Nintendo Co is thinking about shipping 1.5 million handheld game player units that have three-dimensional capability in Japan in its first month after their launch on February 26.  President Satoru Iwata released this news in an interview with Nikkei Business Daily published on Monday.

Iwata said, as quoted by the Nikkei, that it is important for them to ensure a continuous supply. The company will be working on avoiding shortages of products, which happened previously when DS versions were first released in the market.

Nintendo Co Ltd is a multinational corporation that is based in Kyoto, Japan. It was founded year 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi. It had tried several types of small businesses before they turned into a video game company.

They are now one of the strongest companies in the industry and are considered as the third most valuable company in Japan. They have a market value of over 85 billion US dollars.

Their 3DS game players are scheduled to go on sale in Europe and United States by the third month of this year. According to the Nikkei, Nintendo aims to sell about 4 million units around the world by the end of that month.

Microsoft Corp’s Kinect, as well as Sony Corp’s Move controllers have improved with Nintendo Wii’s motion-gaming technology. But, Apple Inc and Google Inc’s Android chipped away at the Nintendo’s share in the handheld gaming market.

The publishing company said Nintendo might release their 3DS games in promising markets in Asia and in countries were the economy are growing hastily.

Lenovo Group Ltd revealed an exciting new lineup of IdeaPad laptops today at the 2011 International Consumer Electronic Show. Their new IdeaPad laptops include models in the Y, Z, S, and V series, as well as the Lenovo G and B series.

The new IdeaPad laptops entice variety of consumers because of their modern and stylish design. In addition, it is equipped with the most recent technology to enhance performance and entertainment capabilities.

Two of Lenovo’s new IdeaPad laptops include the world’s fastest booting Windows 7 personal computers. These are the IdeaPad Y470 and Y570.

Dion Weisler, vice president of the business operations of Lenovo said that they are very excited about their latest lineup of Ideapad laptops. They have enriched their portfolio with amazing features such as sub-10 second boot times, as well as sleek industrial designs that will deliver higher performance and more convincing experience for their consumers.

Lenovo’s Y series laptop such as IdeaPad Y570D features high-performance processors and innovative tools to make mobile entertainment more fun and realistic. It is also equipped with Lenovo Enhanced Experience 2.0 for Windows 7 standard.

Fashionable multimedia laptops include the Lenovo’s Z series laptops. This is designed for consumers who want a PC that can keep up with their stirring lifestyle.

The computer technology corporation has added two laptop offerings in their collection. These are the IdeaPad S100 and IdeaPad S205 laptops packed with surprises for the consumers.

Lenovo has several other laptop products that are exceptionally engineered. Lenovo’s company aims to develop, manufacture and market reliable, high-quality, secure, as well as easy-to-use technology products and services around the world.

More last-minute shoppers came to several U.S stores this year than last year’s final Saturday before Christmas. Also, shopper spending is expected to go even higher during the latter part of the week.

According to the research firm ShopperTrak, U.S sales went up on Saturday as many people continued shopping for gifts. Sales were up 15.1 percent from last year. However, this year also profited most than last year because of the blizzard that hit the East Coast.

But, many shoppers are still procrastinating with less than a week left before Christmas. About 23 million shoppers are still expected to be out on Christmas Eve according to a survey done by the International Council of Shopping Centers.

As Christmas nears, consumers have increased their shopping pace and purchases. Retail shops are also shaping up to get favorable holiday sales and December performances.

December 23 is considered to be the year’s second biggest day when it comes to shopping sales and the third biggest foot traffic, according to ShopperTrak founder Bill Martin. The foot traffic on Saturday was up 10.1 percent in comparison to last year’s record.

Almost three quarters of Americans are already done with their shopping on Saturday. Last week, only half of the Americans completed their Christmas shopping.

The Saturday shopping mooed increased the retailers’ sales for the whole. ICSC-Goldsman Sachs weekly chain store sales index showed an increase of 4.2 percent sales from the previous year.

