Now is the time to launch music services, it seems. Popular messaging app Line began testing music streaming when it began to test a $2 per month service in Thailand in May, and today it has introduced a fuller service in its native Japan. Like Apple’s new service, Line Music does not have a free tier, instead it is dual priced. For 500 JPY (around $4) per month, users can enjoy 20 hours of music streaming from the service and its 1.5 million ...
The new and improved Nintendo 3DS handheld gaming devices were released in Japan last week, and it appears that they completely smashed through any sales expectations. The new systems sold a combined 233,483 units during their launch weekend alone, according to a report from the Japanese video games magazine Famitsu, posted on NeoGAF. The big surprise is the fact that the star of the show was the 3DS XL (dubbed 3DS LL in Japan), ...