Sharp, Hitachi unit raided over cartel allegation (AFP)
AFP - Japan’s fair trade watchdog raided Sharp Corp. and Hitachi Ltd. on Thursday on suspicion of limiting competition by fixing prices of displays for portable game consoles, officials said.
Archive for February 29th, 2008
Nintendo Wii outsells PS3 4-to-1 in Japan (Reuters)
Reuters - Nintendo Co Ltd’s (7974.OS) Wii game console outsold Sony Corp’s (6758.T) PlayStation 3 nearly 4-to-1 in Japan in February as Wii software titles dominated the best seller list, a game magazine publisher said.
Japan’s FTC investigates 2 panel makers (AP)
AP - Japan’s fair trade watchdog raided two electronics companies Thursday on suspicion of fixing prices of display panels for Nintendo’s popular DS portable game machines, officials said.
Rhythmic ‘Patapon’ a must for PSP owners (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - The PlayStation Portable has found its rhythm in the form of Patapon, a hypnotic adventure and arguably one of the system’s best titles to date. You control the Patapons, warriors resembling walking eyeballs. Once rulers of the world, the Patapons seek a return to greatness after falling from grace. Players must guide the […]
Viacom profit rises on MTV and “Transformers” (Reuters)
Reuters - Cable network and movie studio owner Viacom Inc said on Thursday fourth-quarter profit rose 16 percent on higher advertising sales at its MTV Networks and strong sales of its ‘Rock Band’ video game and “Transformers”DVDs.
