It’s safe to say that Nintendo is enjoying at least some success with their new-ish handheld now that they’ve dropped the price and launched some quality software. Particularly, the Nintendo 3DS is doing well in its home nation. According to Famitsu, Enterbrain (a Japanese entertainment sales data collection company) has tallied the Nintendo 3DS sales in Japan

Sony announced back in March that its Tablet S and Tablet P devices would receive the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update by the end of April, but nearly two months on the latter is still waiting. Sony has now confirmed that the dual-screen device will get its upgrade on May 24. That’s nearly a

Well, following its rather dismal forecast back in April, Sony’s latest financial results are hardly surprising. But they’re still bad news for the Japanese company, which was once at the helm of the consumer electronics market thanks to devices like the Walkman and the PlayStation. Today it has reported its fourth straight year in the

When the PS Vita made its debut in the United States and Europe back in February, gamers had two consoles to choose from: Wi-Fi only, or Wi-Fi + 3G. Those won’t be the only options for gamers in Japan next month, however, with Sony’s new handheld set to get a splash of white paint. The

Persona 4 Golden is a remake of Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4, a game that launched for the PS2 a few years back. It’s set to bring in new story elements, new characters and new features. The remake was originally only slated to launch in Japan (that’s happening this June). The news here, of course, is that

The Metal Gear Solid HD Collection for PS Vita will sport remastered ports of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. It will not include the remaster of Peace Walker (unlike the PlayStation 3 version of the package). However, it will boast classic ports of Metal Gear and Metal Gear

After revealing earlier this week that it expects to see a record loss of $6.2 billion for 2011, Sony is taking some drastic moves in an effort to pull itself out of the red. One of those is called the ‘One Sony’ initiative, which will see the Japanese company shed 10,000 jobs and spend ¥75

Sony has announced this morning that it has forecast a record $6.4 billion loss for the 2011 business year that ended on March 31 in Japan. That figure has been inflated by a tax charge of around $3.6 billion that was issued to the company in the United States, and added to its expected $2.9

Samsung has become the world’s largest display manufacturer almost overnight after spinning off its LCD business into a separate company called Samsung Display. Rumors surrounding this move began back in February when the Korean electronics giant hinted that it could separate its LCD business to “improve synergy within the company.” By distancing itself from Samsung

Apple has just been listed as the top consumer brand in Japan for the first time ever. The survey, conducted annually by Nikkei BP Consulting, found that Apple scored a total of 90.5 points for brand power. Apple was listed as the 11th most popular brand in Japan last year. Nikkei also found that Apple’s

Apple’s CEO Tim Cook announced on Wednesday that it is now activating its Siri voice-control services in Japan. Cook explained that Siri is part of iOS 5.1, which will be available today.

The following bit of a quote came from GDC after a screening of an indie games documentary. Fez developer Phil Fish was part of the Q & A panel present.  An unidentified Japanese games developer, according to Develop, approached the panel during the session and praised the movie and its direction. He went on to ask about

If you though the launch of the Sony PS Vita last month meant the Japanese company had ceased supporting the handheld’s predecessor, the PlayStation Portable, then think again. Sony has unveiled a new PSP-3000 for gamers in its homeland that features a new two-tone “Sky Blue/Marine Blue” paint job. Arriving on Thursday, April 26, in

Over the weekend, Nintendo unveiled Pokémon Black and White Version 2 during Pokémon Smash, a Japanese Pokémon television show, due for Nintendo’s home nation of Japan this June. Nintendo of America released a press release to editors this morning that indicated we’d be seeing the game in the fall of this year. The titles will release for the Nintendo

  GamesIndustry.biz has a quote from Jia Wu, a senior analyst from Strategy Analytics, concerning Sony’s brand new PlayStation Vita and the company’s supposed need to cut the price. The company suggests that Sony cut the price of the PS Vita to $180; if they do that, according to Strategy Analytics’ findings, they’ll sell 12.4 million

Seaman was originally released for the Sega Dreamcast in 1999. The game puts players in the care of a strange new creature as they’re tasked with bringing him from the mushroomer to frogman stages in his lifecycle. Nikkei reports, without much detail, that Seaman will be heading to the Nintendo 3DS in the future. Specifically, the story

While certainly not a definite indicator of long-term international success, the first year’s worth of performance for gaming hardware in Japan is definitely a decent gauge of said device’s potential. If that gauge is a good predictor of what’s to come, this is tremendous news for both Nintendo and the Nintendo 3DS. As Andriasang has it

In this weekly column, we’ll be selecting inexpensive, discarded titles from still playable consoles for your perusal. They may be games you’ve heard of and remember playing, or they may be games that have flown completely off of your radar. Just know that we love them and they’re available on the cheap. That’s a bonafide win/win situation. If

Love or hate the used games and systems programs offered up by retailers around the world, it’s not hard to admit that trading in your old goods for new hardware is a strong way to save money. Typically, if you want a new handheld, you can trade in your now-old flavor to save some scratch.

The PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3 and Nintendo 3DS each saw an increase in sales at Japanese retail between the previously reported week of 1/16/2012 through 1/22/2012 and the period listed below. January is one of the worst months of the year, traditionally speaking, as far as gaming hardware sales go in Japan. While these numbers are

Since the portable’s Japanese launch that happened towards the middle of last December, the PS Vita has found itself on the low end of the Japanese sales charts. It’s performed mostly better than portables and hardware from last generation, but regularly below the PlayStation 3, Wii, Nintendo 3DS and PSP. If you look back on

Andriasang has produced the Japanese hardware sales results for the week of 1/16/2012 through 1/22/2012. The numbers are, for most devices, lower than they were the week before. Here are the sales fixtures with last week’s numbers in parentheses: Nintendo 3DS – 80,960 (100,668) PlayStation 3 – 21,155 (30,332) PSP – 17,181 (22,538) PS Vita – 15,219 (18,361) Wii – 10,173 (14,179)

Another week has passed and hardware and software sales results in Japan have been reported by Media Create. Compared to last week, the statistics show a seemingly major drop in sales. That, however, may be a bit deceiving. According to Media Create, the Japanese data collection agency responsible for the hardware sales numbers you see

If Nintendo’s existing selection of Nintendo 3DS colors simply aren’t interesting enough for you, check out this limited edition snakeskin console that has been created to celebrate the launch of Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D. The device will launch in Japan on February 3, but you’ll have to be incredibly lucky to get your hands

The PlayStation Vita launched in Japan on December 17th, 2011. During that opening weekend, the brand new handheld from Sony sold more than 300,000 units. Since then, however, the device has seen a large dip in sales. The week after its launch saw the PS Vita move only 70,000 units and fall below hardware more