IBM / Media Development Research Institute Inc. / Dentsu Communication Institute Inc. / Domestic Manufacturers Introduce New Desktop Hardware Japan / Supermarkets Software / Nintendo / Toshiba / Marubeni Info-Tech / Konami / Toy / Sony Computer Entertainment / Softbank BB / Kawada Co. Ltd. / Microsoft / Happinet Corporation / /
Continent
North America / Europe / /
Country
Japan / United States / Australia / China / South Korea / /
Currency
JPY / /
Event
Company Expansion / /
Facility
Yano Research Institute / Square Enix / /
IndustryTerm
heavyweight creator / retail level / online game market / retail market / software wholesalers / portable devices / software manufacturers / desktop devices / retail supply / software shipments / Software retail sales / low-priced software / hardware manufacturers / Retail value / software development / blockbuster software packages / actual retail prices / retail channels / software production costs / stores Internet Internet sales operator / production distribution wholesalers / download software / industrial organization representing videogame software manufacturers / convenience store distribution wholesalers / consumer electronics mass retailers / software titles / videogame hardware / companies handling software products / electronics / individual software products / Internet sales / retail price base / Hardware retail sales / software exports / desktop hardware / wireless communication / portable hardware / /
OperatingSystem
Game Boy Advance / Sega Dreamcast / Nintendo DS / /
Organization
Japan Amusement Machinery Manufacturers Association / Ministry of Finance / U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission / Yano Research Institute / Koei Department / /
Person
Sega / Hudson / Bandai / /
Position
regional wholesaler / wholesaler / Videogame Distribution Routes Secondary wholesaler / Major / /
Industrial Report (C) JETRO Japan Economic Monthly, August 2005 Trends in the Japanese Videogame Industry Japanese Economy Division