Tokyo Game Show

Tokyo Game Show

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo Game Show 2012 kicks off at the Makuhari Messe convention center in the city of Chiba, near Tokyo, on Sept. 20, 2012. The four-day video game software and hardware expo is one of the world's top gaming industry events.

Tokyo Game Show

Tokyo Game Show

TOKYO, Japan - Nintendo Co.'s Wii U video game console is displayed as the Tokyo Game Show 2012 kicked off in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Sept. 20, 2012. The four-day video game software and hardware expo is one of the world's top gaming industry events.

Tokyo Game Show

Tokyo Game Show

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo Game Show 2012 kicks off in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Sept. 20, 2012. The four-day video game software and hardware expo is one of the world's top gaming industry events.

Tokyo Game Show

Tokyo Game Show

TOKYO, Japan - Konami Digital Entertainment Co. displays the first smart phone title of its action game "Metal Gear Solid" series as the Tokyo Game Show 2012 kicked off in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Sept. 20, 2012. The four-day video game software and hardware expo is one of the world's top gaming industry events. Developers unveiled an increased number of titles for smart phones, at a time when sales of console games are slowing.

Microsoft to sell new video game console next fall

Microsoft to sell new video game console next fall

TOKYO, March 10 Kyodo - Rick Thompson, vice president in charge of hardware at Microsoft Corp., speaking in a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on March 10, announces the U.S. software giant's plan to enter the lucrative home video game market in the fall of next year by launching its own game console tentatively called the ''X-Box.'' The console, which will feature a DVD drive and allow Internet access, will compete directly with Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s PlayStation 2 -- the game platform recently launched in Japan.