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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 24, 2019
Mario Kart Tour could be the monster mobile hit that Japan gaming giant Nintendo needs
More than four years after a much-ballyhooed entry into mobile gaming, industry giant Nintendo Co. remains bereft of a monster smartphone hit. But the wait may finally be over.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 20, 2019
Sony's cloud gaming deal with Microsoft blindsided its own PlayStation team
When Sony Corp. unveiled a cloud gaming pact with archrival Microsoft Corp., it surprised the industry. Perhaps no one was more shocked than employees of Sony's PlayStation division, who have spent almost two decades fighting the U.S. software giant in the $38 billion video game console market.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 24, 2019
WHO recommends one-hour maximum screen time per day for under-5s
Children aged two to four should not be allowed more than one hour of "sedentary screen time" per day and infants less than one year old should not be exposed to electronic screens at all, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 19, 2019
Nintendo soars as Tencent wins approval to sell Super Mario game for Switch in China
Nintendo Co. shares jumped Friday after China's Tencent Holdings Ltd. won approval to distribute one of the company's games for its Switch console — a sign the Japanese company may benefit from growth in the world's largest games market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 9, 2019
Daniel Loeb's Third Point hedge fund building a stake to pressure Sony, sources say
Daniel Loeb's hedge fund Third Point LLC is building a stake in Sony Corp. to push for changes, the second time in six years it has targeted the electronics maker, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 26, 2019
Nintendo shares climb after report of two new Switch models in works for avid and casual gamers
Nintendo Co. shares had their best day in almost eight months after The Wall Street Journal reported the company plans to introduce two new models of its Switch console as early as this summer.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 25, 2019
Indian cities rush to ban 'PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' game over fear of creating 'psychopaths'
India doesn't have much of a history with popular computer games, unlike the U.S. or Japan. But now one of the industry's kill-or-be-killed titles has become a smash hit — and the backlash from the country's traditionalists is ferocious.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Mar 19, 2019
Tech consortium flags more than 800 versions of New Zealand attack video shared online
A consortium of global technology firms has shared on its collective database the digital fingerprints of more than 800 versions of the video of New Zealand's mass shootings that killed 50 people, it said on Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 15, 2019
Microsoft targets video game developers in challenge to Amazon's cloud dominance
Microsoft Corp. on Thursday said it is combining elements of its video gaming and Azure cloud computing businesses to court game developers, an action designed to use the strength of its XBox gaming franchise to gain ground on cloud services leader Amazon.com.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 20, 2019
China regulator requests pause in new video game applications to clear backlog
China's top content regulator has asked local authorities to stop submitting requests to monetize new video games while it processes a backlog of applications built up after a lengthy pause last year, three people with knowledge of the matter have said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ANALYSIS
Feb 1, 2019
Despite shipping 9.4 million consoles in quarter, Nintendo struggling to expand Switch's appeal
Nintendo Co. cut its outlook for annual Switch shipments, the strongest sign yet that the hybrid console is struggling to attract a wider swath of users and become a worthy successor to the Wii.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 1, 2019
Nintendo plans its first-ever Japan store in Tokyo to showcase its characters and Switch
Nintendo Co. is opening its second major official store, this time on its home turf, seeking to broaden the appeal of its gaming hardware and software.

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