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Another veteran developer has left another Japanese company, but this time around it's not Sony. In a tweet on his personal account, Yohei Shimbori has announced that he has officially left Koei Tecmo. Shimbori is best known for directing many Dead Or Alive games since 2004. In his tweet, he wrote (translated by Gematsu): “As of today, I ...
The Super Nintendo World theme park in Osaka, Japan, is slated to officially open later this week. However, there are already signs that indicate a potential Donkey Kong expansion in the works. According to VGC, Super Nintendo World features a locked door hidden towards the north of the park with a design that is very reminiscent of Donkey Kong....
Just because your main characters in a fighting game received a ton of buffs & changes doesn't mean their match-ups may have improved somewhat. That's what Topanga TV in Japan has assessed based on its recent Street Fighter 5 tier list. Top Japanese fighting game pro Mago posted the list on Twitter, and it may be causing the fighting gam...
JRPG-making company Nihon Falcom just announced its recent poll results from its fans. The company's most popular game from the 80s to the end of February 2021 is... ...The Legend of Heroes: Trails In The Sky. This is followed by: The Legend of Heroes - Trails in the Sky The Legend of Heroes - Trails of Cold Steel Ys 1 Ancient Ys ...
Remember how Ghost Of Tsushima fans have helped raise more than a whopping US$260,000 to rebuild a shrine on the real Japanese island? Well, the priests there do. Because of that, Tsushima island has given a prestigious award to two senior members of the Ghost of Tsushima development team. According to VGC, Sucker Punch game director Nate Fox an...
Silent Hill and Gravity Rush creator Keiichiro Toyama has revealed several new details about the upcoming debut game from his newly-formed Bokeh Game Studio. He previously also mentioned that the game will be horror-oriented and focus more on entertainment elements; as well as that the game is still in development primarily for the PC a...
Seems like publisher Marvelous and developer Edelweiss has a lot to celebrate thanks to its sleeper hit of 2020, Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin. The 3D platformer/rice-farming simulator has a combined worldwide shipment and digital sales total of 850,000 units at this point in time. Previously, the game shipped 500,000 copies since 25th November of la...
Everyone can cosplay without any problems, right? That might no longer be true even in its origin home country of Japan soon. The Japanese government is considering creating more stringent and stricter copyright laws pertaining to cosplay. What this might mean in the future is that while cosplay that is not for profit will be unaffected and can ...
COVID-19 is still putting a damper on offline plans in 2021, but that isn't stopping one of Japan's most prominent toy fair from making an appearance. The Wonder Festival committee has announced (via Siliconera) that it will be hosting its Wonder Festival 2021 [Winter] toy exhibition online on 7th February 2021. This is because the offline versi...
After a long battle since 2017, big video game company Nintendo has won a lawsuit against Japanese street go-karting company MariCar for using Super Mario costumes and their name. We're guessing it's the Mario Kart brand that Nintendo owns (via SoraNews24). MariCar paid 50 million yen in damages (US$476,000) after the court has rejected MariCar'...
Update: Super Nintendo World's debut in Japan is delayed indefinitely due to a state of emergency declaration in Osaka Prefecture concerning the COVID-19 pandemic. Nintendo launched a special Nintendo Direct video showcasing the ins and outs of Universal Studios Japan's Super Nintendo World. Mario creator Shigeru Miyamato takes centrestage to gi...
Monster Hunter World has been a huge success for Capcom since it launched in 2018. Both the base game, and the 2019 Iceborne expansion, have sold millions of units worldwide across PS4, Xbox One, and PC. However, Monster Hunter World Iceborne and Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate director Daisuke Ichihara has left Capcom and is now empl...
The PlayStation Partner Awards 2020 Japan Asia took place earlier today, in an effort to recognize the PlayStation versions of hit titles sold across the Japan and Asia regions, as well as the world at large. The winners for each award category are as follows: Grand Award Awarded to the top three titles developed ...
Keiichiro Toyama has left Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan Studio and established a new indie games company; Bokeh Game Studio. He is best known for creating the Silent Hill, Siren, and Gravity Rush franchises. Joining him at Bokeh Game Studio are fellow Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan Studio developers like Kazunobu Sato and Junya Oku...
Universal Studios Japan in Osaka has announced that they will open their US$580 million Super Nintendo World theme park on 4 February 2021. Super Nintendo World will be built on the existing Universal Studios Japan site, featuring Nintendo's most popular games with rides, shops and walk-through activities. According to Bloomberg, on...
The previously-announced The World Ends With You anime finally has a more definitive release window, thanks to a brand new epic trailer. The new trailer also features a preview of the anime's opening song; 'TEENAGE RIOT' by ALI. The focus is on protagonists Neku and Shiki in the new The World Ends With You trailer, as they find themsel...
The Yu Tu Hakusho live-action stage play was a success in Japan, and soon it will be returning for Part 2 in December 2020. A new key visual has been unveiled, teasing that the upcoming stage play will adapt the "Beasts of Maze Castle" and "Rescue Yukina" arcs of the Spirit Detective Saga from the manga/anime. The cast for the Yu Yu Hakusho liv...
Sega has announced that they are selling their historic and legendary arcade business to Japanese company Genda. Sega parent company Sega Sammy revealed that they have decided to sell 85.1 percent of their shares in Sega Entertainment, which is the group’s arcade and amusement centre business in Japan. Fortunately for fans...
It's already the third weekend of Japan cinema, and the Demon Slayer movie is still the top dog. Demon Slayer – Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train has garnered over 2.4 billion yen (US$24 million) during the past weekend while it was airing in Japanese cinema. Let's break it down how significant this is: The movie opene...
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Train has sold more than 7.9 million tickets to earn 10.75 billion yen (roughly US$102.52 million) in its first ten days at the box office. The marks a new record (via Anime News Network), as the movie becomes the fastest movie in Japanese history to reach the 10 billion yen milestone. This is in addition t...
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