According to word out of this week, clever Japanese game makers at are plotting on creating a new game based on the heady - and potentially miserable - world of business.

The new title will be created as part of a partnership with Tokyo's Nikkei stock market, allowing the to produce stock market results in their new opus.

The game will partly play an educational role, giving players a grasp on how the economy works, including explanations of key terms and bemusing acronyms. Buy, no, no, sell!

Touch-screen controls are mooted by Trading Markets, although given the Nikkei deal we're unclear whether the game will make it to European and North American markets. Markets.

By Luke Guttridge