Nintendo promises 10% pay hike even as it trims profit outlookThe hefty pay hike comes amid calls by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for Japanese companies to pay workers more as inflation takes hold in a...
07 Feb, 2023, 04.26 PM IST
Amazon records biggest ever Thanksgiving shopping weekendThe National Retail Federation said on Tuesday a record number of 196.7 million people shopped during the five-day period from Thanksgiving...
30 Nov, 2022, 09.22 PM IST
Twitter will relaunch verified service next week, says MuskTwitter had earlier suspended the $8 subscription program to combat a growing problem of users impersonating major brands. Twitter Verified...
26 Nov, 2022, 12.22 AM IST
Nikkei rallies for third day on boost from Fast Retailing, Nintendo"It's difficult to make aggressive moves given the three-day weekend and earnings season approaching," said a market participant at a domes...
15 Jul, 2022, 01.56 PM IST
Pokemon Go creator Niantic valued at $9 billion after Coatue's investmentNiantic plans to use the funds to expand its recently launched Lightship platform to help developers with their AR creations and build thei...
23 Nov, 2021, 11.19 AM IST
Nomura’s prime brokerage pullback deals blow to global goalsJapan’s biggest brokerage will stop offering cash prime-brokerage services in the US and Europe, and has given some clients about six month...
07 Jul, 2021, 11.40 AM IST
Pokémon Go studio revs up pipeline in quest for next AR hitThe game tasks players with tracking down Pokémon by exploring the physical world and casting digital Pokéballs on their phone screen. In-g...
16 Jun, 2020, 09.18 AM IST
Nikkei rises to 1-month high on weak yen; machinery stocks fall on China concernsThe broader Topix advanced 0.9 per cent to 1,745.05.
17 Jul, 2018, 12.51 PM IST
Super Mario Run no longer highest-grossing app in any countryThe title, released on Dec. 15 for Apple Inc. devices, was no longer the highest-grossing iOS app in any country as of Dec. 24.
26 Dec, 2016, 12.00 PM IST
Nintendo stocks sinks after saying Pokemon Go's Impact is LimitedThe correction comes after Pokemon Go's release almost doubled Nintendo's stock through Friday's close, adding $17.6 billion in market capi...
26 Jul, 2016, 04.12 AM IST
Dummy’s guide to Pokemon Go that has hooked the worldBeyond the digital appeal, users say they enjoy how the app encourages them to explore their towns and cities and interact with others.
14 Jul, 2016, 08.16 AM IST
Microsoft, Sony battle broadens to romance games at showRole-playing games, cloud-based gaming and vendors hawking products for costume-wearing fans are taking up more floor space as the show ope...
19 Sep, 2013, 04.41 AM IST
- Million users flock to rift, Sony’s PlayStation and Microsoft’s Xbox feel the heat
Microsoft plans to add voice control that can work both in games and in the Bing search engine on the console this Christmas, Kaltner said.
18 Aug, 2011, 04.45 AM IST
- AT&T to sell phone with 3D screen, dual-lens camera for 3-D snapshots
T-Mobile USA has already said it will sell a tablet computer from LG that can shoot 3-D video. However, it won't have a 3-D screen.
22 Mar, 2011, 11.40 AM IST
- Sony unveils new motion contoller to slow Nintendo
Sony has a new message for Nintendo Wii gamers: Come join us.
11 Mar, 2010, 05.17 PM IST
- Sony to cut prices of PlayStation 3 in Japan
Sony Corp's game unit said on Tuesday it will cut the prices of its next generation PlayStation 3 game consoles in Japan next week, and off...
09 Oct, 2007, 12.50 PM IST
- Father of Sony PlayStation steps down
The chief architect of Sony's PlayStation game console stepped down on Tuesday.
19 Jun, 2007, 07.24 PM IST