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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 6, 2017
Nintendo opens games to rival console for first time with China-only Nvidia tie-up
For the first time ever, Nintendo Co.'s games will be playable on gaming hardware that wasn't made by the Kyoto-based company.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Nov 26, 2017
Getting your money's worth in the game world
The power of the Xbox One X
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 30, 2017
Nintendo sales jumped 2.7-fold in April-September on robust Switch demand
Nintendo Co. is reporting a 2.7-fold year-on-year increase in consolidated sales in the six months through September on brisk demand for the Switch game console and related software titles.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Oct 22, 2017
Fun with zombies, kaiju and Mario in your living room
Hungry for a new PSVR experience?
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Sep 24, 2017
Better games for serious hardware
Get the Playstation 4 revved
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Aug 27, 2017
Game industry vamps up classics
The 'Sonic' boom
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 18, 2017
Blasts from the past: Japan's gaming classics get a retro revival
Nothing sells like nostalgia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 26, 2017
Nintendo returns to profit in April-June quarter fueled by strong Switch sales
Nintendo Co. said Wednesday it posted a group net profit of ¥21.26 billion ($190 million) for the three-month period that ended in June, a turnaround from a ¥24.53 billion loss a year earlier, on the back of solid sales of its Switch game console and games.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Jul 23, 2017
Updates for the fan boys and girls
Ready to paint the town again?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 20, 2017
With Switch, Nintendo seen enticing players to use just one device
For more than two decades, Nintendo Co.'s twin product lines were the envy of its rivals: a home console and a handheld gaming device. But signs are emerging that its new hybrid Switch may upend all of that.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2017
'Pokemon Go' turns into a fitness tool for Japan's middle-aged
About a year after the craze created by the augmented reality game "Pokemon Go," the smartphone app has largely become a tool for middle-aged and older people to stay fit and a way for tourist spots to attract visitors.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2017
Free-wheeling go-kart tours raise traffic safety concerns
Convoys of go-karts reminiscent of Nintendo Co.'s "Mario Kart" video game series have been turning heads in Tokyo's traffic, but the rental companies behind them, which cater mostly to foreign tourists, are facing growing scrutiny over their safety records.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 27, 2017
Classic Mini: Super Famicom — Nintendo wows gamers with surprise blast from the past
Nintendo Co. has finally unveiled its long-rumored Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Famicom gaming console — to be released in Japan on Oct. 5 — in a surprise announcement that thrilled gamers across the nation.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Jun 25, 2017
Something old, new and renewed
2-D has its advantages
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 14, 2017
Nintendo unleashes a flurry of new games to fuel Switch momentum
Nintendo Co. has announced a slate of new titles for its new hybrid console Switch, moving to capitalize on early excitement for its newest game system.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
May 28, 2017
Unusual controllers preside at BitSummit
A man wearing a blue shirt and box over his head wandered the floor at Kyoto's Miyako Messe exhibition hall. As passersby stopped to look, he handed them empty lotion pump bottles and invited them to try squirting them.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
May 21, 2017
Summer releases: bring your A-game
Stuff they don't teach at school
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Apr 23, 2017
Games: Best of editions and additions
Eighth time lucky for 'Mario Kart'
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 19, 2017
Go-kart firm seeks to dismiss Nintendo suit over 'Mario Kart' copyright
Tokyo-based go-kart operator MariCar on Tuesday sought to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Nintendo Co. for alleged copyright violations, the firm's lawyer confirmed.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2017
Tourist clad in 'Mario Kart' costume crashes go-kart into parked car
A tourist driving a go-kart hit a parked car in Minato Ward, Tokyo, on Wednesday afternoon, police said Thursday.
China's military kicks off large-scale 'punishment' drills around Taiwan
A Chinese military ship northwest of Pengjia Island, off the coast of northern Taiwan, on Thursday
Woman and three children found dead with stab wounds after Tokyo house fire
Reporters gather near a house in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward where a fire broke out on Thursday and four people were found dead with stab wounds.
Kim Jong Un’s portrait elevated to big three in personality cult
A portrait of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un is displayed at a national meeting to commemorate Kim's 10-year anniversary as head of the country's ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang on April 10, 2022.
Japanese researchers confirm blood test predicts risk of Alzheimer's
The latest findings by University of Tokyo researchers raise hopes that the disease may be treated if doctors can identify people who will develop Alzheimer’s before its onset.
China says Day 2 of Taiwan drills tests ability to 'seize' key areas
Chinese military vessels sail in an unknown location around Taiwan on Thursday amid joint military drills aimed at punishing the self-ruled island and its new president.
Shiba inu of dogecoin fame dies at 18
A sticker advertising dogecoin in Hong Kong in 2022. Kabosu, the shiba inu rescue dog who became the face of the cryptocurrency, has died.
Japanese break dancer on cusp of fulfilling Olympic dream
Japan's Ayumi Fukushima competes in the women's Breaking B-Girls semifinal during an Olympic Qualifier Series ahead of the 2024 Paris Games, in Shanghai on Sunday.
Japan panel sets out plans to accelerate drug discovery efforts
A tourist shops at a drug store in the Asakusa district of Tokyo on April 30.
New Japan study on germ cells may help advance infertility treatments
Kyoto University researchers have found a way to create “near-indefinite” volumes of early-stage sperm and egg cells from iPS cells — a milestone that could potentially lead to new infertility treatments.
As new Taiwan leader takes office, a fragile status quo and power struggle at home await
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te (left) and Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim wave to a crowd following his swearing-in at the Presidential Office in Taipei on Monday.

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