One man. Two Dance Dance Revolution pads. No shoes. What follows is nothing short of amazing. The DDR player’s name is TAKASKE, and he is Japan’s barefoot arcade wonder. ゲームはスポーツだなｗｗｗｗｗｗ [ぴょんそく] Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Tune in every…
Capcom is teaming up with Tencent Games for Monster Hunter Online, which is aimed at the Chinese market. What’s kind of surprising is that the game runs on the CryEngine 3. Have a look above at the game’s trailer. Monster Hunter Online [Tencent Games via Ruliweb Thanks, Cat Mario and MasterLinkx!] Kotaku East is your…
Over the years, countless video games and video game consoles have appeared in Japanese anime. Sometimes, they are part of the story. Other times, they’re just games. It depends, really. This month, as new episodes are being broadcasted in Japan, fans are noticing when game machines pop up in anime. For example, people online were…
Nintendo is developing a new Zelda game for the 3DS. In Japanese, the game is called The Legend of Zelda: Kamigami no Triforce 2. You probably remember the first Kamigami no Triforce game’s English title, A Link to the Past. The game will feature a new storyline, new puzzles, and new dungeons. Link will also…
To mark Luigi’s anniversary, Nintendo is releasing a special Luigi emblazoned 3DS XL in Japan. The hardware comes bundled with a digital version of Mario & Luigi: Dream Team In Japan, it goes on sale June 18, which is when the game also launches.
Wreck-It Ralph recently opened in Japan, where it’s titled Sugar Rush. Besides enjoying the flick, Japanese moviegoers are doing something else: Comparing the character Vanellope to a real idol. Namely, Japanese moviegoers are saying Vanellope looks like AKB48 member Ami Maeda. Yes, their eye color is different, but their eyebrows, hair and facial expressions seem…
Well, PSY’s newest music video “Gentleman” looks like a smash hit. It also looks like it might be filled with product placements. Go figure! As Kotaku previously mentioned, mobile game Candy Crush Saga appears in the “Gentleman” video for several seconds. There are rumors of a big payout. But this isn’t only alleged product placement…
The Japanese language and Call of Duty have never gotten along. But in the past, that’s been simply due to translation mistakes. That might not be the case here. In the latest downloadable content for Black Ops II, the in-game Japanese is both strange and funny. The downloadable content features four new multiplayer maps, including…
Final Fantasy Versus XIII designer Tetsuya Nomura recently appeared on a Square Enix radio program and was asked the question on everyone’s mind: When will there be new Final Fantasy Versus XIII info? Nomura seemed to be in good spirits about the question and said, “If we’re talking about when there will be news, MD…
One Piece is the biggest manga in Japan. Know what that means? Yep, there’s a ton of One Piece cosplay. Technically, One Piece is for young boys, but adult males and females alike love it and really get into the saga. Let’s take a look at some—certainly not all—of the best One Piece cosplay the…
In the anime My Neighbor Totoro, the Catbus is a large, furry cat that is, well, a bus. But the Catbus isn’t only the stuff of fantasy. There are a handful of real catbuses. While there was an impressive one at Burning Man (apparently, a Subaru!), let’s take a look at the catbuses spotted around…
A recent job listing in China is causing quite a stir. The gig promises a good salary and loads of benefits to those able to surf the web and quickly locate porn. Heck, millions already do this for free! The job listing appeared on the website for Anquan Lianmeng, which as ChinaSmack explains, literally means…
Another update to Nintendo of Korea’s Twitter controversy: Nintendo has apologized. Read more in the original story.
Japanese dumb picture threads often start with a request. Maybe someone hasn’t laughed in a while and needs a pick-me-up. Thus, he or she asks for silly or stupid pics on 2ch, the country’s biggest forum. Others chip in and contribute goofy images to elicit a chuckle or two. Today would be a good day…
PSY’s video for “Gentleman” is tearing up the internet, racking up over 20 million views in only its first 24 hours on YouTube. But if you think those numbers are scary, then you haven’t seen anything yet. Gentleman M/V: Horror Movie Trailer Edition [David Elmaleh at YouTube] Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet…
A few months back, a thread appeared online in Japan with a simple question: How do you get out of a situation like this? The ensuing answers proved one thing: Don’t ask people whose only experience is based on video games, comic books, and movies. The somewhat simple drawing showed a figure with two guns…
Today, Nintendo’s South Korean branch is finding itself embroiled in controversy after a highly unprofessional comment, allegedly made via Twitter. As mentioned on Korean news site Naver (via tipster Sang), someone using Nintendo of Korea’s Twitter account commented on a photo of celebrity Eun Ji Park (above). Once a weather caster, Park is now a…
What do Michael Jackson, Mikhail Gorbachev, and Ghandi all have in common? They apparently look like One Piece characters, that’s what. Created by Twitter user @Sato3rd, the image below has been making its way around cyberspace recently. It shows One Piece characters and the real world individuals they either look like or seem inspired by.…
Yesterday, Kotaku posted PSY’s newest song, “Gentleman”. And today, here’s the video, which also includes PSY’s latest dance. Have a look.
Starting April 25, Square Enix is offering a “Japanese Language Pack” on Steam that includes subtitles and a Japanese language voice track for Tomb Raider Do know that the Japanese packaged version will have language support when it hits shops later this month. The Steam version, it seems, is slightly different. According to the game’s…
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