Yet, ICSC found that spending will not yet end on Christmas. Many consumers are still planning to go shopping a day after that, and will be out the whole week between Christmas and New Year.

American retailers are focusing on the shopper’s convenience as Christmas nears this holiday season, as published by Reuters.

Some stores are offering a 24-hour shopping experience and guarantee that the items most shoppers want are available in store. On the other hand, some stores are trying to correct mistakes on previous shopping days.

Best Buy tried to alter their strategies on the fly since they made a bad retail bet and witnessed their sales fall as shoppers looked past the expensive 3D, as well as Internet television technologies this year.

However, the National Retail Federation is raising the electronic chain’s holiday sales forecast this week. It seems that they may have an improved shopping season.

Best Buy lost their tech-lovers and shoppers to bigger merchants like Target, as well as an online shopping store Amazon.com this season since the store is giving out less discounts and promoting pricey 3D televisions.

The company acknowledged its mistakes on Tuesday when it revealed a fall in their quarterly sales. However, they are now promoting lower-priced televisions and making appropriate price adjustments in their computer sections after they have realized that shoppers are certainly showing inclination to the low end.

Reuters is also monitoring the strategies of several department stores this holiday. These stores include J.C Penney Co Inc, Kmart parents Sears Holding Corp, discount Target Corp, Toys R Us and Best Buy.

The sixth company that the news site had been following includes the teen apparel store, Aeropostale Inc. The merchandise store made a change of heart, and according to a media report, they are putting up a defense against the possible takeover bid.

About 74% of Americans find shopping online as the easiest way to complete their Christmas gifts, while 87% think brick-and-mortar stores do a better job in setting them up in a holiday spirit, according to the StrategyOne’s Annual Holiday Shopping Index.

There are less than three weeks left in the holiday shopping season and survey shows Americans are still divided on whether best deals can be found online or in stores. 52% of Americans state that they can find the best deals online, while 48% believes they could get the best deals in retail stores.

StrategyOne is a Daniel J. Fdelman strategic research and polling firm. Based on its recent public opinion poll gathered from 1,052 Americans, they also found out that 54% of Americans think shopping online is the most effective way to spend without exceeding their holiday gift budget.

Bradley Honen, the senior vice-president of StrategyOne observed that online retailing has increasingly become a critical part of the holiday shopping season, which can be seen in the rising fame of ‘Cyber Monday and the remarkable Thanksgiving Dayonline spending.

However, it is still evident how some aspects of retail experience can not be matched when shopping online, such as feeling the holiday spirit.

In general, 59% of the consumers said that they would still prefer completing their holiday shopping in stores. Yet, that preference differs among various income groups.

The StrategyOne Holiday Shopping Index aims to better determine the extent of consumer attitudes and perceptions regarding this year’s holiday shopping habits, as well as how the consumers’ particular shopping plans will evolve over the course of the season.

This year, many book lovers are proposed to become e-readers of their favorite books on the list. The National Retail Federation reports more than 47 percent of holiday shoppers plan to purchase books for their Christmas list and several might turn to e-readers.

Instead of buying new releases, shoppers may get the PocketBook e-reader edition, which generates more savings according to Leon Sheiman, the marketing and sales manager for PocketBook-USA.

In fact, their PocketBook items come with entrance to a library where more than 250,000 books can be downloaded for free.

The PocketBook is available in three different models, which includes the PocketBook Pro 602, Pro 902, as well as the PocketBook IQ. They sell more than 50,000 units per month around the world.

The PocketBook 602 and 902 are similar models with slight differences in the screen size and battery. The IQ model, on the other hand, offers variety of features that include seven-inch color TFT touch screen with Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity.

PocketBook e-readers will be available to several shoppers at various online stores, as well as some retail shops in the mall nationwide. The products are competitively priced without sacrificing the quality.

Founded in 2007, the PocketBook aims to develop ideal electronic reading device that will fulfil all of the user’s desires. The device is now the best selling e-reader in Eastern Europe while it ranks third in Western Europe.

