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Japan's Gaming Market Shrinks in 08 (GameSpy)

Data released by Famitsu Marketing Data Service shows Japan's market decrease by 15 percent for 2008.

Wanna play a game?: Holiday options abound for gamers (The Pantagraph)

Video games are big business, and chances are they’re the perfect holiday gift for somebody on your list. Here are things to know about gaming’s Big Three and hot titles released in the past year:

Nintendo Dominates Contracting Japanese Videogame Market (1up.com)

Kotaku's Brian Ashcraft translated Famitsu's report on the 2008 year end sales data for Japan put together by Enterbrain. Overall the combined market for hardware and software declined a substantial 15 percent from 687.95 billion Yen in 2007 to 582.61 billion Yen on 2008. Hardware bore the brunt of the loss, falling some 23 percent from 327.41 billion Yen to 250.5 billion Yen spent, and ...

Japanese Charts: PS3's White Knight Debuts On Top (Gamasutra)

Sony has enjoyed another number one hit in Japan, with PlayStation 3 exclusive White Knight Chronicles becoming the best selling title in one of the country's busiest sales weeks. With the Japanese gift-giving period centering around New Year celebrations, the week ending December 28th saw significant sales across the board. Developed by Dragon Quest VIII and Professor Layton creator Level-5, ...

AccessKey IP / TeknoCreations to Unveil New Product Line At Consumer Electronics Show (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Jan. 7, 2009 -- AccessKey IP, Inc., announced today that it will be revealing its new product line to current and potential distributors at the Consumer Electronics Show taking place in Las Vegas from January 8th to the 11th.