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Nintendo raises outlook after surpassing high expectations

Business / Corporate Feb 1, 2021

Nintendo raises outlook after surpassing high expectations

by Takashi Mochizuki and Vlad Savov

Nintendo shares outperformed console rivals Sony Corp. and Microsoft Corp. in 2020 and the new PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X have faced production and logistics setbacks.

Collapse, isolate, adjust and rebuild: How Japanese pop culture fared in the pandemic of 2020

Culture Dec 24, 2020

Collapse, isolate, adjust and rebuild: How Japanese pop culture fared in the pandemic of 2020

by Patrick St. Michel

Japan began 2020 with Olympic glory in its sights, with artists and musicians ready to take the spotlight. Then, the pandemic hit and pushed things in a much-needed direction.

Missing travel? Take a virtual trip to a Japanese island with Animal Crossing

National Dec 19, 2020

Missing travel? Take a virtual trip to a Japanese island with Animal Crossing

Sado Island in the Sea of Japan is host to a number of well-known tourism spots that can now be visited virtually in Nintendo's smash-hit game.

As the industry goes online, fashion trends go retro

Style & Design | ON: FASHION Sep 13, 2020

As the industry goes online, fashion trends go retro

by Samuel Thomas

Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo is still on schedule; Animal Crossing is haute couture; and Wacko Maria celebrates 15 years.

Tokyo Fire Department teaches disaster prevention tips through Animal Crossing

National Aug 26, 2020

Tokyo Fire Department teaches disaster prevention tips through Animal Crossing

A fictional island is allowing the world of the local fire department to continue, albeit in the virtual world.

Video games becoming a new frontier in digital rights

World Jul 31, 2020

Video games becoming a new frontier in digital rights

Titles are breaking boundaries, from hosting talks by politicians to creating virtual libraries for banned texts.

Nintendo downshifts on mobile ambitions after Animal Crossing success

Business / Tech Jun 22, 2020

Nintendo downshifts on mobile ambitions after Animal Crossing success

by Takashi Mochizuki

With its Switch console thriving amid the pandemic, the firm has reviewed its prospects in a $77 billion mobile gaming market plagued with questionable profit models.

Video gamers have pandemic entertainment figured out

Culture Jun 12, 2020

Video gamers have pandemic entertainment figured out

by Russell Thomas

Video games Final Fantasy VII Remake and Animal Crossing: New Horizons have engaging storylines, graphics that are worthy of Hollywood and now — a captive audience

Relieving stress with the help of Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Language | BILINGUAL May 19, 2020

Relieving stress with the help of Animal Crossing: New Horizons

by Dana Macalanda and Jasmin Pendon

Animal Crossing: New Horizon has been a stress relief for people looking to escape the current pandemic. Its puns are great, too.

China's Animal Crossing gamers use code words and middlemen to enter virtual world

Asia Pacific May 10, 2020

China's Animal Crossing gamers use code words and middlemen to enter virtual world

by Pei Li

Users look to skirt limits imposed by local regulators on a game that has become both a breakout worldwide hit and political flash point.

Nintendo falls on dour forecast despite strong Switch sales

Business / Corporate May 8, 2020

Nintendo falls on dour forecast despite strong Switch sales

by Takashi Mochizuki

Game-maker sold 21 million of the console units in the year ended March, beating its own estimate and expectations of roughly 20 million.

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