Customers in TOkyo displaying their purchases of Japanese electronics titan Nintendo's new videogame console 'Wii U' in December of 2012. China's decision, for now, to lift a 14-year-old ban on selling videogame consoles could pave the way for Nintendo, Sony Corp and Microsoft Corp to enter the world's third-largest video game market in terms of revenue - AFP Photo.
TOKYO: Shares in Nintendo Co Ltd jumped as much as 6% to a 2½ year high on Wednesday after China temporarily lifted a 14-year-old ban on selling video game consoles.
The move could pave the way for Nintendo, Sony Corp and Microsoft Corp to enter the world's third-largest video game market in terms of revenue.
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