Cody Taylor

Japan’s hotline for people considering killing themselves is stretched to its limit, with the economic crisis feared to be worsening the country’s suicide problem, its director says. A national suicide hotline run by the Telephone Lifeline association is struggling to meet demand, with 7,000 volunteers handling some 700,000 calls a year.

According to Famitsu’s publisher Enterbrain, the Japanese game market is, like a frightened turtle, getting smaller compared to last year. But what was the biggest selling game hardware? Games? The 2007 data reflects the period from January 1, 2007 to December 3, 2007. The 2008 data reflects the period from December 31, 2007 to December 28, 2008.