XBox eclipses PS3 in japan

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

It seems “Tales of Vesperia”, the latest in Namco’s series of “Tales of” games, had what it takes to help push Microsoft and its XBox 360 video game console over the top against it perennial rival, the Sony Playstation 3.
The new game catapulted sales of the XBox last week to beat the PS3’s numbers in [...]

Gaming consoles killing Japanese arcades?

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Japan’s $6.9 billion arcade gaming isustry has been hit hard by the increasing popularity of TV gaming consoles, particularly the Nintendo Wii, according to reports.
Sega Sammy Holdings Inc. plans to close a quarter of its outlets, while rival Namco Bandai Holdings has announced that it will shut down roughly 20 percent of its [...]