Microsoft Says Japan Is New Front Line in Console Wars
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Wired News talks with Shane Kim of Microsoft Game Studios, who says Japan will be a focus in the battle for console supremacy.
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Nintendo Co. Ltd. (7974.OS) said on  Thursday it will launch its new game console, the Wii, on  December 2 in Japan for 25,000 yen ($212), making it the third  and last major game maker to bring a next-generation console to  market.
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It seems there&#39;s no end to Japan&#39;s love of handheld gaming these days. With Nintendo selling big with its hugely successful Nintendo DS launch, Sony have begun the counter attack with queues of up to 1500
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Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday it would  launch the advanced version of its Xbox 360 game console, Xbox  360 Elite, on October 11 in Japan, a country where sales of its  game gear lag far behind rival machines from Nintendo Co. Ltd.  and Sony Corp.
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Microsoft Corp. said on  Wednesday it would launch an HD DVD player for its Xbox 360  game console on November 22 in Japan for 20,790 yen ($177),  matching rival Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 in high-definition  DVD functions.
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And Wii sales micturate on both For all ex-Microsoft, now EA Sports man Peter Moore's claim that the PS3 isn't doing too well in Japan, the latest sales figures from that country show the Sony has shifted a darn sight more next-gen consoles than Moore managed.â¦
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Nintendo has changed its strategy in an effort to dominate the newest generation of video game consoles.
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Microsoft Corp. will begin its music download service in Japan with an initial offering of 50,000 songs, a spokeswoman for the U.S. software giant's online service unit said Wednesday.
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Microsoft Corp. said in government hearings Monday that it is determined to fight Japan's anti-monopoly watchdog over a clause in licensing contracts with Japanese manufacturers.
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A major Japanese publisher boosts Microsoft's console with the promise of releasing a title for Xbox 360.
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Japan&#39;s Nintendo has struck the first blow in what is set to be an all-out war with Sony for the lucrative handheld game console market, aggressively pricing its new dual
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October 07, 2004 - Nintendo began its NDS press conference in Japan yesterday with a lengthy statement from company head Satoru Iwata.
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ISN SECURITY WATCH (10/12/04) - In a major departure from the past, Japan has decided to overhaul its military policy taking into account threats from China and North Korea.
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&quot;That&#39;s not a game machine,&quot; said Yasuhiro Minagawa, head of PR for Nintendo Co., Ltd. &quot;They showed it at the [Tokyo] Game Show without any fundamental game software, and you can tell that it&#39;s not yet complete.
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SANTA MONICA, California  - After years of arguing  over whose video game machine has the best bells and whistles,  Sony Corp.  and Microsoft Corp.  agree the  battle boils down to which one has the best games.
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Sony Corp. (6758.T) expects a sharp  increase in the number of games released for the PlayStation 3  this business year, in a move that should help the game  console&#39;s slumping sales, the Nikkei business daily quoted the  head of Sony&#39;s game division as saying in an interview.
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Microsoft said Monday it would cut the prices of its Xbox 360 consoles in Japan as it ramps up competition with rivals Sony and Nintendo ahead of the key year-end shopping season.