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Official Pokémon furniture line launches with Pikachu Sofa and Poké Ball table【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 9, 2021 - Tweet
Cute enough for any fan, and stylish enough for any home.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • cool • cute • Detective Pikachu • furniture • Pikachu • Pokemon • sofa • video games)
Japanese gamers vote for most frustrating, spirit-crushing video game
- Katy Kelly
Oct 8, 2021
What game is the Dark Souls of crushing a gamer’s will? Not Dark Souls, apparently.
- Japan
- (COK • Dark Souls • FromSoftware • ghouls 'n goblins • Resident Evil • Sekiro • survey • undertale • video games)
Dragon Quest composer Koichi Sugiyama passes away
- Casey Baseel
Oct 7, 2021
Composer didn’t enter the video game business until he was in his 50s, still created over 500 pieces of music for landmark video game series.
- Japan
- (Dragon Quest • Koichi Sugiyama • music • musicians • Square Enix • video games)
Pokémon at your door! Japanese home hyosatsu marks your house with your name and favorite Pokémon
- Casey Baseel
Oct 7, 2021
30 Gen-1 Pokémon are ready to literally become part of your home.
Pokémon is coming to Universal Studios Japan!
- Casey Baseel
Oct 6, 2021
Multi-year creative alliance promises interactive theme park entertainment kicking off soon.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • anime • Pikachu • Pokemon • theme parks • Universal Studios Japan • USJ • video games)
Japanese video game arcade entrance takes visitors on an adventure from the front door【Video】
- Oona McGee
Oct 5, 2021
Like clearing levels in a game before you get to the main boss.
- Japan
- (Arcades • game centers • gaming arcades • Saitama • twitter • video game arcades • video games • videos • viral videos • warehouse arcade)
Literally hungry for new Nintendo Pikmin content? You can now eat the creatures in Japan
- Casey Baseel
Oct 1, 2021
Bandai turns Nintendo’s mysterious creatures into double-flavor, 1:1-scale snacks.
Man in Japan arrested for breaking into ex-girlfriend’s apartment to steal her Nintendo Switch
- Casey Baseel
Sep 29, 2021
Claims he had a better reason for the crime than just wanting to play games.
- Japan
- (COK • crime • nintendo • nintendo switch • video games • weird)
Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan announces first expansion with new Donkey Kong area
- Casey Baseel
Sep 28, 2021
Donkey Kong, his pals, and new roller coaster will be waiting in jungle expansion that nearly doubles the size of Nintendo’s domain at USJ.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • COK • Donkey Kong • nintendo • Super Mario • Super Nintendo World • theme parks • Universal Studios • Universal Studios Japan • USJ • video games)
Kyoto hiking – Recreating a Touken Ranbu sword boy expedition in real life【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 25, 2021
Can we make it to this mountain temple and back before our sword boy does the same in the game?
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- Japan
- (COK • Enryakuji • hiking • Kyoto • nature • SNJO • temples • Touken Ranbu • travel • video games)
Bayonetta creator tells “dumbass” fan to expect the character to get naked in video game sequel
- Casey Baseel
Sep 25, 2021
Ask a silly question…
- Japan
- (Bayonetta • Bayonetta 3 • funny • nintendo • video games)
New voice of Super Mario for CG movie is Chris Pratt, Donkey Kong also will appear
- Casey Baseel
Sep 24, 2021
Pratt and a collection of comedy icons star in Nintendo’s return to movie screens.
- Japan, USA
- (celebrities • Chris Pratt • Illumination Entertainment • movies • nintendo • Super Mario • Super Mario movie • video games)
Move over, Pikachu and Eevee — Piplup is here to take over Pokémon Tokyo Banana!
- Oona McGee
Sep 22, 2021
We’re very much looking forward to eating you, Piplup!
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • anime • COK • convenience stores • cute • food • Japanese convenience stores • Piplup • Pokemon • souvenirs • sweets • Tokyo Banana • video games)
Sega closes landmark Tokyo arcade, massive crowds gather, manager vows comeback【Pics, video】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 21, 2021
Chapter of video game history comes to a close, but staff are still hoping for a new beginning.
- Japan
- (Arcades • COK • game centers • Ikebukuro • Sega • Sega Ikebukuro GiGO • Tokyo • video games)
Praise the super-deformed sun! Dark Souls cast becomes adorable SD figures【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 18, 2021
Even in their new adorable forms, the video game stars still represent a mysterious and potential challenge.
- Japan
- (cool • cute • Dark Souls • figures • From Software • funny • video games)
Nintendo superstar Kirby gorges on fast food for latest Japanese lottery prizes
- Katy Kelly
Sep 18, 2021
Instead of chomping down enemies, Kirby’s tucking into burgers, dozing next to pizzas, and serving up coffee.
- Japan
- (adorable • anime goods • burgers • cushion • cute • fast food • Ichiban Kuji • Kirby • lottery • plush • video games)
Osaka finally gets its own Pokémon manhole covers with team of Electric/Steel-types
- Casey Baseel
Sep 16, 2021
Hard work and tough sports are the themes of these newly installed Pokéfuta.
- Japan
- (anime • manhole covers • Osaka • Pokéfuta • Pokemon • Pokémon manhole covers • travel • video games • Yamper)
Anime girl skirt-peeking leg-spreading noren is a new frontier in otaku merch【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 16, 2021
Mobile game celebrates fourth anniversary with a very unique creation.
They’re all here! Japanese collector completes set of all 1,244 Game Boy games【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 11, 2021
If you could buy it in a store, he’s got it.
- Japan
- (awesome • collection • collectors • cool • crazy • Game Boy • nintendo • retro games • video games)
We test Japan’s new Gaming Chopsticks Holder
- Oona McGee
Sep 10, 2021
Gadget proves it’s a game-changer after doing battle with a variety of snack foods.
- Japan
- (chopsticks • clever • cool • food • gadgets • gamers • gaming • snack foods • SNJO • video games • weird)
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