Nintendo to target EMs with new hardware
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has revealed plans to bring new gaming devices to emerging markets such as China next year.
“We want to make new things, with new thinking rather than a cheaper version of what we currently have,” said Iwata. “The product and price...
Capcom profits rise on strong MH 4, DR 3 sales
Capcom has reported a 1.5 per cent year-on-year increase in operating income to 10.3 billion JPY (US$101 million) with net revenues up 8.6 per cent year-on-year to 102.2 billion JPY (US$1 billion) and a year-on-year rise in net profit of 15.9 per cent to...
Sega F2P coin-drop RPG launches overseas
Sega has released Dragon Coins, a F2P RPG combining coin-drop mechanics and monster-fusing gameplay, for iOS and Android devices in Europe and North America.
“Full of personality and flair, Dragon Coins continues our mission to bring diverse, high-quality titles to the mobile space,” said SEGA...
Nintendo plans NFC figurines, extended licensing
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has announced plans to launch a line of Nintendo figurines linked via NFC to games for the Wii U and 3DS consoles.
“Nintendo has a lot of well-known character IP that has originated in video games, and we have been regularly...
Konami’s results fall on declining game sales
Konami Corporation has reported 217.6 billion JPY (US$2.13 billion) in net revenues with 10.3 billion JPY (US$106 million) in operating income for the fiscal year ending 31 March.
Net profit fell to 6.2 billion JPY (US$60 million), down from 13.2 billion JPY (US$130 million) in...
Nintendo posts third consecutive annual loss
Nintendo has reported a worse than expected, third consecutive operating loss of 46.4 billion JPY (US$457 million) on revenues of US$5.63 billion, as well as a net loss of 23.2 billion JPY (US$229 million) for the fiscal year ending 31 March.
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Asian headliners featured at NG 2014
The tenth annual Nordic Game conference and exhibition, Europe’s largest professionals-only game event, opens on 21 May at Slagthuset in Malmö, Sweden.
Nordic Game offers industry attendees from the Nordic countries, Europe and overseas a comprehensive selection of lectures, tutorials and panel discussions by leading...
PS4 forecast as global market leader by 2016
Analyst firm IDC has released a report forecasting next-generation console sales over the next three years. The company expects Sony PlayStation 4 to lead worldwide with 51 million units sold by 2016.
IDC also predicts that Microsoft Xbox One will capture the largest share...
Nintendo reveals plans for MK8 mobile app
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has announced that the company will launch a smartphone application in conjunction with the global release of the Wii U edition of the publisher's popular Mario Kart franchise.
The service, currently called Mario Kart TV, will be Nintendo's first mobile...
Casual Connect Asia Returns to Singapore
The Casual Games Association, an international trade organisation for the video games industry, is returning to Singapore to host the third annual Casual Connect Asia (CCA) on 20 - 22 May at the Shangri-La Hotel.
Casual Connect is a professional conference designed to support the...
Redesigned Sony PS Vita launches in NA
Sony has launched a slimmer, updated version of the company's Sony PlayStation Vita handheld games console in North America. The all-new PS Vita was released in Japan last October and in Europe earlier this year.
The redesigned PS Vita is approximately 20 per cent...
EU/NA release for MLB Perfect Inning
Korean publisher Gamevil has announced that MLB Perfect Inning, a mobile baseball sim for overseas markets, will launch for Android and iOS devices in Europe and North America on 8 May.
MLB Perfect Inning has been developed by Gong Games, the studio behind Gamevil’s popular...
Million Dollar Arm launches worldwide
Indian mobile developer 99Games has announced the worldwide launch of the studio's sports sim Million Dollar Arm for iOS, Android and Windows Phone platforms.
"We are truly excited about the Million Dollar Arm game," said 99Games Online CEO Rohith Bhat. "Sports games have done very...
CN telecoms partner to co-publish mobile titles
China Unicom has revealed at the Global Mobile Internet Conference in Beijing that China Mobile and China Telecom will join the company to co-publish as many as 100 smartphone titles by year end.
“We are the best channel for distribution with a combined 310...
MLG building esports arena near HK
Professional esports organisation Major League Gaming has partnered with Chinese Lai Fung Holdings and eSun Holdings to build a dedicated esports arena on Hengqin Island near Hong Kong. The 15,000-seat stadium is scheduled to open in 2017.
“This is yet another step in our plan...
Picross e4 slated for May EU release
Japanese developer Jupiter has announced that Picross e4, the newest game in the studio’s popular Picross crossword puzzle series, will be released in Europe for the Nintendo 3DS on 22 May. The title launched in North America on 1 May.
Picross e4 will be available...
CN media pub BEM buys stake in OL dev GXIT
Chinese film and television publisher Beijing Enlight Media will invest 230 million RNB (US$37 million) in cash for a 20 per cent stake in online game developer Guangzhou Xianhai Internet Technology.
According to GXIT, the Chinese studio plans to expand into mobile games this year....
MS/BesTV slate Xbox One for Sept CN launch
Microsoft and China’s BesTV New Media have announced plans to launch the Microsoft Xbox One next-generation game console in China this September.
“This is a historic moment in our partnership as we work toward the first official Xbox launch in China,” said Microsoft Xbox Chief...
Taito and Valve partnering on L4D arcade title
Wholly-owned Square Enix subsidiary Taito and US publisher Valve have revealed that the companies are co-developing an arcade game based on Valve's cooperative FPS Left 4 Dead.
In 2006 Taito and Valve also collaborated on an arcade version of Valve's FPS hit Half-Life 2...
HK/SG/KR scholarship competition announced
The Berlin School of Creative Leadership has announced four new scholarship competitions open to games industry professionals in Hong Kong, Singapore and Seoul.
The competitions include a special scholarship worth 25,000 EUR toward Berlin School tuition, as well as three other 10,000 EUR tuition scholarships....
