| | How did Nintendo’s Japanese launch of the 3DS go? | 
Miklós Szecsei - February 28th, 2011 | The 3DS is out in Japan. The handheld launched on Saturday (26 February) with an initial amount of 400 000 units. They were all snatched up - in one day. I guess that means the Japanese launch is going well?According to Destructoid’s Dale North (who is in Japan) the launch was somewhat ... [»] | 
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| A videogame controlled by kissing | 
Geoffrey Tim - February 22nd, 2011 | Motion controls are all the rage right now, primarily thanks to Nintendo’s market-dominating Wii and metoo follow-ups by Microsoft and Sony. Imagine a game controlled not through the motion of your arms, wrists or even your whole body – but rather one controlled by your lips and tongue.Thanks to artist Hye Yeon Nam, that’s now a reality. For reasons known only to her, and possibly ... [»] | 
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| Here’s Your Japanese Nintendo 3DS Launch Line-Up! | 
Geoffrey Tim - January 10th, 2011 | Nintendo’s 3DS is one of the most exciting bits of handheld tech to be unleashed on the gaming world – primarily thanks to its thaumaturgically powered 3D. Believe it or not, but it gets its Nipponese release next month, with a US and European release to follow in a month or two. When it hits Japanese shelves in a few weeks, it’ll be accompanied by 8 games – just a handful of the titles announced for the platform. Hit the jump for the somewhat disappointing list of Japanese launch titles. It’s not a terrible list ... [»] | 
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| TGS 2010 : Xbox 360 Getting New Fire-Pro Wrestling – With Avatar Support | 
Geoffrey Tim - September 16th, 2010 | More surprising news from Microsoft at TGS this year. As some of the more frequent readers may know, wrestling games are a guilty pleasure of mine. One of my favourites growing up was the fire pro wrestling series on the SuperFamicom (Japan’s version of the SNES). It’s a series of games well known in Japan for having incredibly deep gameplay and a host ... [»] |
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| New Yakuza Game Announced, Not What You’d Expect [Updated] | 
Karl Thomson - September 15th, 2010 | You know Yakuza, that GTA-esque game that uses a shockingly realistic portrayal of Japan while a former Mob man runs around kicking the hell out of bad guys? Well, it seems Sega is bored of realism and plausibility, and decided to shake things up.With zombies. Yes, zombies.This week, Sega unveiled the game (entitled "Ryu ga Gotoku: Of The End") in the popular Japanese magazine ... [»] |
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| Rumour: Nintendo 3DS Hitting Japanese Shelves In November | 
Nick de Bruyne - September 13th, 2010 | Official details for the Nintendo 3DS are expected in the coming weeks, but a rumour has now surfaced saying that the 3DS will be available in Japan from November this year.
The details come from a designer of Keys Factory, who makes accessories for Nintendo products. He tweeted some details on how their products are going ... [»] |
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| Crazy Japanese Beatboxer Pits Ken Against Dhalsim…In His Mouth. | 
Geoffrey Tim - August 23rd, 2010 | Japanese beatboxer Hikakin has recreated a classic Ken vs Dhalsim Street Fighter II matchup…using nothing but his mouth – complete with hadoukens, shoryukens and yoga fires.. Hit the jump for a video that’s honestly pretty creepy, as the sounds of at least 5 people are expelled through the mouth of of just one little Japanese guy. Incredible. As a bonus, you’ll also find an older video ... [»] |
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| Japan : 70% of Consumers aren’t Interested in Home 3D | 
Geoffrey Tim - July 2nd, 2010 | It’s not looking exceptionally good for companies like Sony and Samsung who’re vehemently trying to force 3D on consumers. A recent survey in Japan shows that nearly 70% of respondents had no interest in purchasing a home 3D TV set at all. While a potential adoption figure of 30% is certainly ... [»] |
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| Is Your Living Room Large Enough For Project Natal? | 
Nick de Bruyne - March 24th, 2010 | Some concern has been raised recently due to a report from website Techflash that states that the space needed for Project Natal to operate correctly needs to be pretty big.
Most of the concern came from Japan (you know, that country with all the Xbox 360 owners *cough*) due to the living quarters ... [»] |
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| Xbox 360 – Japan Gets Standalone 250GB – We Get Nothing | 
Nick de Bruyne - February 4th, 2010 | You guys know Japan, right? It's that country that has such a huge Xbox 360 install base that Microsoft always gives them...
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You guys know how Microsoft loves to screw with its loyal customers? Well, that's exactly what they are continuing today while continually ... [»] |
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| WTF? Muscle March Gets US Release, Rapes Your Eyeballs | 
Geoffrey Tim - December 3rd, 2009 | Right. We all know by now that the Japanese can be pretty damned weird. After the jump you’ll find a video of a Japanese Wiiware game that’s just gotten an unlikely US release. In Muscle March, you’re tasked with chasing a burly thief who has appropriated your protein shake powder. You must apprehend the pilferer by imitating the poses he makes as he runs through walls. Yes, really.I really hope I’m not making this up. Either this is very real, or somebody’s slipped a ... [»] | 
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| DSi LL Gets Put To Good Use | 
Geoffrey Tim - December 2nd, 2009 | I haven’t been able to wrap my head around the new DSi LL. It’s large, cumbersome, and about as portable as a bucket of live eels. Sure, it’s been touted as a device to be used by the elderly and those with poor eyesight, but I haven’t really seen the point. Until now, that ... [»] |
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| I Now Pronounce You Man…and videogame. | 
Geoffrey Tim - November 23rd, 2009 | Oh good Lord. A man has married a videogame character. Yeah…umm. Ok. Sure, we’ve started seeing a growing trend of Japanese men engaging in real relationships with faux suitors – but this really takes the (wedding) cake.A presumably Japanese man has taken the digital hand of Nene Anegasaki, one of three characters in DS dating sim Love Plus - that encourages real-word interactions with digital girls, such as ... [»] |
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