Japan’s New Properties

… … Huge Western sequels made headlines at E3, but Japanese developers and publishers have an intriguing lineup …

Nintendo Files U.S. Trademark For Mistwalker's The Last Story

… U.S. Trademark For Mistwalker's The Last Story … Is the Japanese Wii-exclusive RPG coming to America? … Nintendo …

Itagaki Rips Japanese Game Industry, Says They Lack Knowledge, Social Skills

… Itagaki Rips Japanese Game Industry, Says They Lack Knowledge, Social … In a new interview, the Dead or Alive creator blasted the Japanese game industry, berating management in Japan for a … their American and European counterparts. … Itagaki Rips Japanese Game Industry, Says They Lack Knowledge, Social …

Reiner And Phil Play El Shaddai

… the only way we know how: By playing a weird, colorful Japanese video game. Welcome to El Shaddai. … Reiner And Phil …

Crazy Japanese Super Mario Variety Show

… Crazy Japanese Super Mario Variety Show … Here’s an oldie but a goodie. Watch puppeteers reenact Super Mario Bros. on a Japanese television show. … Crazy Japanese Super Mario Variety Show …

Urban Champions Getting The 3D Treatment On 3DS

… Urban Champions Getting The 3D Treatment On 3DS … Japanese 3DS owners are getting another three-dimensional …

Analysts Want Nintendo To Make Games For iPhone And Android

… … A prominent Japanese fund manager says Nintendo needs to embrace emerging mobile platforms. … Analysts Want Nintendo …

Fallout 3 Reimagined As A Japanese RPG

… Fallout 3 Reimagined As A Japanese RPG … PG in the style of an 8-bit Japanese RPG. … Fallout 3 Reimagined As A Japanese RPG …

Nintendo 3DS Could Be Region Locked

… a universal translator. If you were hoping to import a Japanese 3DS to play U.S. titles, you might be out of luck. …

Japanese Gamers Excited About NGP

… Japanese Gamers Excited About NGP … Anticipation is difficult to quantify, but Japanese publication Famitsu surveyed its readers to get an … Sony's upcoming handheld. The answer? Pretty pumped. … Japanese Gamers Excited About NGP …

Wizardry Returns, Coming To PSN This Spring

Capcom Producer Leaves Company For Talent Agency

… is leaving the legendary game company to head up a new Japanese division of Digital Development Management. … Capcom …

Amazing Man Deep Fries And Attempts To Eat A PSP

… And Attempts To Eat A PSP … Proving that the Japanese are decades ahead of us in terms of technology and innovation, …

Retro Game Challenge 2 Fan Translation In The Works

… Challenge 2 Fan Translation In The Works … Despite the Japanese-only game lacking a Western distributor, a group of …

The Original 3DS Design Didn't Include...3D?

… Didn't Include...3D? … In an interview with the venerable Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu, 3DS group manager Hideki …

No North Korea In Japanese Version Of Homefront

… No North Korea In Japanese Version Of Homefront … Since Homefront is about … the game...but that's essentially what's happening for the Japanese release. … No North Korea In Japanese Version Of Homefront …

PSP2 Functionality Reports Leak Out Of Japan

… PSP2 Functionality Reports Leak Out Of Japan … Japanese website Nikkei reports that Sony's handheld sequel …

Dr. Kawashima's Newest Brain Trainer Goes Gold