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Majesco Ships "Cooking Mama: Cook Off" for Nintendo Wii

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 20, 2007 - 3:30pm.

Edison, N.J. - Video game publisher Majesco on Tuesday shipped its "Cooking Mama: Cook Off" title for Nintendo Wii to retailers. Developed by Office Create and licensed from Taito, the game is a follow-up to a title released in 2006 for Nintendo DS.

tags: Games | Majesco | Taito | Office Create |

Japanese Video Game Publisher Square Enix Bids $610 Million for Taito

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 23, 2005 - 7:36am.
Tokyo -- Japanese video game publisher Square Enix has announced an offer to acquire fellow game publisher Taito, for about $610 million, in a deal that would create the region's third-largest game publisher, behind Nintendo and Namco Bandai. The offer still needs approval from shareholders, but Kyocera -- which holds 37% of Taito -- has said it will sell its shares to Square Enix. While Square Enix is best known for its "Final Fantasy" and "Dragon Quest" franchises for the PC and game consoles, Taito developed titles like "Space Invaders," "Arkanoid" and "Elevator Action" for older consoles, and also creates arcade game titles for the Japanese market. Taito shares were up 14% on news of the buyout offer.
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Japanese Firm Taito to Resurrect Classic "Space Invaders" Arcade Game

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 5, 2003 - 6:25am.
Tokyo -- Japanese video game maker Taito has announced that it will once again sell its classic "Space Invaders" arcade game in the U.S., in part to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the game's release. The company signed an agreement with fellow Japanese games firm Namco -- which has operations in the U.S. -- to manufacture and sell around 10,000 new "Space Invaders" machines, at about $2,800 each. "There has been a rebirth of classic video games in America," Taito spokesman Kengo Naka told Reuters. "We thought it would coincide nicely with the 25th anniversary of its debut in the U.S."
tags: Games | Japanese | Taito | Space Invaders | Arcade Game |