Like its previous title, Namco Bandai’s idol simulator THE iDOLM@STER 2 is coming to the Xbox 360. Time to celebrate! In drag. This is the latest in a series of wry ads depicting the members of “Xbox Mission Department” as they sign contracts with new titles and try not to barf. The commercials are somewhat…
Kazuma Kiryu, the hero of Sega’s Yakuza series, has a back full of yakuza-style ink. But it’s not only Japanese gangsters who tattoo themselves. Sometimes it’s voice actors. “Irezumi” (literally, “insert ink”) is the traditional Japanese form of tattooing by hand. Tattoos, traditional or Western, are still not mainstream in most of Japan. Among younger…
Nintendo Believes The 3DS Can Stop Piracy Comment by: MissMarlo Nominated by: nago Well, yeah. Pirates can’t use a 3DS. You need BOTH EYES to get the 3D effect. The Expendables Gets The 8-Bit Contra Clone It So Richly Deserves Comment by: ChrisPBacon Nominated by: Andrew Wyatt You have to like the game to play…
The news that 44-year-old voice actress Ikue Otani – best known for voicing Pokémon character Pikachu – had died this morning has been spreading like wildfireonline. But has she? The rumor on various social networking sites is that Otani died suddenly this morning for no explicable reason. There is no news of her death on…
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft I dunno about you, but I always feel so refreshed on Monday. Ready to hit the ground running! WATCH OUT!! (Yeah, I know this song is about crying on Monday and all that jazz — still a good tune!) What you missed last night We Have A Winner Nvidia Launches New…
Fullmetal Alchemist animator Satoshi Kubo has publicly stated on Japanese social networking site Mixi that he refused to work on a Super Robot Wars project. He cited the involvement of a certain staffer for the reason why. A Super Robot Wars project? Does that mean a new one? As website Anime News Network points out,…
Hayao Miyazaki is the greatest animator alive. And he does not like the iPad. Noted for Studio Ghibli classics like My Neighbor Totoro, Miyazaki has stated that he rarely watches TV, does not own a computer or a fax and doesn’t even own a DVD player. Instead of e-mail, he writes letters. He also makes…
Konami has kicked off its Love Plus tour. As seen on はちま起稿 This second photo leads me to believe the pics are either staged are hamming it up for the camera — at least let’s hope so!
The Wii was an easy sell. Nintendo showed the Wii Remote and that players could swing it around. Simple! Ditto for the Nintendo DS. It has a touch screen, and there is a stylus. Clear as day. The Nintendo 3DS is another ball game altogether, because it isn’t something that you can show directly on…
God Eater, Namco Bandai’s Monster Hunter clone, is popular in Japan. So popular that it recently had its own festival in Akihabara, complete with some cosplayer lady. Something is missing… Oh, right. A LARGE SWORD. So there you go! Monster Hunter also has had its own festival in the past. So a God Eater festival…
This summer, like the summer before it and the summer before it, will see Wonder Festival. What’s the big deal about Wonder Festival? Well, do you see this figure of Samus from Metroid? Do you like it? Wonder Festival, AKA Wonfes, is figurine event. Some of the figurines will be like this Samus one. Some…
The Nintendo DS’s design was influenced by the dual LCD clamshell Nintendo Game & Watch. But what influenced that? Over on Nintendo’s official site, company president Satoru Iwata talked to Makoto Kano, one of the designers on the Game & Watch. Iwata asked if there were any electronics that folded up like a laptop in…
Daigo Umehara, yes that guy, has won the Evo 2010 Super Street Fighter IV championship title. In the grand finals, Daigo defeated player EG Ricky Ortiz 3-1. Coming in third, fourth and fifth were players Inflitration, Mike Ross and “Vangief”. In 2009, Daigo won Evo 2009 Street Fighter IV championship title after beating U.S. champ…
Hello there! I love blueberry pie. You know what that means, right? It’s time for Tell Us Dammit. Here’s how it works: We ask a question, you answer it. Simple and no strings attached! This isn’t some marketing survey or whatever. It’s an emotional investment in you. Yes, we’re interested in knowing you, Kotaku reader…
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Meeting With the Board Spent a good chunk of the morning talking about John Singer Sargent. Love Sargent! Love talking about art. I studied Art History in college, and believe it or not, it’s not really something I use in my daily life! I take that back. I guess I…
The Xbox 360 launched in 2005. The Wii and the PS3 hit in 2006. It’s the middle of 2010. Shouldn’t we be getting ready for new consoles? Sony has stated repeatedly that the PS3 will have a ten year lifespan. We don’t doubt that at all. The PS2 has gotten lengthy and steady support from…
Something Is Different. No, *somethings*. Final Fantasy XIV has a robust character creator — with emphasis on bust. We know this! But let’s take a look at what to expect from FFXIV’s character customization. As seen above, players can alter their character’s “type”. Famitsu.com notes that this option is for players who get fussy over…
Capcom isn’t stopping at Sengoku Basara 3 food. How do you like them apples? No, literally. The game’s latest anime will be broadcasted from July 11, and Capcom has teamed up with the city of Ueda in Nagano Prefecture to offer Sengoku Basara apple juice, cider (sweet and dry) and apple win. Priced at ¥860…
A popular theme of late is how Japan has lost its edge. The country isn’t where it should be. But, says one game developer, it isn’t technology that is holding back Japan. It’s ambition. Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima expressed his opinion after watching a TV program on foreign students studying manga in Japan.…
Sex sells. But in China, that doesn’t make it okay. Several homemade sex videos of China’s number one car model, Shou Shou, leaked online earlier this year. The videos were made in 2007 and were apparently uploaded by a spurned lover, enacting revenge over their break-up. As with American celebrities who have sex tapes, the…
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