Nintendo courts non-gamers in ‘about-turn’ strategy
Tokyo (AFP) - Once confined to rectangular screens, chirpy plumber Mario and pointy-eared Princess Zelda are popping up in theme ...
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Tag: video games
Sony quarterly net profit jumps but forecast unchanged
Tokyo (AFP) - Sony's net profit jumped in the second quarter thanks to stronger sales in gaming, music and imaging ...
PlayStation 5 Pro goes on sale, will gamers pay hefty price to play?
Paris (AFP) - The PlayStation 5 Pro hits shops on Thursday with a price tag that has raised eyebrows among ...
Nintendo lowers sales forecast as first-half profits plunge
Tokyo (AFP) - Nintendo downgraded its annual sales forecast on Tuesday as net profit plunged 60 percent year-on-year in the ...
Microsoft pushes for gaming supremacy with ‘Call of Duty’ release
Paris (AFP) - Microsoft's ambition to become the "Netflix of video games" faces a huge test this week with the ...
US judge orders Google to open Android to rival app stores
San Francisco (AFP) - A US judge on Monday ordered Google to open its Android smartphone operating system to rival ...
Ubisoft shares sink after ‘Assassin’s Creed’ delay
Paris (AFP) - Shares in French video game giant Ubisoft plunged nearly 20 percent Thursday after it dropped its profit ...
Ubisoft shares sink after ‘Assassin’s Creed’ delay
Paris (AFP) - Shares in French video game giant Ubisoft plunged nearly 20 percent Thursday after it dropped its profit ...
Princess Zelda takes the lead in ‘Echoes of Wisdom’
Paris (AFP) - Princess Zelda will shed her role as damsel in distress to play the heroine for the first ...
Princess Zelda takes the lead in ‘Echoes of Wisdom’
Paris (AFP) - Princess Zelda will shed her role as damsel in distress to play the heroine for the first ...
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