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Long-standing Japanese developer Westone Bit Entertainment is reportedly facing bankruptcy. An industry stalwart for almost three decades, Westone is best known as the creator of 1986 hit arcade side-scroller Wonder Boy, which was relaunched on the NES as Hudson’s Adventure Island, and the Monster World series, which was recently collated …

Weak sales, increased competition and deferred billings for The Secret World result in tough Christmas for MMO firm

Full-year revenues and net income remain flat for Guild Wars 2 publisher

Games on smart devices account for more than 75 per cent of the company's revenue

Struggling Wii U and lower-than-expected 3DS sales spell rough year for platform holder

CEO Kenzo Tsujimoto says recruitment drive will give Japanese firm "an even more powerful development workforce"

Shares drop to less than 12,000 yen on Tokyo Stock Exchange

ESA applauds decision giving industry better footing in Texas

Concerns about Nintendo’s financial health are missing the point, design legend Shigeru Miyamoto has argued. Although 3DS is gaining momentum it is still missing Nintendo’s expectations and Wii U is in danger of completely collapsing in the global market. But analysts who look solely at the numbers simply son’t understand …

Konami has reported annual declines to its net revenue, operating income and net income. For the year ending March 31st 2013 net revenue fell 15 per cent to 225,995m, operating income fell 46.6 per cent to 21,875m and net income fell 42.8 per cent to 1,174m. Konami’s digital entertainment business …