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Nintendo to launch Wii Fit in North America in May
- 2008-02-20
SAN FRANCISCO AFP — Nintendo announced Wednesday that its exercise-oriented Wii Fit game, complete with Balance Board controllers, will go on sale in North America on May 19. The Japanese maker of hot-selling Wii video game consoles revealed the launch date as it showed off Fit at a major...
'Brain training' Dr Kawashima has no time for games
- 2008-01-30
SENDAI, Japan AFP — Ryuta Kawashima, the scientist behind the smash-hit "brain training" games on Nintendo DS portable consoles, turned down the chance to become a millionaire, saying he'd rather work for a living. The self-confessed workaholic -- who says he has no time for games, even his own...
Virtual games a hit among retired US seniors
- 2008-01-23
SILVER SPRING, Maryland AFP — Amid rousing applause and cheers, seniors in a retirement complex in the Washington suburbs have hopped onto the videogame craze, belatedly but with a vengeance, swinging their arms in a virtual game of bowling. While video games are aimed more usually at younger audiences,...
Nintendo DS handheld sales top 20 million: survey
- 2007-11-28
TOKYO AFP — Nintendo has sold more than 20 million of its DS handheld video game consoles in Japan since the series was first launched about three years ago, according to a survey released Wednesday. Total domestic sales of the DS and the DS Lite reached 20.05 million on...
Xbox 360 launches Arcade model to challenge Wii
- 2007-10-23
SAN FRANCISCO AFP — Microsoft on Tuesday began US sales of a scaled-down Xbox 360 model billed by some analysts as a doomed bid to unseat Nintendo's Wii console as ruler of the casual video game market. "It is squarely targeted at the Wii," Directions on Microsoft analyst Matt...
Big players meet to shape video gaming's future
- 2007-07-10
SAN FRANCISCO, United States AFP — Rival video game console makers and leading software designers are in California to show off what they hope will be this year's blockbuster titles in the multi-billion-dollar industry. An invitation-only E3 Media and Business Summit featuring Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony as well as...
Square Enix's next 'Dragon Quest' for Nintendo DS only
- 2006-12-12
TOKYO AFP — Japanese video game developer Square Enix Co has said it would release the next version of its hugely popular "Dragon Quest" role playing series exclusively for the Nintendo DS handheld console. "Dragon Quest IX", designed specifically for the Nintendo DS, will hit the shelves next year, Square...
Let console battle commence
- 2006-11-19
WASHINGTON AFP — After weeks of frenetic hype, marathon queuing and the occasional violence, the latest round of the console wars began in earnest in the United States this weekend. Nintendo's next-generation "Wii" machine went on sale on Sunday, a fortnight before its debut in Japan. It joined Sony's freshly...
Nintendo's megahit brain-training game to go global
- 2006-04-05
TOKYO AFP — Nintendo said it would launch its 'brain-training' software, a megahit in Japan, in the United States and Europe in hopes of winning customers who do not like video games but worry about aging. The software is billed as checking the ages of players' brains by quizzing...
Super Mario creator conquers French to win honours
- 2006-03-13
PARIS AFP — Japanese designer Shigeru Miyamoto, who created Mario, the video game superhero and Nintendo mascot, was rewarded by France for his contribution to the virtual world. In an unprecedented move, France's Culture Minister Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres awarded Miyamoto the knight of the Order of Arts and...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David Guiraud | Vice President |
| Claude Perret | Director, HR |
| Denis Hiault | Director, Info |
| Jean-Pierre Vignolle | Director General |
| Jocelyne Bulke | Assistant Director |
| Michel Tourmen | Director, Finance |
| Yves de Saint Jacob | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications |
| Luke Hunt | |
| Michael Mainville | Correspondent |
| Dan Jung | Multimedia Editor |
| Peter Wutherich | Editor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Pierre Louette | Chairman & CEO |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Info | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Assistant Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications | Current |
Luke Hunt has worked as a journalist for 20 years, primarily with Agence France-Presse, and is a routine contributor to World Politics Review. In addition to covering the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, he has extensive experience in Asia and the Middle East. He served as AFP bureau chief in Phnom Penh and Kabul. Currently based in Hong Kong, Hunt's work has appeared in many international newspapers and on international networks including CNN, the BBC and ABC in his native Australia. He has an academic background in military studies and economics.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Correspondent | Current |
| Global Radio News Ltd. | Current | |
| San Francisco Chronicle | Moscow-Based Freelance Correspondent | Former |
| The Gazette | Reporter | Former |
| The Prague Post | Reporter | Former |
Array
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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