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S. Korea Becomes Latest Battleground for Console Wars

SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Video game giants Microsoft Corp. and Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. are eyeing an unclaimed territory in their latest battle for global console supremacy: South Korea. South Korea is among the major markets for the launches this week of their new devices — Microsoft’s Xbox Series S and Series X [...]

Nintendo Switch a Hot Ticket in South Korea

SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Switch, a video game console developed by Japan’s Nintendo, is enjoying explosive growth in sales in South Korea due to the rapid increase in the number of users since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to IR data released by Daewon Media Co., a South Korean distributor of [...]