Android Games from Capcom and Square-Enix on Their Way ... In Japan

States-side fans of video game consoles, from the first Nintendo Entertainment System to its modern successor the Wii, know what it's like for a game that looks awesome to only come out in Japan.

Philips, Samsung, Nintendo, Righthaven: Intellectual Property

Royal Philips Electronics NV (PHG) , which gets more than a third of its revenue from medical systems, sued Zoll Medical Corp. (ZOLL) , claiming it’s infringing patents related to devices used to restart hearts.

As red ink flows, Japanese firms struggle to keep manufacturing at home

Following the report of Japan’s first annual trade deficit in more than 30 years, the country’s major manufacturers have been delivering earnings results soaked in red ink.

Too hot for Cool Japan?

These are exports Japan is proud to declare “hot”. Last week, AKB48 was appointed by Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba as official sponsors of the upcoming Vibrant Japan campaign at the China Import and Export Fair. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs writes that the Vibrant Japan campaign is designed to counter “harmful rumours” of radioactive Japanese

NEWS: Wii U Controller to Feature NFC Functions

The advanced connectivity feature will be available right out of the box, Portal of Power not required. The Wii U tablet controller will have Near Field Communication functions, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata announced at today's Third Quarter Financial Results Briefing. In addition to some of the confirmed features of the controller, Nintendo decided to add NFC functionality. This allows the ...

FEATURE: PLAY ALL THE GAMES IN 2011!

Daan Koopman plays as much as possible in 2011! It is not weird to look at 2011 and suggest the year many people were rooting for. Now don't get me wrong, as an European and a full-blown import maniac of everything cool, I had still a very welcome year. I started off the year proper with a huge release in the form of The Last Story. Where Xenoblade uses open world environments as its focus, is ...