Game over for creator of Sony PlayStation

(Noticiascadadía).- The creator of Sony's PlayStation games console resigned lats thursday as the Japanese media giant, run by the Welsh-born Sir Howard Stringer, battled to revive its fortunes.

The departure of Ken Kutaragi, who has been with Sony since 1975, came as the firm's bitter rival, Nintendo, revealed a dramatic jump in profits thanks to the success of its handheld DS device and revolutionary Wii games console.

Technical problems and cost overruns on the PlayStation3 led Sony to delay the high-profile launch last year, handing the crucial Christmas market to Nintendo's Wii. When the PS3 did finally launch earlier this year, its hefty price tag of almost twice the price of competing products put off buyers.