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Two Sega fans get married in Japan, win at weddings with awesome Mega Drive wedding cake【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 23, 2022
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An edible Sega tower of power to mark the start of married life.

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• Japan
• (awesome • cake • cool • Genesis • Mega Drive • Sega • Sega CD • sweets • video games • wedding cake • weddings)

Tokyo Game Show 2022: Hands-on with Resident Evil Village VR and the new Final Fantasy

• SoraNews24
  Sep 19, 2022

But hand off the life-size Atalier Ryza figure’s thighs.

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• Japan
• (Atelier Ryza • COK • Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy Crisis Core • Final Fantasy Reunion • Final Fantasy VII • Resident Evil • Resident Evil Village • SNJO • Tokyo Game Show • Tokyo Game Show 2022 • video games)

PewDiePie tries “every” Japanese snack and this is how people in Japan reacted to it

• SoraNews24
  Sep 15, 2022

Some Japanese snacks reign supreme, while others appear to be shameful. 

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• Japan
• (combini • conveniece stores • convenience store food • food • gamers • Japanese convenience stores • japanese snacks • konbini • Lawson • PewDiePie • property • snacks • video games • videos • YouTube • YouTubers)

Japanese fish that beat Pokémon video game passes away

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 14, 2022

Fans mourn the loss of Lala, the fish that found a Pokémon glitch no human could in nearly 20 years.

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• Japan
• (animals • anime • crazy • fish • funny • moving • pets • Pokemon • Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire • touching • video • video games • weird)

Resident Evil survival horror maze opens at Universal Japan as part of Halloween horror event

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 9, 2022

Resident Evil 2 serves as inspiration for mission-based maze as zombie circus troupe takes over other part of the park for dancing.

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• Japan
• (Amusement Parks • awesome • cool • halloween • Resident Evil • Resident Evil 2 • scary • theme parks • Universal Studios Japan • USJ • video games)

McDonald’s USA wishes Final Fantasy VII a happy 25th anniversary

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 9, 2022

Golden Arches salute the landmark video game’s milestone.

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• Japan, USA
• (cool • fast food • Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy VII • food • McDonald's • Square Enix • video games)

Pikachu in 1920s Tokyo images use A.I. to toss the Pokémon mascot 100 years into Japan’s past

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 8, 2022

It’s like Pikachu used some super effective time travel powers.

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• Japan
• (1920s • A.I. • anime • cool • cute • image-generating A.I. • Pikachu • Pokemon • retro • video games • weird)

JR East to release official train simulator on Steam on 20 September

• Master Blaster
  Sep 7, 2022

Take control of some of the world’s busiest train lines.

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• Japan
• (JR East • JR East Train Simulator • Steam • train simulators • trains • video games)

Pokémon Centers across Japan giving special in-game Clefairy to customers who say “Pi pi pi…”

• Master Blaster
  Sep 7, 2022

You also must wave your fingers to be eligible.

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• Japan
• (Clefairy • cool • funny • Pippi • Pokemon • Pokemon Center • video • video games • weird)

Squid-themed ice cream comes to Baskin-Robbins Japan, but it’s OK because it’s a Nintendo tie-in

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 4, 2022

It’s like a Splatoon match in our mouth, and everyone’s invited to this taste test!

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• Japan
• (Baskin Robbins • COK • foods • ice cream • nintendo • SNJO • Splatoon • sweets • taste test • video games)

What it’s like to spend the night in a Pokémon hotel room

• Oona McGee
  Sep 4, 2022

Dreams come true for a Pokémon-loving father his equally obsessed six-year-old daughter. 

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• Japan
• (accommodation • anime • Apartment Hotel Mimaru • COK • hotels • Kyoto • P.K. Sanjun • Pikachu • Pokemon • SNJO • Snorlax • themed rooms • Tokyo • tourism • travel • traveling • video games)

Mass outbreak of Gengar at Pokémon Café means spooky yet delicious food is on the menu

• Katie Pask
  Sep 3, 2022

One of Pokémon’s original 151 gets its moment in the sun.

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• Japan
• (cute • food • Gengar • nintendo • Pokemon • Pokémon Cafe • sweets • video games)

Arcade game coin slot capsule toys bring coin-op style to your home or office【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 2, 2022

A clever way to preserve a fading part of video game design.

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• Japan
• (Arcades • capsule toys • cool • gacha • gachapon • Tama Kyu • video games)

What happens after Pikachu misses with Quick Attack? This adorable video has the answer【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 31, 2022

Amazing fan artist shows that even when Pikachu is off the mark, he’s still super effective at making us smile.

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• Japan
• (cute • funny • nintendo • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon Red and Blue • video • video games)

Video game to detect early stages of glaucoma developed by Tohoku University

• Master Blaster
  Aug 31, 2022

Vaporize meteoroids with a giant laser…for your health!

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• Japan
• (glaucoma • health • Meteor Blaster • science • Sendai Television • Tohoku University • video games)

Sony is raising the price of the PlayStation5

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 26, 2022

Almost two years after the system launched, this is not the price revision we were hoping for.

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• Global, Japan
• (COK • playstation • PlayStation 5 • PS5 • Sony • video games)

Smash Bros. director Sakurai launches money-losing YouTube channel to talk about game design

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 24, 2022

Full English subtitles for series that starts with a 37-year-look at an important detail that often goes unnoticed.

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• Internet, Japan
• (cool • Kirby • Masahiro Sakurai • nintendo • Super Smash Bros. • video • video games • YouTube • YouTubers)

Capcom Cafe releases menu for limited-time Monster Hunter: Sunbreak cafe

• Shannon
  Aug 24, 2022

Ever wanted to eat a Fluffy Bunny Dango? Now’s your chance.

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• Japan
• (Capcom • Capcom Cafe • COK • collaboration cafe • cool • drinks • food • Ikebukuro • Monster Hunter • Monster Hunter Sunbreak • restaurants • Saitama • themed restaurants • video games)

Monpoké baby brand now sells customizable Pokémon baby rings for the little love of your life

• Krista Rogers
  Aug 23, 2022

Babies can finally get a fun-sized version of a Pokéring to match the grownups.

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• Japan
• (accessories • anime • babies • birthstone • jewelry • kids • Monpoke • parents • Pikachu • Pokemon • Ring • video games)

Mackerel chips coming to Japan…for gamers!

• Master Blaster
  Aug 23, 2022

Not fish and chips, now the fish is the chips!

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• Japan
• (chips • COK • cool • fish • food • GameWith • gaming • Gaming SABACHi • mackerel • saba • snacks • video games • weird)

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