Tag: Japan

Exoskeleton by Skeletonics at CEATEC 2014

CEATEC just opened the exhibition doors today in Makuhari Messe, Japan and the Cutting Edge IT & Electronics Comprehensive Exhibition is already filled with innovative devices created by ambitious and creative individuals from all over the world. The CEATEC exhibition takes places between October 7 – October 11 and it brings together all the innovative ...

Samurai Warriors 4 new characters revealed

Developer Tecmo Koei revealed several new characters that will be present in “Samurai Warriors 4”. The next instalment to the franchise is already out in Japan on Playstation 3 and Playstation Vita since March 2014 and on Playstation 4 since September 4, 2014. The international release of all versions will take place on October 21, ...

Xbox One games are nowhere to be found on the top 20 charts in Japan

The Xbox One finally launched in Japan last week and brought with it 29 titles for the Japanese people to enjoy. Microsoft previously stated that they are confident in the console’s success in Japan, but it looks like success doesn’t come after just one week. A major Japanese retailer who posts weekly charts comprised of ...

Microsoft is confident in the Xbox One’s chances on the Japanese market

Microsoft is finally bringing the Xbox One to Japan after almost a year since the console was first launched in the US and EU. Since this a market traditionally dominated by Sony and Nintendo, most people believe that the Redmond-based company will have a hard time selling a decent amount of units over there. Even ...

Sony Japan plans to catch up with the US and EU console markets

The new generation consoles seem to be selling like hot cakes, with Sony already managing to sell 10 million PS4 units and Microsoft rumored to have sold more than 5 million Xbox Ones to date. Console wars aside, things are going pretty good considering that the new consoles only launched less than a year ago. However, ...

Xbox One launches this September in Japan with 29 games

The Xbox One has been available in North America, Europe, Australia, and Brazil since November 22nd and today Microsoft announced that it will also be launched in Japan on September 4th. The console is already available for pre-order through multiple Japanese retailers and comes in three varieties. The regular Kinect version, the Kinect-free Xbox One, and the Day One ...

Softbank’s Pepper robot will be available to consumers soon

The Japanese company Softbank recently said that they plan on selling Pepper humanoid robots to consumers starting in February. Their $2.000 robot will work as a babysitter, nurse, and emergency medical worker. Pepper will also be able to respond to human emotions, according to Software’s CEO  Masayoshi Son. More and more companies seem to be ...