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AstroGamer on 26 September 2013

Nikkei says PUX specilize in face and voice recognition tech.


Nintendo purchased a 28% batch of shares from Panasonic, who owned 78% of PUX. So, I think, Panasonic now owns 50% and Nintendo owns 28% of the company. Price was 35 million yen. Nintendo will deploy some of its own staff to PUX for development assistance. Will be used to develop tech that increases the usability of user interfaces for future game systems. There's 26 employees at the company. PUX started in April last year as a venture by Panasonic.

http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASDD250K5_V20C13A9TJ1000/

So what do you make of this news?



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gentii on 26 September 2013

what is PUX???



happydolphin on 26 September 2013
gentii said:
what is PUX???

http://www.panasonic.co.jp/pux/en/company/


Hidetaka Fukae,
President and CEO

Greater artistic expression is required for the latest applications, video and audio content because of the increased demands created by a wider range of users buying tablets and smartphones. In parallel to these, personal computers, digital home appliances and games consoles are also evolving.

Today's devices now include MPEG-compatible software codecs and interface software to recognize voices, forms, and movement. MediaArtist® is a video and audio processing software product suite that is based on technologies developed over many years in the AV and IT equipment field. In an age where audio and video content is a necessity, MediaArtist® is applicable to a range of businesses generating audio and video content. SoftSensor® recognizes forms, movement, and more. It links these to technology responses in a broad range of uses including games and digital cameras.

As the world of ICT is ever progressing, excellent technical abilities and abundant ingenuity are being employed to produce new concepts and solutions. PUX plans to match our skills to the technical and creative abilities of customers to generate synergetic effects and create greater fun and convenience for users. We believe that PUX Corporation will continue to contribute to society through the development of software that enhances user experiences.

Corporate Information

Company Name PUX Corporation
Established April 2, 2012
Paid-in Capital ¥90 million
Main Shareholder Panasonic Corporation (80%)
Location Head Office:1006 Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka 571-8501,Japan
Yokohama Office:600 Saedo-cho, Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama, 224-8539 Japan
President and 
Representative Director		 Hidetaka Fukae
Business Planning, design and development of computer software that utilizes information processing technology (voice/image processing, network, database, etc.) and related platforms


anthony64641 on 26 September 2013

intertesing... Nintendo making plans for there next console already?




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happydolphin on 26 September 2013

It could very well be for current gen. What with firmware updates and the ability to use movement recognition devices (like Kinect), this may be merged onto the U mid-gen.



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gentii on 26 September 2013
happydolphin said:
gentii said:
what is PUX???

http://www.panasonic.co.jp/pux/en/company/


Hidetaka Fukae,
President and CEO

Greater artistic expression is required for the latest applications, video and audio content because of the increased demands created by a wider range of users buying tablets and smartphones. In parallel to these, personal computers, digital home appliances and games consoles are also evolving.

Today's devices now include MPEG-compatible software codecs and interface software to recognize voices, forms, and movement. MediaArtist® is a video and audio processing software product suite that is based on technologies developed over many years in the AV and IT equipment field. In an age where audio and video content is a necessity, MediaArtist® is applicable to a range of businesses generating audio and video content. SoftSensor® recognizes forms, movement, and more. It links these to technology responses in a broad range of uses including games and digital cameras.

As the world of ICT is ever progressing, excellent technical abilities and abundant ingenuity are being employed to produce new concepts and solutions. PUX plans to match our skills to the technical and creative abilities of customers to generate synergetic effects and create greater fun and convenience for users. We believe that PUX Corporation will continue to contribute to society through the development of software that enhances user experiences.

Corporate Information

Company Name PUX Corporation
Established April 2, 2012
Paid-in Capital ¥90 million
Main Shareholder Panasonic Corporation (80%)
Location Head Office:1006 Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka 571-8501,Japan
Yokohama Office:600 Saedo-cho, Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama, 224-8539 Japan
President and 
Representative Director		 Hidetaka Fukae
Business Planning, design and development of computer software that utilizes information processing technology (voice/image processing, network, database, etc.) and related platforms

Thank you. Good for Nintendo i think



cbarroso09 on 26 September 2013

what we get from this?
NINTENDO IS FAR FROM DEAD, AND ITS CONFIDENT ON ITSELF!!



WagnerPaiva on 26 September 2013

To make the SNES CD? Oh, wait, that was Philips...



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cbarroso09 on 26 September 2013
anthony64641 said:
intertesing... Nintendo making plans for there next console already?

they have always say, as soon as they finish one they move to the next one. There is a reason why Nintendo consoles are very durable. They are tested extensively. 



Salnax on 26 September 2013

A DVD add-on for the Wii U?

Hey, it happened for the GameCube!



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