Japan’s New Properties

… Japan’s New Properties … Huge Western sequels made headlines at E3, but … lineup of all-new IP on the horizon. … Japan’s New Properties …

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

… Alive creator blasted the Japanese game industry, berating management in Japan for a lack of "social skills" and knowledge of development in comparison to their American and European …

Reiner And Phil Play El Shaddai

… 4th of July the only way we know how: By playing a weird, colorful Japanese video game. Welcome to El Shaddai. … Reiner And Phil Play El …

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

… Want Nintendo To Make Games For iPhone And Android … A prominent Japanese fund manager says Nintendo needs to …

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

… game company to head up a new Japanese division of Digital Development Management. … Capcom Producer Leaves Company For Talent Agency …

Amazing Man Deep Fries And Attempts To Eat A PSP

… are decades ahead of us in terms of technology and innovation, they can apparently eat their portable gaming …

Retro Game Challenge 2 Fan Translation In The Works

… Translation In The Works … Despite the Japanese-only game lacking a Western distributor, a group of dedicated fans is …

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

… year with 3G support, no phone functionality, and an OLED touchscreen. … PSP2 Functionality Reports Leak Out Of Japan …

Dr. Kawashima's Newest Brain Trainer Goes Gold

… Dr. Kawashima's Newest Brain Trainer Goes Gold … Japanese neuroscientist Dr. Ryuta Kawashima is best known for …