Sony console delay stokes holiday sales worries
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Sony's 6758.T delay of the   European launch of its long-awaited PlayStation 3 is stoking   worries about crucial holiday season sales for video game   publishers, nudging down their shares on Wednesday.
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The companyâs PlayStation 3 game console has had a shaky start, despite rebounding sales in its bread-and-better consumer electronics.
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NEW YORK -- Nintendo Co. and Sony Corp. made separate product announcements yesterday that the video game giants hope will attract more customers ahead of the highly competitive holiday shopping season.
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Sony Corp. 6758.T shares fell as much   as 2.6 percent on Thursday, hit by another delay in the launch   of its PlayStation 3 game console, but outperformed sector   peers and the broader market by the end of the day as investors   weigh the likely impact of the delay.
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TOKYO -- The release of Sony's PlayStation 3 will be delayed in Europe until March because of problems with producing a key component, the executive in charge of the project said yesterday. The much-awaited update to the popular game console will go on sale in November in the United States and Japan as planned, but fewer units will be available ...
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Sony has conceeded that issues with Blu-ray technology within the PlayStation 3 will delay the console's launch in Europe, but not in the United States and Japan. Console supplies in those countries, however, will be limited.
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If you want a new video game for the holidays, you may have fewer shopping days left than you think. Though two weekends remain till Christmas, observers expect the already-slim odds of finding a Sony PlayStation 3 or Nintendo Wii to fall precipitously after this weekend.
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Sony's PS3 price cut may not be quite what it seems.
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Nintendo expects its popular Wii game machine will continue to be in short supply, while Sony said it is seeing increased PlayStation 3 sales after announcing a price cut.
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Nintendo's game console Wii goes on sale but some gamers are disappointed pre-orders were not fufilled.
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By Jelena Skopelja, Daily News, New York  Dec. 17--A shortage of Nintendo's wildly popular Wii video console has  some holiday shoppers on the hunt.  "We've looked everywhere," said Valerie Tyson, who had children Justin,  9, and Claire, 6, in tow yesterday.
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CHIBA, Japan  - Sony Corp  said on  Thursday it would postpone the launch of the "Home" virtual  community service for its PlayStation 3 game console to early  next year, the latest setback in its videogame battle with  Microsoft Corp  and Nintendo Co Ltd .
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Sony Corp.  said on Monday U.S. sales of electronics have been better than expected so far this holiday shopping season, fueled by demand for flat panel televisions and digital cameras.
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Sony Corp said on Thursday it  would postpone the launch of the &quot;Home&quot; virtual community  service for its PlayStation 3 game console to early next year,  the latest setback in its videogame battle with Microsoft Corp  and Nintendo Co Ltd.
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Sony Corp sold 1.2 million  PlayStation 3 video game consoles in North America over the  holiday season, the company said on Sunday.
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Sony Corp.  said on Monday  U.S. sales of electronics have been better than expected so far  this holiday shopping season, fueled by demand for flat panel  televisions and digital cameras.
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TOKYO -- Sony's upgrade video-game console PlayStation 3 will be delayed until March in Europe, but will go on sale in November as planned in the U.S. and Japan, the executive in charge of the project said Wednesday.