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Design-your-own-Pokémon-T-shirt service launches at Uniqlo, dozens of species to work with【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 11, 2020 - Tweet
Speedy program lets you pick up your creation on the same day you design it.
Don’t panic! You can now get a gigantic life-size Psyduck plushie at the Pokémon Center
- Casey Baseel
Jun 8, 2020
Keep calm and carry on decorating your home with Pokémon.
- Japan
- (anime • cute • life-size • plushies • Pokemon • Pokemon Center • Psyduck • stuffed animals • video games)
Sega announces Game Gear Micro, an extra-tiny retro system with a startingly high price
- Casey Baseel
Jun 3, 2020
Revisiting a part of video game history will be nostalgic, but not necessarily cheap.
Japanese man breaks own world record for Super Mario 64 blindfolded speed run
- Master Blaster
Jun 3, 2020
It’s a me, muscle memory!
- Internet, Japan
- (awesome • blindfold • crazy • nintendo • Nintendo 64 • speed run • Super Mario • Super Mario 64 • video • video games)
Pokémon game developer Game Freak is now hiring, holding online interviews for new jobs
- Casey Baseel
Jun 2, 2020
Here’s your chance to go from Pokémon fan to Pokémon pro.
- Japan
- (game freak • jobs • Pikachu • Pokemon • video games • working in Japan)
Dating simulator lets players know exact moment virtual girlfriends will disappear this summer
- Casey Baseel
Jun 1, 2020
Enjoy your summer of love, LovePlus Every fans, because it’ll be your last.
Rejoice, EarthBound fans! New official tribute comic “Pollyanna” set to debut in mid-June
- Ingrid Tsai
May 30, 2020
I believe a dream can still come true. Why shouldn’t I believe the same in you?
- Japan
- (comic • Earthbound • Hobonichi Mother Project • mother • nintendo • Pollyanna • tribute • video games)
What would Dragon Quest look like in real life? Fan’s Slime travel photo series shows us【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
May 29, 2020
Come on, Slime! We’re going for a walk.
- Japan
- (cool • Dragon Quest • figures • funny • slime • Square Enix • video games)
Animal Crossing fan recreating all of Ghibli’s Spirited Away in New Horizons, and it’s incredible
- Casey Baseel
May 28, 2020
Masterpieces from Nintendo and Studio Ghibli go together amazingly well, photos show.
- Japan
- (Animal Crossing • Animal Crossing: New Horizons • anime • awesome • cool • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • nintendo • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • video games)
Lawyers say Japanese video game ban for kids violates constitution, call for abolition
- Casey Baseel
May 27, 2020
Game over for Kagawa Prefecture’s anti-video game ordinance?
- Japan
- (COK • crime • Kagawa Prefecture • law • society • video games • youth)
Garigari-kun popsicle teams up with new Pokémon film for a refreshing summertime treat
- Krista Rogers
May 23, 2020
Lucky buyers will also score the chance to win a limited-edition collectible Pokémon trading card.
- Japan
- (anime • food • Garigari-kun • ice cream • Pokemon • popsicles • sweets • video games)
Japanese violinist covers Super NES soundtracks AND sound effects in amazing videos【Videos】
- Casey Baseel
May 23, 2020
Beautiful selections from Super Mario World, The Legend of Zelda, and more stir the heart and the nostalgia too.
- Japan
- (awesome • cool • Mario Kart • music • nintendo • Super Famicom • Super Mario • Super NES • video • video games)
U.S. government officials catch 86,400 Pokémon bootlegs without using a single Poké Ball
- Casey Baseel
May 22, 2020
Because when you gotta catch ’em all, you ‘gotta catch the knockoffs too.
- USA
- (anime • counterfeits • crime • knockoffs • Pikachu • Pokemon • video games)
Who is Final Fantasy VII Remake’s best female character? Japanese fans vote【Survey】
- Casey Baseel
May 19, 2020
The top 10 heroines from Cloud’s days in Midgar.
- Japan
- (Aerith • Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy VII • Final Fantasy VII remake • ranking • Square Enix • Tifa • video games)
17-year-old to sue Kagawa Prefecture over video game restricting ordinance
- Master Blaster
May 18, 2020
And what did you do over your school vacation?
- Japan
- (Kagawa • law • lawsuits • ordinances • video game addiction • video games)
90-year-old Japanese gamer grandma breaks world record, praises Grand Theft Auto 5【Video】
- Katy Kelly
May 18, 2020
The world’s oldest video game streamer, Hamako Mori, has played titles like Call of Duty and Dauntless for decades — and shows no signs of stopping.
- Japan
- (age • Gamer Grandma • gamers • gaming • Guinness Word Record • health • human interest • live • video games)
Beautiful Japanese swimsuit model performs knockout Tifa Final Fantasy cosplay【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
May 17, 2020
Gravure model joins Air Comiket movement with birthday salute to Final Fantasy VII’s martial arts heroine.
- Japan
- (Air Comiket • beautiful women • cosplay • cosplayers • Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy VII • Final Fantasy VII remake • Tifa • Tifa Lockheart • video games)
Nintendo releases nearly 50 new video chat backgrounds from Animal Crossing, Zelda, and more!
- Casey Baseel
May 16, 2020
Now you can telecommute from Isabelle’s office, the mountains of Hyrule, or the halls of Garreg Mach Monastery.
- Internet, Japan
- (Animal Crossing • backgrounds • cool • Fire Emblem • nintendo • online chat • Super Mario • Super Smash Bros. • telecommuting • telework • the legend of Zelda • video chat • video conferences • video games • Zoom)
Japan’s Pokémon manhole covers travel to you in new line of mugs, replicas, and other merch【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
May 14, 2020
Can’t make a pilgrimage to see your favorite Pokémon? You can now enjoy Pokéfuta in the comfort of your own home.
- Japan
- (anime • cool • cute • drinkware • Eevee • interior • manhole covers • Pikachu • Pokéfuta • Pokemon • video games • Village Vanguard)
Yoshinoya’s Pokémon beef and curry bowls return and bring Pikachu along for the fun【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
May 13, 2020
The Pokémori is back!
- Japan
- (anime • beef bowls • fast food • food • gyudon • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokemori • rice bowls • video games • Yoshinoya)
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