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Japanese companies are increasingly opening U.S. stores to sell manga and anime-based products directly to U.S. consumers. Kadokawa is operating 10 Manga Spot stores in the U.S. as of April (see “Explore the Store: Manga Spot”), and Bandai has a Tamashii Nations store in New York’s Times Square, as two examples

Overshadowed by the end of PlayStation game discs, Sony rubbed it in by simultaneously announcing the closure of digital storefronts for the PS3 and PS Vita. In one year’s time, you will no longer be able to make new purchases on either platform, locking out some of Sony’s earliest digital downloads. It only further illustrates…

Sony is reportedly battling a UK lawsuit said to be worth almost $2.7 billion, one alleging the PlayStation maker’s “monopoly position” has inflated prices for digital games reports Reuters

Manga Spot is a 2-1/2 year-old retail chain owned by Kadokawa Retail Ventures, a division of the Japanese publishing giant, which also owns Yen Press, Anime News Network, and digital manga, light novel, and audiobook platform BookWalker parent M12 Media in the U.S. The chain is overseen by Kadokawa Retail Ventures CEO Kurt Hassler. Jim…