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AUG. 30, 2008 • Nintendo Co. Ltd. lifted its profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 31 from ¥530 billion ($5 billion) to ¥650 billion ($6.1 billion). The gamemaker sees total sales for [...]

AUG. 29, 2008 • SCEE chief David Reeves told trade publication MCV that the upcoming 160GB PlayStation 3 was a “limited edition” model to test demand for a more expensive package. [...]

AUG. 29, 2008 • Around 10 percent of Chinese teenagers were “Internet-addicted,” according to Li Jianguo, vice chairman of the standing committee of the National People’s [...]

AUG. 28, 2008 • Square Enix announced a friendly takeover bid for Tecmo. The former would purchase a majority of Tecmo stock for ¥920 ($8.60) a share, a premium over the ¥708 ($6.62) Tecmo shares [...]

AUG. 26, 2008 • The Wii becomes the first current-generation console to pass the 1 million-sold mark in Canada, according to NPD Funworld data. Coming in second was the Xbox 360 at 870,000, and [...]