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New entry DS Nishimura Kyotaro Suspense Shin Tantei Series: Kyoto Atami Zekkai no Kotou – Satsui no Wana rises to the top of the Japanese charts this week, knocking Dragon Ball Z: Sparking! Meteor down to number two. Other new releases entries Arcana Heart for PS2 lands at number five, …

Nikkei report shows discontent stirring in industry

Nikkei report shows discontent stirring in industry

Electronic Arts is looking for a partnership or acquisition in Japan, according to the Financial Times. President of EA Asia Jon Niermann said Japan was a strategic priority” for the company, in an interview at the Tokyo Games Show. He added that EA was interested both in blue-chip players and …

Electronic Arts is looking for a partnership or acquisition in Japan, according to the Financial Times. President of EA Asia Jon Niermann said Japan was a strategic priority” for the company, in an interview at the Tokyo Games Show. He added that EA was interested both in blue-chip players and …

Publisher aiming for greater Japanese market share via local studios

Publisher aiming for greater Japanese market share via local studios

At the Yebisu Garden Hall, Takashi Sensui, general manager of the Home and Entertainment Division at Microsoft took to the stage of the Xbox 360 Briefing 2007 to showcase the number of forthcoming titles available on the platform and show the support it is enjoying from the Japanese development community. …

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. The DS sold less than 100,000 units during the week for the first time this year, reported Games Industry . Its 94,339 …

The Japanese video games market was up 22.5 per cent year on year in August, as Nintendo leads the charge with huge sales figures for Mario Party 8, DS and Wii – the latter of which outsold the PS3 by a margin of three to one. The majority if the …