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Pokémon manhole covers come to Fukuoka with eight species appearing in Kitakyushu
- Casey Baseel
Aug 11, 2021 - Tweet
Prefecture gets its first-ever Pokéfuta in town famous for its crazy Coming of Age Day.
- Japan
- (anime • cool • cute • Kitakyushu • manhole covers • Pokéfuta • Pokemon • Pokémon manhole covers • travel • video games)
Super Mario Bros. animated movie seemingly going deep in Nintendo lore with return of classic foe
- Casey Baseel
Aug 10, 2021
Sounds like an enemy who’s been a thorn in Mario’s side since before he ever set one foot in the Mushroom Kingdom is coming back.
- Internet, Japan
- (movies • nintendo • Super Mario • Super Mario Bros. movie • video games • Wrecking Crew)
Crazy huge Pokémon Piplup plushie is even bigger than its canon game/anime size【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 9, 2021
If bigger is better, this might just be the best Piplup ever.
Olympic athlete gets special Tokyo memory competing at site of one of her favorite video games
- Casey Baseel
Aug 6, 2021
British swimmer and JRPG fan spots some familiar scenery in Odaiba.
- Japan
- (2020 Olympics • 2021 Olympics • Alice Dearing • awesome • cool • odaiba • Olympics • Persona • Rainbow Bridge • sports • swimming • Tokyo Olympics • video games)
Sega closing iconic Tokyo arcade that’s been in business for almost 30 years
- Casey Baseel
Aug 3, 2021
Sega Ikebukuro GiGO has been a landmark since the ‘90s’ golden era of Japanese arcades.
- Japan
- (Arcades • COK • game centers • Ikebukuro • Sega • Tokyo • video games)
Okayama prefecture to receive its first Pokémon-themed manhole covers【Pics】
- Ingrid Tsai
Jul 31, 2021
Okayama? More like Pokéyama!
- Japan
- (anime • COK • cool • cute • Kurashiki • Lucario • manhole covers • Okayama • Pokéfuta • Pokemon • travel • video games)
Voice of Metal Gear Solid’s Solid Snake/Big Boss completes Tokyo coronavirus vaccination mission
- Casey Baseel
Jul 31, 2021
Veteran voice actor orders everyone to stay safe during state of emergency.
- Japan
- (Akio Otsuka • anime • COK • coronavirus • Metal Gear • Metal Gear Solid • video games • voice actors)
Pokémon’s impossible-to-buy-bike now exists in real life, still can’t be bought, must be won【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Jul 30, 2021
The one million-Pokémon Dollar bike that drove you crazy as a kid is back.
- Japan
- (AiraWear • anime • bicycles • bikes • cool • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon Red and Blue • video games)
President of France meets with manga, video game royalty in Tokyo【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jul 29, 2021
Head of state also picks up an amazing One Piece souvenir that any fan would treasure.
- Europe, Japan
- (AKIRA • anime • awesome • cool • Dark Souls • Eiichiro Oda • Emmanuel Macron • Fairy Tail • france • Hidetaka Miyazaki • Hiro Mashima • Katsuhiro Otomo • manga • Naomi Kawase • One Piece • politicians • politics • video • video games)
TV audiences in Japan surprised to see “Pikachu,” “Raichu” as members of U.S. Olympic team
- Casey Baseel
Jul 28, 2021
Siblings look to electrify the badminton competition at the Tokyo Olympics.
- Japan, USA
- (2020 Olympics • 2021 Olympics • anime • badminton • funny • Japanese language • Katakana • linguistics • Olympics • Pikachu • Pokemon • Raichu • sports • Tokyo Olympics • video games)
Casio partners with Pac-Man for a new but vintage-looking digital watch
- Krista Rogers
Jul 28, 2021
Relive the thrill of this classic arcade game every time you need to tell the time.
- Japan
- (Bandai Namco • Casio • cool • digital • new product • pac-man • video games • watchess)
Lactic acid bacteria Pikachu ice cream and Poké Ball ice cream cake appear at Baskin-Robbins Japan
- Casey Baseel
Jul 28, 2021
Poké Ball ice cream scoop containers also return as part of 31 Poké Summer celebration.
- Japan
- (anime • Baskin Robbins • Baskin-Robbins Japan • food • ice cream • Pikachu • Pokemon • sweets • video games)
U.S.-produced Netflix Pokémon live-action series reportedly on the way
- Casey Baseel
Jul 27, 2021
Producer might be going from a show about the devil to a show about Pocket Monsters.
- Internet, Japan
- (anime • COK • Live action • Netflix • Pikachu • Pokemon • video games)
Olympics opening ceremony plays music from Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger, Sonic and more【Videos】
- Scott Wilson
Jul 24, 2021
The soundtrack of the Tokyo Olympics is 16-bit.
- Japan
- (2020 Olympics • 2020 Tokyo Olympics • Chrono Trigger • Dragon Quest • Final Fantasy • opening ceremony • Sonic the Hedgehog • video • video game music • video games)
Google made a free-to-play ninja cat RPG to celebrate the Tokyo Olympics, and it’s awesome!
- Casey Baseel
Jul 23, 2021
The Google Doodle for the Tokyo Olympics’ start offers retro fun, insight into Japanese culture, and a skateboarding tanuki.
- Internet, Japan
- (2020 Olympics • 2021 Olympics • awesome • clever • cool • culture • cute • Google Doodle • Olympics • retro games • sports • Tokyo Olympic • video games)
Japanese retro gamer completes collection of every Nintendo Famicom cartridge ever released【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Jul 22, 2021
Collection of over 1,000 games cost far less than you might expect.
- Japan
- (awesome • collection • complete • cool • crazy • famicom • NES • nintendo • Nintendo Entertainment System • retro games • video games)
Saga Prefecture celebrates SaGa Frontier Remastered with SaGa Bath campaign
- Master Blaster
Jul 18, 2021
It makes more sense in Japanese.
- Japan
- (hot springs • manhole covers • Romancing Saga • saga • SaGa Frontier • SaGa Furo • Saga Prefecture • Square Enix • travel • video games)
It’s the Nintendo Famicom’s 38th birthday, so let’s bust out the Famicom Disk System!
- Casey Baseel
Jul 16, 2021
38 years ago today, the Famicom everyone knows and loves went on sale, but what about its often forgotten upgrade?
- Japan
- (COK • dating simulators • famicom • Famicom Disk System • idol singers • Idols • NES • nintendo • retro games • romance games • SNJO • Square • Square Enix • video games)
New Super Mario-themed smartwatch gives you animated rewards for reaching fitness goals
- Casey Baseel
Jul 16, 2021
Nintendo star and TAG Heuer want you to think of the step counter like a power-up system.
- Japan
- (cool • fitness • nintendo • smartwatches • Super Mario • TAG Heuer • video games • watches)
Feud with boy band talent agency might spell the end of Sega’s Judgement video game series
- Casey Baseel
Jul 13, 2021
Lost Judgement could be the last Judgement if Sega can’t work out a compromise with with Takuya Kimura’s agency.
- Japan
- (boy bands • celebrities • Johnny's • Judgement • Lost Judgement • Ryu ga Gotoku • Sega • SMAP • Takuya Kimura • video games • yakuza)
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