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…
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…
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,…
It’s over. That’s what people say about Japanese gaming. While there are bright spots in Japan, Western games (and gamers) now rule the roost. It’s easy to forget just how great Japanese games used to be. One man is here to remind you of that. His name is Shinya Arino. Shinya Arino is the host…
For all the bitching and moaning about Japanese games being creatively bankrupt, lame, or simply crappy-looking, there’s this, Dark Souls The game is the spiritual successor to the difficult and oh so moody Demon’s Souls and will be out this fall. The game is being developed by From Software, the studio best known for the…
Tekken: Wii Successor, a temporary title, is the first Tekken title to come to a Nintendo home console. Tekken is traditionally a PlayStation series, but has also come to the Xbox 360. It’s also the first Tekken with face painting
Who do you expect to see in a Street Fighter X Tekken trailer? Probably Street Fighter and Tekken players! Here, the likes of Chun Li, Julia, Cammy, Sagat, Bob, Hwoarang, and more put in appearances.
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon is coming to the PS3 and Xbox 360. But it’s not alone. There’s another Ace Combat game. Under the working title Ace Combat 3D, the game features touch screen targeting. Its release date is forthcoming.
Dark Souls, the upcoming title from Demon’s Souls developer From Software is going to be a hard game. That bittersweet pill is made easier to swallow by the game’s beautiful look. Dark Souls will be out this fall.
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon isn’t your typical Ace Combat game. “For us, this is a rebirth of the Ace Combat series, and a chance for us to take the series in a completely new direction,” said Kazutoki Kono, Producer at Project Aces, said last year That direction is populated with games like Battlefield and Modern…
Cue the Riiiiiidge Raaaaacer jokes! Namco’s racing series is bound for the upcoming PS Vita. Details are scant, but Namco did release a single image in an official statement The Ridge Racer title is being developed jointly by Cellius, the start-up created by Ken Kutaragi, the Father of the PlayStation. Cellius is owned by Sony…
Inversion might look like other cover-based shooter, but it’s attempting to turn the subgenre on its ear. Literally. The game is Gears of War meets gravity. Check out Kotaku‘s Inversion impressions from this April.
On June 6 (in the US, June 7 elsewhere), the Nintendo 3DS is getting a system update to stabilize the system and add the 3DS Shop. According to Nintendo, Ridge Racer 3D owners “may experience a disruption in their gameplay experience under certain conditions”. This issue will be resolved later this month with an additional…
This August, fishing game Family Fishing will reel in players for the Wii. It has a peripheral. An odd looking one! This is it. Nice to see that the Dreamcast isn’t the only home console with very specific fishing game contraptions—though it’s not as cool as the Dreamcast Fishing Controller. Nothing is. Nothing. (0601)[(Wii)ファミリーフィッシング]、さおコン対応で新登場! [ファミコンプラザゲーム最新情報ページ]
They’re pirates in space. But they’ve got more than guns and swords. They’ve got cell phones and groovy collars. Arrgh! Earlier this year, the 35th Super Sentai show debuted on Japanese television. In the West, the Super Sentai series is known as Power Rangers and features a “sentai” or “battle squad” of color-coded super heroes.…
Kotaku‘s already posted the game’s Western box art—it looks nice. The game’s Japanese box art looks nice, too. Maybe, even, nicer? It’s tasteful, that’s for sure.
According to the latest Famitsu, the development team want at least 26 characters, including unconfirmed guest characters. The game will have unspecified gameplay changes, too. It’s due for 2012 and currently only 10 percent completed. [Siliconera]
China loves Gundam. But China doesn’t always love copyright law. That can be a problem! Bandai Namco, owner of the Gundam toy license, took China’s Hongli All Toys to court in 2009 for knocking off the famed Japanese mechs. Even before the lawsuit’s final ruling, Gundam clones continued to pop up in the Mainland. Copyright…
The recently revealed Dragon Ball Game Project Age 2011 (temp. title) is an upcoming fighting game for the PS3 and Xbox 360. It’ll be out fall 2011. This is what it looks like!
Namco Bandai doesn’t only make video games. It’s Bandai arm has toy and game licenses for iconic Japanese institutions like Gundam, Kamen Rider and Ultraman, as well as new favs like One Piece and Haruhi Suzumiya At an Akihabara showcase, Namco Bandai displayed the latest entries in its high-end collectibles range. The end results are…
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