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Sega’s popular Yakuza series has shipped more than five million units worldwide to date. The series began in 2005 with the PS2 original, which combined with a re-release years later has since sold one million units, according to Andriasang. Yakuza of the End, a zombie apocalypse-themed spin-off for the PlayStation-exclusive …

A new television service for 3DS has gone live in Japan today. Nintendo has partnered with broadcasters Fuji Television and Nippon Television to create downloadable programs for the handheld under the new Itsu no Ma ni Terebi service. According to Andriasang, the TV service is delivered through the 3DS’ Spot …

Over 1.5m Xbox 360 consoles have been sold in Japan – a territory Microsoft has found tough to crack. The system originally launched back in 2005 and reached 1m sales in 2009. Now the console has topped 1.5m sales according to Japanese site Wazap, as translated by Kotaku. Over 55m …

The Nintendo 3DS has sold more than one million units in Japan. It has taken 13 weeks for the firm’s latest handheld to reach this milestone since its launch in February, according to CVG. The original DS topped 1m sales in just one month after its launch, with the DS …

Nintendo’s 3DS has now passed the 1m unit sales barrier in Japan. However, as reported by Andriasang, it took the machine 13 weeks to reach the milestone. Its predecessor the DS managed the same in just four weeks. Other iterations of the DS have also been quicker out of the …

Despite grabbing lots of the E3 headlines with its impressive showing of the new Tomb Raider game, a senior Square Enix exec has said that this year’s show has painted a grave picture for Japanese games development. As well as Tomb Raider, other stars of Square Enix’s show this week …

MotorStorm Apocalypse will now not be released in Japan, SCEJ has confirmed. The game was initially delayed in the aftermath of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami in March. No official reason was given, but seeing as the racer is set amidst the tumbling ruins of an earthquake-ravaged city it’s not …

Sony Computer Entertainment president Kazuo Hirai wants PlayStation Vita to turn a profit within the next three years, reports Reuters. He also said he expects sales of the company’s new handheld to outsell the PSP. Jack Tretton, president of SCEA, has said PlayStation Vita will arrive in Japan this year, …

Sony has stated that the long-awaited Team Ico Collection will be released for PS3 in Japan on September 22nd. That’s according to a translation from VG247. The SKU will include HD re-workings of two PS2 classics – Ico and Shadow of the Colossus. Both will include hi-def visuals, 7.1 surround …

Despite a slow start that has seen PSP continue to dominate the portable hardware sector in Japan, Famitsu publisher Enterbrain has predicted that 3DS will be the best selling console in the territory in 2011. Andriasang reports that predictions point to a total of 2,868,000 before the end of the …