Japanese computer game market grew 37.6 pct in 2006 to record value - Enterbrain |
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TOKYO (XFN-ASIA) - The value of the computer game market here grew last year by 37.6 pct to a record 625.8 bln yen, largely because of the success of Nintendo Co Ltd's Nintendo DS, magazine publisher Enterbrain said.The hardware market expanded by 59.7 pct to 261.90 bln yen and the software market expanded by 25.1 pct to 363.89 bln yen, Enterbrain said in a written statement.In the hardware market, Nintendo sold 7.53 mln of its Nintendo DS Lites last year and Sony Corp unit Sony Computer Entertainment Inc sold 1.95 mln of its PlayStation Portables and 1.55 mln of its PlayStation 2s.In the software market, Nintendo sold 24.22 mln sets, Square Enix Co Ltd sold 6.85 mln sets and Pokemon Co sold 5.59 mln sets, Enterbrain said.(1 usd = 119.23 yen)kaori.kaneko@xfn.com
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Japan's Nintendo's Wii game console outsells Sony's PlayStation 3 - Enterbrain 