The PocketBook is now considered as one of the top five producers of electronic reading devices in the world.

Shoppers have apparently brought back their bargain-binging mood on a Black Friday while they scoop up everything from computer laptops to TVs, toys and many other deals at stores. This turns out to be a good way to uplift economic recovery.

Today, shoppers were buying more for themselves and were less attentive on price as opposed to the past two Black Friday seasons. However, shoppers said discounts were not as big as they were in the past.

Apart from that, many teenagers also went out to shop, which is a good sign for the holiday season according to retail executives and analysts since consumer expenses account for more than half of the U.S economy.

This season can be considered as one of the biggest Black Fridays they have ever seen according to David Bassuk, the managing director of a consulting firm AlixPartners, while quoting store promotions and strong advertising campaigns.

While retailers expect a prosperous holiday season this year, it seems that giving out less generous deals might help them evade huge discounts and keep up with their margins.

Analyst Brian Sozzi said that prices are discounted within a range of 25 to 40 percent this year in comparison to 30 to 50 percent last year.

However, young people are now shopping for higher priced items, which means that shoppers are more willing to use their income rather than saving it. This is based from Jharonne Martis-Olivo’s statement, the director of consumer research at Thomson Reuters.

Black Friday is the term coined by retailers that refer to the time of the year when they turn their business into profit, or “in the black.” This year, retailers aim to keep their sales at a momentum that has moderately picked up while the economy recovers.

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Designer Pierre Cardin alleged that fashion designers these days change styles so fast that makes it more difficult to create couture designs that will last for several years. He believes that this is partly due to releasing collections twice a year.

The 88-year-old French fashion designer was attending a show co-sponsored by a well known department store in Tokyo when he said that the business is now much harder for fashion designers than during the time when he first started the industry about 60 years ago.

In his interview, he said that there were still very few designers at the end of the war. Today, there are several designs in every country, around the world. Thus, it is impossible to create new designs ever year, but instead every six months.

Nowadays, the fashion trends are getting crazier, more beautiful and fantastic on the eyes. However, designers are not creating fashion styles for tomorrow. He added that there is a lot of fashion today, but later on, in about four to five years, it’s gone.

When Cardin launched his own label in 1950, he was informed that what he was doing was impossible. It was his belief in himself and the obsession that pushed him through.

For him, his work is like an addiction, which made him able to do it for a very long time.

Pierre Cardin has become a popular name on several products around the world, ranging from fashion design clothing to alarm clocks. Cardin, a Western couturier was the first to turn to Japan as a high market in fashion during the late 1950s.

Melrose Diamonds announced on Friday that they have become the number one online Rolex retailer in Minnesota, including other cities around the state such as Minneapolis. The store’s second and third quarter revenues have remarkably increased to 77 percent over the same period last year.

According to Vanessa Puzio of Melrose Diamonds, it appears that the holidays have come early in Minnesota that their Rolex sales have increased drastically in just four months. Melrose Diamonds are happy and they are looking forward to a profitable holiday season.

They have updated the selections of their Rolex watches to deal with the increased demands from shoppers, and have included free overnight shipping for worldwide customers for every Rolex watch purchase.

Apart from that, most of their Rolex watch models were customized for the Minnesota market, as well as those of Minneapolis, Duluth, St. Paul, Bloomington, Rochester and Brooklyn Park.

Melrose Diamonds is also considered as USA’s number 1 online Rolex store. They have various Rolex watches for men and women fabricated in various designs and styles in different materials such as white gold or steel.

Melrose Diamonds believe that purchasing Rolex watches, as well as other luxury watches should not be as mysterious and complicated as other people might think.

They offer low and no-haggle Rolex watches that can be new or pre-owned, but restored to its original factory state with a comprehensive 2-year warranty. They also have their own Melrose Diamonds Minnesota website that caters to customers around Minnesota cities.