Sony, Nintendo Rise on Report China May End Game-Console Ban

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By Naoko Fujimura and Mariko Yasu

January 28, 2013 at 4:05 AM EST

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Sony Corp. and Nintendo Co., Japan’s biggest makers of gaming devices, rose after China Daily said the world’s most-populous country may end a 12-year ban on the sale of video-game consoles.

Sony, the maker of PlayStation machines, jumped 9.1 percent in Tokyo trading to 1,407 yen, highest since April 2012. Nintendo, the creator of Super Mario, added 3.4 percent to 9,630 yen, the highest since Dec. 7, in Osaka.

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