Japanese economic news source Nikkei.Net is reporting what most of us already know: big third party publishers are shifting their focus from Sony Computer Entertainment to Nintendo Co., Ltd. With the DS and the Wii doing major business, this shift should not come as a surprise. The article points out that Bandai Namco and Sega have doubled the amount of Nintendo-geared software during fiscal 2007 compared to the previous year. Likewise, Capcom has slated more games for Nintendo than for Sony. Though, companies haven't ditched the PLAYSTATION 3 by any means and are developing big games for SCE. Lower than expected PS3 sales and high development costs are just a deterrent, but things could change. Eventually, even!

Aside: game nerds who can understand Japanese will appreciate Nikkei.Net's use of gyakuten suru (逆転する), which means "to reverse." Capcom's Ace Attorney games are called Gyakuten Saiban (逆転裁判) in Japan, and Nikkei just slips in a knowing nod at the popular DS series. Gotta love those Japanese business writers — so witty. Brian Ashcraft

Companies Leaning More Towards Sony [Nikkei, Thanks Stephen!]