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Nippon Ichi Software Sales/Marketing Head to Resign on March 31st (Updated)

  • February 20th, 2010 at 11:35 am

In a letter to investors, Nippon Ichi President Tomohiro Sato has announced his resignation from the company, effective March 31st, for what Sato calls “personal reasons”.
Nippon Ichi Software recently posted a 97% loss in operating income for the nine month period ending on January 2009 in comparison to the same period in 2008 in Japan, [...]

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Evangelion 1.01 TV Version Gets 12% Audience Share, Eva 2.0 Piracy in China

  • July 6th, 2009 at 7:31 pm

A couple of Japanese media reports have surfaced regarding the Rebuild of Evangelion series.
First, the additional Eva 1.0 revision for TV broadcast last Friday was a success according to media analytics firm Video Research with Kanto Region audience share numbers hitting 12% for the night with the additional stat of 355,000 people sending the concurrent [...]

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Of Breaking News and Eventual Vindication

  • February 21st, 2009 at 1:22 am

Yesterday’s Best Buy news reminded me of one of my many times breaking news over at PhoneNews.com, with the announcement that AT&T was going to discontinue prepaid unlimited data, or the delay of the Sprint Treo Pro due to ROM issues.  I had gathered all of the necessary information over a considerable length of time [...]

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    • Neo Romance Festa Haruka 10Nen Sai March 16, 2010
      Release Date: May 12, 2010. US$ 74.90 / Not yet published or released […]
    • Seitokai No Ichizon Vol.5 March 16, 2010
      Release Date: Apr 16, 2010. US$ 63.90 / Not yet published or released […]
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      Release Date: Apr 16, 2010. US$ 85.90 / Not yet published or released […]
    • Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf 2 March 16, 2010
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    • Alvin and the Chipmunks 1+2 [Boxset] March 14, 2010
      Release Date: Mar 25, 2010. ~Jason Lee, Zach Levi, David Cross, Voice As: Justin Long (Alvin), Anna Faris (Jeanette), Amy Poehler (Eleanor), Christina Applegate (Brittany), Jesse McCartney (Theodore). Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007, Run. Time 92 Min.): A L V I N !!! Struggling songwriter Dave Seville (Jason Lee) opens his home to a talented trio of chipmunks […]
    • Alvin and the Chipmunks 2 March 14, 2010
      Release Date: Mar 25, 2010. ~Jason Lee, Zach Levi, David Cross, Voice As: Justin Long (Alvin), Anna Faris (Jeanette), Amy Poehler (Eleanor), Christina Applegate (Brittany), Jesse McCartney (Theodore). Chipmunk singing sensations Alvin, Simon and Theodore are back for an encore in this hilarious squeakquel packed with more action and more nutty fun for the wh […]
    • Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs March 11, 2010
      Release Date: Mar 31, 2010. ~Voice: Bill Hader, Anna Faris. When Flint Lockwood’s (Bill Hader) latest contraption accidentally destroys the town square and rockets up into the clouds, he thinks his inventing career is over. Then something amazing happens as delicious cheeseburgers start raining from the sky. His machine actually works! But when people greedi […]
    • Goseiger Vol.2 March 11, 2010
      Release Date: Jun 21, 2010. US$ 31.90 / Not yet published or released […]
    • Shinkenger Final Live Tour 2010 March 11, 2010
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