Japan Computer Industry Scan articles from September 2008

Japan Computer Industry Scan archives from September 2008

Cumulative domestic PlayStation Portable sales top 10 mil. units.
September 1, 2008... TOKYO, Aug. 27 Kyodo Cumulative sales of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s PlayStation Portable video game console in Japan exceeded 10 million units as of Sunday since its first model hit the market in December 2004, Enterbrain Inc. said...

LEAD: Microsoft to cut price of Xbox 360 to vie with Wii, PS3.
September 8, 2008... TOKYO, Sept. 1 Kyodo (EDS: ADDING INFO IN 3RD AND LAST GRAFS) The Japanese unit of Microsoft Corp. said Monday it will cut the price of its Xbox 360 home video game console by up to nearly 30 percent for the domestic market, aiming to...

Japan's digital content market grows 3.4% in 2007.(Brief article)(Market overview)
September 8, 2008... TOKYO, Sept. 1 Kyodo The size of the Japanese digital content market is estimated to have increased 3.4 percent from the previous year to a record 2,694.7 billion yen on growing distribution of music and images on the Internet and mobile...

Sony to launch new PSP on Oct. 16 in Japan for 19,800 yen.
September 8, 2008... TOKYO, Sept. 2 Kyodo Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., the gaming unit of Sony Corp., said Tuesday it will launch a new PlayStation Portable handheld game player in Japan on Oct. 16 for 19,800 yen amid tough competition from rival Nintendo...

CORRECTED: Urgent Headline News.
September 8, 2008... Sony to recall 440,000 units of Vaio TZ PC series worldwide

Softbank ranks 1st in net subscription gains in Aug.
September 8, 2008... TOKYO, Sept. 5 Kyodo Softbank Mobile Corp. saw the largest net increase in subscriptions among Japan's top four mobile phone carriers in August for the 16th straight month, according to data released Friday by an industry group. ...

KDDI to release its first smartphone next spring.
September 15, 2008... TOKYO, Sept. 11 Kyodo KDDI Corp. said Thursday it will introduce its first smartphone, a mobile phone with personal computer-like functionality, next spring. The E30HT phone, made by High Tech Computer Corp. of Taiwan, will be...

Namco Bandai to invest in France's Infogrames subsidiary.
September 15, 2008... TOKYO, Sept. 9 Kyodo Namco Bandai Holdings Inc. said Tuesday that its French subsidiary will acquire a 34 percent stake in a new game software sales company to be established by France's Infogrames Entertainment SA to strengthen its...

FTC finds against Microsoft's licensing practice.
September 22, 2008... TOKYO, Sept. 18 Kyodo The Fair Trade Commission of Japan said Thursday it has found that U.S. software giant Microsoft Corp. violated the antimonopoly law in connection with software licensing deals with Japanese personal computer...

Matsushita unveils 3D full HD plasma home theater system.
September 29, 2008... OSAKA, Sept. 24 Kyodo Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said Wednesday it has developed a three-dimensional, full high-definition home theater system consisting of a 103-inch plasma TV and Blu-ray DVD player. The 3D Full HD Plasma...

KDDI to lease 'amusement box' to cellphone users.
September 29, 2008... TOKYO, Sept. 25 Kyodo KDDI Corp., operator of the ''au'' mobile phone service, said Thursday it will lease an ''amusement box'' that can send music and video images to cellphones and works as a DVD player when hooked up to a television...