Sony needed shaking up.

索尼需要振作起来了。

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Electronics giant Sony has printed up Chinese-language maps of Akihabara to steer mainlanders to the coolest shops (especially those selling Sony goods, of course).

电子巨人索尼已经印制了中文的秋叶原地图，以引导大陆游客进入最时髦的商店(当然，尤其是卖索尼商品的商店)。

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Prior to the announcement, shares in Sony closed up 0.9 percent at 4,600 yen while Nintendo gained 0.2 percent to 60,900 yen.

在该公告发布之前，索尼公司的股票上涨了0.9%，收于4600日元；任天堂公司的股票则上涨了0.2%，收于60,900日元。

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Still, some peace of mind is a heck of a lot better than none, so we think we might take Sony up on its offer and sign up by the June 18th deadline.

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