Japanese game makers, faced with a shrinking local market and increasing competition from overseas rivals, are pinning hopes on mobile platforms such as handheld machines and cellphones to stir up demand.
At the three-day Tokyo Game Show which started on Friday, 26 percent of 461 software titles being showcased are intended for either handheld machine or cellphones. That’s up from 21 percent last year.
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