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Sony hopes online service will build brand loyalty...cars. Sony is expecting its second straight annual loss for the fiscal year through March 2010 - hurt by sliding prices, the global slowdown and the absence of blockbusters products like Apple Inc.'s iPod or Nintendo Co.'s Wii. It has... In this article: Sony, Kazuo Hirai, Fiscal year, Tokyo, Samsung Electronics Co., Walkman, Cyber-shot, Sharp Corp., and Nintendo Co |
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Yahoo! News | 2 days ago
Sony pushes back profit margin target to 2013 (Reuters)
...costs and expanding sales through 3D games. Sony in September launched a cheaper model of its PlayStation 3 game console to better compete with Nintendo's Wii and Microsoft's Xbox 360. Thanks to the more affordable version, the PS3 in...
In this article: Lithium, PlayStation 3, Walkman, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities, Nintendo, IPod, and Xbox 360
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Kansas City Star | November 13, 2009
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...platform. Nintendo's Wii fell 37 percent in October o 506,900, those of Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 rose 70 percent to 320,600, while they dropped 33 percent to 250,000 for Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360, researcher NPD Group Inc. said. Google to...
In this article: Google, Gran Turismo, Dollars & Sense, Wii, Microsoft Corp, U.S., Phenolphthalein, Cancer, and Steroid
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AP Online | 3 days ago
Sony chief executive outlines turnaround plan
Tokyo-based Sony has fallen behind amid intensifying global competition from Apple Inc. of the U.S. with its iPod, South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co., from which Sony buys TV panels, and Japanese rival Nintendo Co., which makes the Wii.
In this article: Sony Corp., Fiscal year, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Co, Wii, Tokyo, Samsung Electronics Co., Michael Jackson, and Walkman
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Seeking Alpha | 2 days ago
GameStop Corporation Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
...NBA 2K10, and Wii Sports Resort. New hardware sales declined 2% during the third quarter with weaker than expected sales of Nintendo's Wii, offset by strength from the price cut on Sony's Play Station 3. Used product sales increased 19% for...
In this article: GameStop Corporation, Wii, Nintendo, United States, and Modern Warfare 2
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Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 friend Facebook
...to turn their consoles into entertainment hubs beyond gaming. Sony recently added Netflix streaming to the PS3, something that had already been possible on the Xbox 360. By contrast, Nintendo Co. has kept its Wii first and foremost as a...
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Sony Corporation (commonly referred to as Sony) (TYO: 6758) is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest media conglomerates with revenue exceeding ¥ 7.730.0 trillion, or $78.88 billion U.S. (FY2008). Sony is one of the leading manufacturers of electronics, video, communications, video game consoles, and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets. Its name is derived from sonus, the Latin word for sound.
Sony Corporation is the electronics business unit and the parent company of the Sony Group, which is engaged in business through its five operating segments—electronics, games, entertainment (motion pictures and music), financial services and other. These make Sony one of the most comprehensive entertainment companies in the world. Sony's principal business operations include Sony Corporation (Sony Electronics in the U.S.), Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment, Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Ericsson, and Sony Financial. As a semiconductor maker, Sony is among the Worldwide Top 20 Semiconductor Sales Leaders. The company's current slogan is make.believe.
- Name:
- Sony Corporation
- Type:
- Public
- Location:
- Minato, Tokyo, Japan
- Region:
- Worldwide
- Founder:
- Founded:
- 1946 in Japan
- Stock Symbol:
- SNE
- Industry:
- Consumer electronics
- Entertainment
- Services:
- Internet service
- Key People:
- Howard Stringer,
- Products:
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- Semiconductor
- Blu-Ray
- Chemicals
- PlayStation
- Sony Pictures Entertainment
- Sony Music
- Communication & information-related equipments
- Consumer & professional electronic equipments
- Electronic devices & components
- Battery
- Revenue:
- ¥ 7.730 trillion ($78.877 billion U.S. (Fiscal Year Ended 31 March 2009)
- Operating Income:
- ¥ −227.8 billion
- Net Income:
- ¥ −98.9 billion
- Assets:
- US$ 230.5Billion (2009)
- Equity:
- US$ 50 Billion (2009)
- No. of Employees:
- 180,500 (as of March 2008)
- Subsidiaries:
- List of the subsidiaries
- Market Cap:
- US$ 50 Billion (2009)
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