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Microsoft is looking at a ten-year strategy for success in Japan for its Xbox platform, key Xbox executive Peter Moore has told the official Xbox Japan website, with new strategies for the market set to be announced in six to nine months.

Televisions featuring Sony's Cell networked processor will be on the market by 2006, according to Sony CEO Nobuyuki Idei, who suggested that the next-generation TVs could offer functionality similar to a personal computer.

British technology firm Imagination is preparing to deliver a new arcade system to Sega at the start of next year, according to the company's financial statements, which will be based on the firm's next-generation graphics system.

Electronic Arts' UEFA Euro 2004 is the top selling game in the UK once again, with the chart largely unchanged from the previous week as Sony's Singstar and Microsoft's Rallisport Challenge 2 both failed to dent the top ten.

British studio Rare is not working on titles for the Nintendo DS, according to a statement from Microsoft denying reports which surfaced at E3 that the Microsoft Game Studios subsidiary had games in the pipeline for the forthcoming system.

Strong performance in both the arcade and home console sectors have given Namco extremely strong performance in FY2004, with the company reporting rising sales and a major climb in profitability for the full year.

Japanese publisher Square Enix has announced its first full-year results since its formation in a merger, with sales of some 63.2 billion Yen (469 million Euro) leading to profits of 10.9 billion Yen (81 million Euro).

A report in the British trade press has indicated that the PlayStation Portable and Nintendo DS consoles may launch in the same week in Europe - with a March 18th date apparently pencilled in for both systems.

Key US retailer Electronics Boutique has announced a 23 per cent climb in revenues in the first quarter of FY2005, with the company continuing to grow its market share in North America and predicting a strong growth year for the industry.