Apr 25 2013 11:18 BST Japan earnings: Nintendo, Shiseido and CanonSometimes, a 15 per cent fall in your currency is just not enough. Updates from Nintendo, Shiseido and Canon are a reminder that corporate Japan needs more than hope in Abenomics to justify the Topix's 50-plus per cent rally over the past five months. Nintendo's confidence in its ability to |
Apr 09 2013 16:12 BST LulzSec hacker pleads guiltyA 26-year-old belonging to LulzSec, a hacking group, has admitted conspiring to launch cyber attacks on the websites of leading institutions including Sony, the National Health Service, News International and Nintendo. Ryan Ackroyd, of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, admitted plotting with others to impair the operation of a computer or computersBy Jane Croft |
Feb 25 2013 15:28 GMT Nokia: From 'burning platform' to a slimmer management modelWhen Nokia chief executive Stephen Elop booked the Grand Tarabya hotel in Istanbul for the group's annual leadership meeting at the end of January, he planned a spectacular finale. As the meeting of 200 senior executives drew to a close, musicians introduced themselves into the room, playing Ravel's Bolero, untilBy Andrew Hill |
Feb 21 2013 17:56 GMT Sony thinks outside the Playstation 4 boxSteve Jobs conditioned gadget-lovers to expect each Apple launch to feature the glossy new device itself, but Sony introduced the PlayStation 4 on Wednesday with no console to show off. Developers demonstrated what they planned to do with the next generation gaming console, but there was no console to beBy Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson and Paul Taylor in New York and Michiyo Nakamoto in Japan |
Feb 08 2013 00:07 GMT Activision Blizzard warns over consolesActivision Blizzard, publisher of the video game industry's biggest franchise, Call of Duty, has warned that the introduction of next-generation consoles could hit its business in 2013, with uncertainty surrounding their success and game development costs increasing. Activision reported record 2012 earnings, driven by sales of Call of Duty: BlackBy Chris Nuttall in San Francisco |
Jan 30 2013 09:53 GMT Nintendo slashes Wii U sales forecastsNintendo has slashed its sales forecasts for the new Wii U game console, acknowledging that its flagship home player and its handheld cousins are losing popularity as gamers shift to smartphones and tablet computers. The Japanese group on Wednesday cut its projection for Wii U shipments by 27 per centBy Jonathan Soble in Tokyo |
Dec 28 2012 15:46 GMT Start-ups win game in land of giantsThis month, Americans who enjoy slaying monsters in their coffee breaks will have a new chance to do so in Final Fantasy: Airborne Brigade, the latest instalment in a long-running video game series, which is to be offered for free on mobile phones. Square Enix, the veteran Japanese developer behindBy Jonathan Soble in Tokyo and Song Jung-a in Seoul |
Nov 26 2012 20:52 GMT Nintendo sells 400,000 Wii Us in first weekNintendo sold more than 400,000 Wii Us in the gaming console's first week on sale, a disappointment compared with its Wii predecessor, although retailers are reported to be sold out of the unit. The Wii U went on sale in the US on November 18 and the company provided figuresBy Chris Nuttall in San Francisco |
Nov 23 2012 18:00 GMT Black Friday shoppers start earlyBargain-hunting Americans rushed to stores offering "door buster" discounts on Friday morning as shops opened earlier than ever to take advantage of the traditional post-Thanksgiving spree. Around the retail hub of Herald Square in Manhattan on Friday morning shoppers bustled from store to store carrying bags from JC Penney, Gap,By Barney Jopson and Jason Abbruzzese in New York |
Nov 22 2012 17:36 GMT A refreshing and novel gaming experienceNintendo Wii URating: 4/5 Nintendo has launched the next generation of home video consoles with the debut of the Wii U in the US, and European and Japanese launches to follow on November 30 and December 8. The unique GamePad controller is earning plaudits, but network problems and content delaysBy Chris Nuttall |
