Currently unnamed, a new Dragon Ball Z is headed for the PS3 and Xbox 360 this fall. According to Japanese reports from last week, Namco Bandai is readying a new title called Dragon Ball Game Project Age 2011, which sounds like a temporary title. That game will center around 3D fighting. [Eurogamer]
May is the month that Nintendo is taking off. Only five games are coming out for Nintendo platforms. No, wait. That isn’t true anymore. Now there are only four games. Tales of the Abyss, which was a 3DS port of a PS2 game, was slated for release on May 19, but is being to delayed…
Professor Layton is the star of a series of puzzle-solving adventure games. Featuring beautiful animated cutscenes, they feature Layton and his young sidekick, Luke. They are hugely popular in Japan, which means one thing: other game companies are now ripping it off. Shamelessly. First there’s — no, wait. First there was Professor Layton, then, there’s…
In summer 2009, Bandai Namco constructed an enormous, life-sized 59-foot-tall Gundam statue in Tokyo, following with an updated version earlier this year. China is working on one of it’s own, but don’t tell Namco Bandai. Apparently, a theme park in China’s Szechwan is constructing a slightly smaller Gundam-type statue of its own, in glorious orange.…
In late September, an incident involving a Chinese fishing vessel caused a strain in Sino-Japanese relations. Even as tensions still run high, one thing brings them together. That thing is Gundam. Recently, animator Yoshiyuki Tomino gave a speech at the elite Peking University, which was attended by over 500 Chinese students. It was just over…
Next February, a new Dragon Ball title will be shooting beams in to arcades across Japan. The game is called Dragon Ball Zenkai Battle Royale. It’s a four player networked game that seems similar to Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team In Dragon Ball, Zenkai, as the Dragon Ball Wiki explains, is a genetic ability…
Popularity is a fickle thing. Some people are loved, adored. Some are not. Most never become accurately aware of what the masses think of us. Shizuka Oya did earlier this month. AKB48 is not only Japan’s biggest girl group, but one of the biggest groups in Japan. The outfit’s most recent single, released on October…
This Sunday, 75-year-old Yoshinobu Nishizaki, co-creator of 1970s animated series Space Battleship Yamato (imported to the West as “Star Blazers”), fell from his 485-ton boat “Yamato” at an island port in southern Tokyo. Nishizaki produced other nautical-themed anime like Space Carrier Blue Noah, Odin: Photon Sailer Starlight and Yamato 2520. The other co-creator of Space…
During the 1980s, Japan saw trends like Hello Kitty-type character products and brand-name fashion. The 1990s gave birth to Tamagotchi, Bandai’s portable game character, as well as sticker picture machines and even Windows 95 fever. Now? Now, Japan has eco cars and “fast fashion”, which are clothes from cheap chain stores. Not very exciting! As…
This year marks the 30th anniversary of Pac-Man. Time for pricey, pointless Pac-man goods! A limited-edition Pac-Man pendent is being forged in 18 karat gold with three 0.015ct diamonds. Priced at ¥30,000 (US$360), only thirty of these made-in-Thailand necklaces will be offered. But how many of them will be sold?
This behind-the-scenes look at the AKB 48 dating simulator shows the girls doing more than simply mugging for the camera. They’re throwing themselves at it. A high speed camera and a crane was involved in the production! There were even background extras. The point of the game is turn down 47 of the 48 AKB…
The Nintendo 3DS isn’t out yet, but it looks like it will get a bunch of games. A list of undated titles has popped up online. Those games include: *Deep breath* Samurai Warriors Chronicle, Resident Evil Revelations, Super Street Fighter IV, Dynasty Warriors Musou, Ninja Gaiden, Dead or Alive, Kingdom Hearts 3D, Chocobo Racing 3D,…
But you can’t take the Katamari Damacy out of him. Keita Takahashi, who recently left Namco Bandai, checks out the Katamari Floating World exhibit on Wednesday. Thanks, SoylentCHUD!
Revealed today at the Tokyo Game Show, here is the debut trailer for Namco Bandai’s Tekken Tag Tournament 2. There’s tagging.
And it starts. The Tokyo Game Show has kicked off its first day. Today is a business day, and the show floor will not be open to the general public until Saturday. Here are some booths of the companies you know and love.
The Tokyo Game Show does not kick off officially until Thursday, so let’s take a journey through the event — virtually! Sony will be hitting the show in full force, showing off titles for the PSP, PS3 and the PlayStation Move. The Sony site is light on features and extras, but does provide a look…
Japan’s (literally) biggest girl group, AKB48, is getting its own PlayStation Portable bundle that comes with a whole bunch of sticker kisses for PSP smoochy smoochy. Love like this isn’t cheap. Priced at ¥36,729 (US$441), the bundle includes a special PSP (the PSP-3000AKB), 48 “kiss mark” PSP battery covers, a copy of the PSP title…
You hate the Tekken movie? You’re not alone. The guys that make Tekken hate it, too. “That Hollywood movie is terrible,” Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada tweeted. “We were not able to supervise that movie (It was cruel contract) I’m not interested in that mv.” The movie, which stars…some actors, has gotten a theatrical release in…
Namco Bandai’s “Tales” franchise is quite popular in Japan. It’s so popular that Tales of Vesperia caused the Xbox 360 to sell out in Japan — quite a feat considering the sluggish sales in the region. The company has confirmed three new Tales titles, which already leaked out earlier today on the Namco Bandai site.…
Bandai Namco has brought its 1/1 scale Gundam statue back to life. It previously overlooked Tokyo’s Odaiba, but has now been resurrected near the Gundam figure factory in Shizuoka, Japan. All this plastic mecha talk makes my tummy rumble! Not only is there a 1/1 scale Gundam in Shizuoka, there is also a take-away stall…
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