 40/40 by Japanese gaming bible Famitsu.
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Famitsu reviews 3DS launch line-up
Weekly Japanese games magazine Famitsu has gone live with its reviews of the 3DS software line-up ahead of the machine's global debut in the territory on February 26th.
Global games decline measured at 8%
The world's three biggest retail markets for video games saw a combined decline of eight per cent in sales last year according to a new report.
JAPAN: Dragon Quest tops 2009 chart
Very much in keeping with Japan’s penchant for RPGs, Square Enix’s Dragon Quest IX has emerged as the best selling game of 2009 in the country with sales over 4m ...
Sega ramps up Bayonetta campaign with new demo
Sega is ramping up its PR for the critically acclaimed Bayonetta with a demo, which will hit Xbox Live Marketplace and PSN in Europe and America on December 3rd.
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Bayonetta nabs rare Edge 10/10
Having wowed critics in Japan and winning a noteworthy 40/40 review from weekly Japanese games bible Famitsu, Bayonetta has now made its mark on this side of the globe thanks ...
Moore praises FIFA triumph in Japan
Western games may increasingly be making inroads into the Japanese market, but the struggle to penetrate the notoriously inwards-looking region remains – so FIFA 10’s appearance in the Japanese Top ...
Babel expands East
UK testing and localisation firm Babel has formed a partnership with Japan’s market intelligence company Enterbrain – publisher of Famitsu magazine.
JAPAN: Year-on-year market decline predicted
Ahead of the release of its official figures next week, Famitsu publisher Enterbrain is predicting a significant decline in the value of the Japanese video games market in 2008.
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JAPAN: GTA IV gets 39/40 in Famitsu
Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto IV has made a big impression on Japanese games critics by scoring a near-perfect 39/40 in weekly Japanese games bible Famitsu.
New DS announcement next month?
Nintendo fans could be celebrating the release of a new DS at the company’s press conference in Japan next month – as the format holder promises information on ‘new products’.
JAPAN: DS wins in August as market declines
Data from Enterbrain, the publisher and analyst firm behind Japanese games bible and MCV media partner Famitsu, has shown that Japan’s games market in August was down 17 per cent ...
JAPAN: PSP shifts 10m
Sony has sold 10 million units of PSP in Japan, according to new sales data from Famitsu/Enterbrain.Advertisement
‘PS3’s problems are being resolved’
The president of Famitsu publisher Enterbrain, Hirokazu Hamamura, believes that PS3’s “slow penetration” in Japan is improving – but that it could still use a price cut before year end.
E3 08: Dead Rising on Wii shuffles into view
We know that Dead Rising 2 is in development, and if talk is to be believed, it may even be in development at a Western studio, but the E3 ...
JAPAN: PSP hits 2m this year
PSP has comfortably become the best-selling console in Japan for the first half of the year – shifting just shy of two million units in the region.
JAPAN: PSP rules May hardware sales
Sony’s PSP continues to dominate the Japanese hardware market, after clocking up 270,750 sales in May.
JAPAN: PSP dominates hardware in April
Japanese market authroity Enterbrain has confirmed to MCV that PSP led hardware sales in the territory during April.
New DS coming at E3?
The president of Japanese market authority Enterbrain – parent company of Famitsu – has predicted that Nintendo will unveil a new DS model at E3 in July.
Japanese market to peak this year, says Enterbrain
Japanese analyst and publisher of Famitsu Enterbrain has predicted that this year will see the domestic market peak in the current console generation.
JAPAN: Nintendo dominates 2007
According to fresh Famitsu data – translated by Kotaku – Nintendo ruled both hardware and software slaes in Japan throughout 2007.
