Spotted at the Tokyo Toy Show, this Super Mario salt and pepper shaker set will be released in Japan this November for ¥712 (US$8.88). Porta sale e pepe di Super Mario – Ensky Salt’n Pepper al Tokyo Toy Show 2011 [Hobby Media]
Last Thursday, Japanese nerd hero Shoko Nakagawa bought The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D. She wasn’t alone; the game sold out at stores across the country. She was ecstatic. On her widely read blog, Nakagawa posted pics of her with game, held behind her back, held in front of her face, and even…
Zynga, the social gaming empire behind CityVille and FarmVille, is suing Brazilian social gaming studio Votsu over copying game features, branding, producing strategy, and, according to PocketGamer, mission statements and company benefits. [PocketGamer]
At this year’s E3, Nintendo showed off Wii U “games” that were actually taken from 360 and PS3 versions According to one report, the reason for this was that developers only had access to “underclocked” Wii U development kits, able to produce games that weren’t quite up to current gen snuff. Sega West production boss…
Advanced | LONDON, UK: The Game Boy Advance was showed off with Atari’s Touch Me at a 2001 game exhibit. (Photo: Sion Touhig/Staff | Getty) The Problem With Releasing Duke Nukem Forever After All These Years… I’ve finished Duke Nukem Forever. There are a lot of things wrong with it, which I’ll get to next…
Not Mojang, the game’s original developer. According to Minecraft designer Markus Persson, 4J Studios is doing the port. “They seem to have a very good mentality, and obviously are very talented,” tweeted Persson. [@notch via GamePro]
2nd Super Robot Taisen OG is coming to the PS3. This is the game’s trailer. It’s as if the trailer is chopped up into three distinct parts. I like the first part best. The others? As much as that style is part of the series, less so. 『第2次スーパーロボット大戦OG』第1弾PVを公開！【映像配信】 [ファミ通.com Thanks, Josh!]
According to Japanese site Wazap, the Xbox 360 has finally crossed the 1.5 million sold mark in Japan. The Xbox 360 launched in Japan in 2005, but didn’t sell a million consoles until 2009. Now it’s 2011, and apparently Microsoft has sold another 500,000 in Japan. [はちま起稿]
Bandai’s Carddas series of kiddy card games is going AR. Its newest One Piece and Kamen Rider cards are AR enabled and can be played with an iPhone. AR is the holy shit moment for the 3DS; however, these cards apparently do not work with Nintendo’s handheld. Here’s how it works: scanning a card causes…
March 11’s earthquake has impacted car companies and electronics makers. That’s expected. But it’s also had an unforeseen effect on Pocket Monsters, namely Pokémon branded noodles. Coming in flavors like soy sauce and seafood, Pokémon Noodles feature small slices of kamaboko with characters faces on it, such as Pikachu. The earthquake and tsunami wrecked havoc…
When Bandai Namco isn’t making video games, it’s making Gundam toys. And when it’s not making Gundam toys, it’s making Super Sentai toys. Super Sentai are totally awesome. At this year’s Tokyo Toy Show, the Bandai booth had a full line-up of life-sized Red Super Sentai characters throughout the ages. To those who don’t follow…
At the Tokyo Game Show, booth companions wear skimpy outfits. Some say it’s degrading, some like it. Microsoft’s booth companion outfits are cute and designed to show off each woman’s best feature, giving them more confidence and making them comfortable. None of this is awkward per se. But the moves Xbox Japan has made on…
Someone once told me, “Half-Japanese kids grow up to either be TV celebrities or porn stars.” Flip on television, and there’s half-British male model Joy selling Samurai Road 4 or singer Becky promoting her latest CD single. Turn on a dirty movie, and there’s half-Brazilian actress and Yakuza star Rio getting naked. This isn’t true,…
Jump In | GREAT BRITAIN:Juha Kankkunen races his Lancia Delta at 1991’s RAC Rally of Great Britain. (Photo: Allsport UK | Allsport) The Beautiful Fighting Game Art of Stanley Lau Stanley Lau has been asked by Capcom to provide the official artwork for the upcoming Street Fighter III 3rd Strike Online Edition. Being both an…
Earlier this month, South Korea’s GungHo held a, well, GungHo Festival in Tokyo. The event also saw the Ragnarok Online Japan Championship—so there was that, too! Ragnarok Online is a South Korean MMORGP that has a sizable following in Japan and throughout the world. Kotaku Japan was on hand for the festivities, the costumes, and…
Game Republic, the Tokyo-based studio behind PS3 titles Folklore and Genji, appears to be dead. The studio’s honcho went from riches to rags, and the studio’s been erased from the internet—and the Earth. Yet, Game Republic’s Knights Contract is still getting promoted in Japan, garnering a huge splash on Famitsu. Namco Bandai, the game’s publisher,…
The Wii U comes with one Wii U Controller. Each console will support only one of these controllers; Kotaku broke the news that Nintendo is looking into games that support two Wii U controllers. But why is Nintendo planning to release the console with single Wii U Controller support? “There’s a cost issue,” Nintendo president…
Europe gets Robin Williams and his daughter. Japan gets boy band Arashi. In Japan, Arashi have been Nintendo pitchmen of sorts, selling titles like Wii Party and even the Nintendo 3DS. The group is appearing in recent television and print spots for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on the 3DS. Arashi are one…
I shouldn’t like this. I should think this is stupid. It’s not, and I don’t. For some reason, I cannot stop watching this. “Singachu” was written and performed by A.J. Pinkerton. He also has a Sonic musical showtune. Likewise, I like it, but I don’t know why!
Grasshopper Manufacture is making a Neon Genesis Evangelion, and Akira Yamaoka, best known for Silent Hill, is handling the sound and remixing. Cool! The game’s debut trailer is less so. It’s all so underwhelming, so blergh. Maybe it plays better than it looks.
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