Capcom Shares Reach Five-Year High on Games for Wii

Capcom Co., the Japanese publisher of the Resident Evil video-game series, rose to a five-year high on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on expectations sales of titles for Nintendo Co.'s Wii consoles will boost earnings.

Capcom's stock climbed 6.3 percent to 2,855 yen, its highest close since Sept. 26, 2002, compared with a 0.5 percent gain in the benchmark Topix index. The Osaka-based company's shares have risen a total of 14 percent in the past two days.