For gamers who aren’t exactly thrilled with the 3DS’ slide pad, a Japanese peripheral company has a cover cap that increases the pad’s size. One Japanese gamer decided to stack a whole bunch of them to make this slide pad joystick, which looks like it would be either great or plain awful to use. I…
This April, Japanese illustrator Mao Sugiyama offered to cook a special meal: the illustrator’s surgically removed genitals. The following month, five diners paid the equivalent of US$250 to eat Sugiyama’s bait and tackle, served with Italian parsley and garnished with button mushrooms. Approximately 70 people attended the event in Tokyo’s Suginami Ward on May 18…
Like Zeno Clash? With Zeno Clash II, the first-person melee brawler is getting a sequel that promises a bigger world, populated with crazier enemies and more punches. The open world game features a new “lock-on” function during fights as well as role-playing elements to gain more strength or defense. Zeno Clash II will also feature…
If you are keen to snag upcoming role-playing game Tales of Xillia 2, know that Sony is also releasing a Tales of Xillia 2 controller—a controller that is a “best match” for a special PS3. From 2011. Last year, Sony released a truly lovely Tales of Xillia PlayStation 3, but it came with a plain…
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Nintendo’s upcoming home console, the Wii U, has a killer app. It’s not necessarily the feature you’d first figure as the machine’s most intriguing element. But it is what could help push the machine past rivals with the help of some cute monsters. The Wii U is outfitted with NFC (near field communication) that will…
Can’t get enough food porn? Want more gadget porn? Well then, munch on this. This is “Deep Fried Gadgets”, a series of photos by photographer Henry Hargreaves. The series was inspired by Japanese kids who fried a PSP—and then ate it. Hargreaves, however, didn’t fry the actual devices, but rather, made foam models and fried…
Today, Nintendo revealed a brand new game controller for the Wii U. It’s aimed right at the hardcore. And boy, talk about déjà vu. Dubbed the Wii U Pro Controller, it looks very much like the Xbox 360 controller—not just in color, but also, in shape. There are shoulder buttons and what look to be…
The Miiverse is a “Mii universe” that is the system’s redesigned networking and designed Mii Plaza. Miiverse the new network service where Miis from around the world can meet. The redesigned Wii Plaza shows Mii clustered around various Wii U titles. This shows what games players are enjoying and what’s popular. Nintendo also showed Miis…
Today in a pre-recorded statement from Nintendo’s Kyoto headquarters, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata introduced Nintendo’s new home console the Wii U and how the Wii U GamePad, the controller’s official name, is different. First, Iwata revealed that Wii U GamePad’s name harkens back to the Nintendo Entertainment System’s controller, the NES gamepad. Regarding the changes,…
Dragon Quest X online players, if you are looking for a Wii compatible keyboard, you have an array of choices. If you are looking for a Wii compatible keyboard with miniature Slime figures on the function keys, have I got a keyboard for you. Priced at ¥3,980 (US$51) and out August 2 in Japan, the…
Do you? Spotted by photographer David Ngo, here’s Pyramid Head and a Silent Hill nurse, looking hellishly cute in Sailor Moon sailor suits. Check out Ngo’s SmugMug for more cosplay pics. DT JAAAAM [SmugMug via ThievesCollective]
Upcoming 3DS title Castlevania: Lord of Shadow: Mirror of Fate gets a teaser that’s long on teasing and short on everything else. Expect more at the upcoming E3 gaming expo next week in Los Angeles. Until then, be sure to look in the mirror. Don’t forget! Castlevania: Lord of Shadow: Mirror of Fate [YouTube]
Mecha game Zone of the Enders is getting an HD version. Check out its opening in full hi-def glory. Zone of the Enders HD Collection will be out later this year.
Last week in China’s Zhejiang Province, five people riding the same scooter were sideswiped by a sedan. The riders suffered injuries to various degrees, but thankfully, they were not life threatening and everyone survived. The video went viral in China and appeared on Beijing TV program Traffic Light (红绿灯), which has a segment called “Accidents…
They met through online games, the five of them. From there they allegedly hatched a plan. A plan to make money. A plan to sell drugs. Japanese police arrested a group of five male and female cohorts for selling drugs over the country’s most popular online bulletin board 2ch. Three of those arrested lived outside…
Soon, the PS Vita is getting a YouTube app, Sony revealed. It will be a free download. By “soon”, I mean the end of June. PlayStation.Blog]
The best toilets in the world are Japanese. Pretty much every house has a john with a heated seat and a bum washer, and there have even toilets sold with embedded music players and spotlights so you don’t miss. Heck, Sega even recently released a pee-powered game. Japan’s toilet tech is world class. No wonder…
Spotted near the Mongolian border, this Chinese yogurt drink features characters that look like Mario and Yoshi. It’s like Super Mario World in a can—er, plastic bottle—in creamy liquid form. The Mario looks less like Mario, while the Yoshi looks pretty much like Yoshi, but with antlers on his head. So how does it taste?…
Ai Shinozaki is one of Japan’s most popular pin-ups. Like so many young Japanese idols, she’s released photo books and DVDs of her prancing about in swimwear on some exotic beach. She’s also paid her dues by appearing in swimwear (of course!) at fan meet-and-greet events in Tokyo geek paradise, Akihabara. But the 20 year-old…
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