Game fans stood in lines through a chilly Tokyo night to be among the first in the world to get their hands on Sony Corp.'s PlayStation Portable, the consumer electronics firm's first handheld game machine. About 200,000 of the sleek black devices, able… more »
Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s DS video game player saw strong sales on its debut in Japan on Thursday, kicking off what is expected to be a fierce fight with rival Sony Corp.'s Playstation Portable. Many Tokyo stores opened three hours early to accommodate eager… more »
Game Boy software sales grew 26.7%, compared to the same term in the previous year, to 37.9 million units, while Game Cube software sales also rose 24.8% to 18.09 million units. Sales of Pokemon series for the Game Boy Advance continued to be robust.… more »
This week has been a rather busy week for Nintendo... First, they raised it's stake in major-league baseball's (Seattle) Mariners to more than 50 percent, a company spokesman said today. Nintendo's U.S. subsidiary spent $67 million to acquire the stake… more »
Get ready for a lot of sore thumbs.. Nintendo Co. is set to launch Nintendo DS, the latest of its wallet-sized game systems designed to slip easily into your backpack and encourage procrastination wherever you may roam, on Nov 21st. in the USA. The… more »