
TOKYO -- Shares in gaming companies are gaining traction as investors snap up the beaten down sector, in spite of growing pressure in China, the world's biggest gaming market, to limit the amount of playtime for underage kids.
Game stocks in the Tokyo market have picked up steam with software developers like Koei Tecmo Holdings, the company behind hit franchise "Romance of the Three Kingdoms," soaring 23% in the last month and "eFootball" creator Konami Holdings up 13% in the same period.