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New gaming chair aims to be the ultimate in comfort for Japanese players
- Cara Clegg
May 21, 2016 - Tweet
This gaming chair will comfortably cradle your butt during long hours in front of the screen, recline when it’s nap time.
- Entertainment, Japan
- (chair • gaming • gaming chairs • video games)
Japanese Twitter user snoops under brother’s bed, finds less yet far more than she bargained for
- Casey Baseel
May 20, 2016
Hey! It’s perfectly normal for a young man to be interested in that sort of thing!
- Anime & Manga, Games & Tech, Japan
- (anime • cards • collectibe card games • funny • video games • Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Our Japanese writers audition for upcoming Yakuza 6 game, get sexy pictures taken
- Master Blaster
May 20, 2016
We sent six of our most dashing writers to a photo studio for some glamour shots at an appearance in the new Yakuza 6 video game.
- Entertainment, Japan
- (host club • Kabukicho • Sega • video games • yakuza 6)
Nintendo aims for 3D animation of its characters to enter film business
- Anime News Network
May 16, 2016
Asahi: 3D films of Mario, Zelda, other games may be a few years away.
- Entertainment, Japan
- (animation • film • movies • nintendo • video games)
Gorgeous 2-D platform game inspired by Studio Ghibli edges closer to completion on Kickstarter
- Oona McGee
May 13, 2016
It’s the closest thing yet to stepping inside the animated world of Princess Mononoke or Spirited Away.
- Anime & Manga, Europe, Games & Tech
- (anime • Kickstarter • Princess Mononoke • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • video games)
DIY video series shows how to make your own Metroid arm cannon
- Anime News Network
May 13, 2016
- Entertainment, Internet
- (DIY • Metroid • nintendo • Samus Aran • video • video games)
New starter Pokémon and setting for upcoming Pokémon Sun and Moon games revealed 【Video】
- Casey Baseel
May 11, 2016
Decisions, decisions.
- Anime & Manga, Games & Tech, Japan
- (anime • nintendo • Pokemon • Pokémon Sun and Moon • video • video games)
Who’s that Pokémon? Sharp eyes catch a spelling snafu in Pokémon General Election results
- Meg Murphy
May 10, 2016
Preliminary results of the Pokémon General Election have been revealed, and it wasn’t long before fans picked up on this error.
- Entertainment, Japan
- (anime & manga • Dedenne • nintendo • online polls • Pokemon • Pokemon General Election • video games)
New “theory” emerges as to why some otaku stare at a girl’s chest while she’s talking
- Casey Baseel
May 10, 2016
Just because her eyes are up there doesn’t mean he’s checking out her boobs, Twitter user postulates.
- Anime & Manga, Games & Tech, Japan
- (anime • datig simulators • funny • otaku • video games)
Do you know the actors behind your favorite cartoons and anime?
- KK Miller
May 9, 2016
This handy, dandy chart lays out a number of characters with their voice actors and shows.
- Entertainment, Internet
- (anime • cartoons • chart • infographic • video games • voice actors)
How much would it cost to recreate Yugi’s Yu-Gi-Oh! deck?
- Casey Baseel
May 7, 2016
Make a trip to the ATM, and depending on your balance you too might be able to outfit yourself like the hero of the anime and collectible card game.
- Anime & Manga, Games & Tech, Japan
- (anime • cards • collectible card games • manga • video games • Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Japanese Twitter user transforms his home into the inside of a video game using glow tape
- Scott Wilson
May 6, 2016
Are you ready to live the virtual dream?
- Entertainment, Japan
- (cool • cyber • decorating • tape • video games • virtual reality)
30 things that come to mind replaying the original Super Mario Bros.
- Casey Baseel
May 5, 2016
Seriously, Hammer Bros., we hate you so, so much,
- Entertainment, Global, Japan
- (8-bit • famicom • NES • nintendo • retro games • Super Mario • video games)
Zelda: Twilight Princess manga creators tease overseas release
- Anime News Network
May 5, 2016
- Entertainment, Global, Japan
- (Comics • manga • nintendo • video games • Zelda)
Yes, there really is a Game Boy-shaped mailbox in the mountains of Japan
- Casey Baseel
May 4, 2016
We can only hope it’s filled with classic games and AA batteries.
- Games & Tech, Japan
- (funny • Game Boy • mailbox • nintendo • video games • weird)
Trailer for upcoming Chinese Legend of Zelda short film release looks amazing【Video】
- Jamie Koide
May 4, 2016
Dayside Productions is about to drop a hot new release that Zelda fans never knew they wanted.
- Entertainment, Japan, USA
- (Chinese • Daytime Productions • Girard Tecson • Legend of Zelda • movies • nintendo • video games)
We know it’s hard, Super Mario fans, but please resist the urge to punch this Tokyo Station sign
- Casey Baseel
May 3, 2016
Every day, thousands of commuters and tourists passing through Tokyo Station have to fight against decades’ worth of video game-developed conditioned responses.
- Games & Tech, Japan
- (funny • Mario • nintendo • Super Mario • Tokyo Station • trains • travel • video games)
Pikachu shows off the frightening new powers he gained clubbing in Taiwan 【Video】
- Casey Baseel
May 2, 2016
After dancing the night away, we just end up with a hangover, but apparently it helps Pikachu evolve to a higher state of combat prowess.
- Anime & Manga, Games & Tech, Taiwan
- (anime • club • crazy • dance • funny • Pikachu • Pokemon • video • video games)
April showers bring May flowers, but June showers bring adorable paired Pikachu plushies!
- Casey Baseel
Apr 29, 2016
Pokémon Centers embrace the rainy season, plus roll out new line of Migawari Substitute merchandise.
- Anime & Manga, Cute, Games & Tech, Japan
- (anime • cute • Monthly Pikachu • Pikachu • plushies • Pokemon • stuffed animals • toys • video games)
Trying Virtual Reality for the first time at Bandai Namco’s VR Experience in Odaiba, Tokyo
- Cara Clegg
Apr 29, 2016
Two of RocketNews24’s VR virgins get to grips with virtual reality—but does the new technology live up to the hype?
- Entertainment, Japan
- (Bandai Namco • gaming • HTC Vive • technology • video games • virtual reality • VR)
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