In Brief
Spider-Man 2 tops Japan weekly sales (1/15-1/21)
While Nintendo Switch continues to dominate hardware
Japan Gaming News
Nintendo shares hit record high driven by Switch 2 and oil money speculation
Japan’s Nikkei stock index surged to a near 34-year high on Wednesday
Nintendo Japan cancels Nintendo Live 2024 and Splatoon event over safety fears
The company says its employees have been the subject of threats, which have spread to fans
Sony is raising PlayStation 5 peripheral prices in Japan
Including DualSense controllers, the Pulse headset and more
Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak named 2023’s best game at Japan Game Awards
Famicom was also honoured at the event
Xbox will reveal new Game Pass titles at Tokyo Game Show
Its digital broadcast will showcase games from creators mainly based in Japan and across Asia
Former PlayStation exec joins Xbox to lead Japanese partnerships
Mena Sato Kato previously led business development for first-party PlayStation games
BitSummit 2023 claims record attendence
Over 23,000 visitors attended Japan's leading indie games expo
Nintendo is closing its subscription service for Switch repairs after 1 year
The ‘Wide Care’ service launched in Japan last summer
Japan’s biggest indie games event, BitSummit, confirms 2023 plans
Over 90 titles will be showcased in July
