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New GU Pokémon fashion line is ready to stay home or go out with dresses, roomwear, and underwear

Casey Baseel
Apr 15, 2020
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Whatever you’ve got planned today, even if it’s nothing at all, Uniqlo’s sister brand and a whole bunch of Pokémon are here to help you get dressed for it.

Japan
(anime • cool • fashion • GU • Pikachu • Pokemon • video games)

Legendary Tokyo arcade gets massive fan support in coronavirus-prompted crowdfunding campaign

Casey Baseel
Apr 15, 2020

Fans band together to help save Mikado, one of the purest shrines to old-school gaming left in Japan.

Japan
(Arcades • coronavirus • cowdfunding • Mikado • video games)

Final Fantasy super fan recreates the Buster Sword in a single pencil lead to salute FFVII Remake

Casey Baseel
Apr 14, 2020

Big love for Cloud’s giant sword comes in a small package.

Japan
(art • awesome • Buster Sword • COK • cool • fan art • Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy VII • Final Fantasy VII remake • pencil • video games)

It’s-a them! Uniqlo’s awesome line of Super Mario 35th anniversary T-shirts【Photos】

Casey Baseel
Apr 11, 2020

A retrospective (and retro) salute to video gaming’s greatest hero.

Japan
(fashion • nintendo • shirts • Super Mario • t-shirts • Uniqlo • video games)

Pre-orders now open on Amazon for new, amped-up Lego and Super Mario collaboration!【Video】

Eli Pang
Apr 10, 2020

The collab that one-ups all collabs.

Japan
(collaboration • cool • LEGO • nintendo • pre-order • Super Mario Bros. • toy • video • video games)

Japanese students learn English with help from a dating sim artist

Oona McGee
Apr 10, 2020

Studying is much more exciting when you can imagine yourself dating one of the textbook characters.

Japan
(anime • dating simulators • deep learning • Japanese students • junior high school • learning English • LovePlus • romance games • schools • students • Textbooks • video • video games)

Animal Crossing: New Horizons player creates stunning replica of Pokémon’s Pallet Town 【Photos】

Shannon
Apr 9, 2020

If you haven’t already been convinced to get Animal Crossing: New Horizons, this might do the trick.

Japan
(Animal Crossing • Animal Crossing: New Horizons • cool • Pallet Town • Pokemon • video games)

Kirby wedding rings let you combine powers with the love of your life【Photos】

Casey Baseel
Apr 6, 2020

Nintendo’s lovable ball of cuteness transforms into extremely elegant designs.

Japan
(accessories • beautiful • cool • cute • engagement rings • Kirby • nintendo • rings • U-Treasure • video games • wedding rings)

One Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask scene is less zany, much sadder to adults, salaryman learns

Casey Baseel
Apr 3, 2020

Postman, we’re sorry for laughing at you.

Japan
(COK • funny • Legend of Zelda • Majora's Mask • nintendo • sad • salarymen • video games)

Hideo Kojima’s company closes office after employee confirmed infected with coronavirus

Casey Baseel
Mar 31, 2020

Video game studio is told it doesn’t have to close, but decides to make worker safety its priority.

Japan
(coronavirus • coronavirus outbreak • Hideo Kojima • Kojima Productions • Metal Gear Solid • video games)

Couple’s wedding cancelled due to coronavirus, so they hold it in Animal Crossing instead

Katie Pask
Mar 25, 2020

That’s definitely one way to save on the honeymoon costs!

Internet
(Animal Crossing • Animal Crossing: New Horizons • coronavirus • coronavirus outbreak • COVID-19 • heartwarming • marriage • moving • nintendo • romance • touching • video games • weddings)

Six-button Switch! Japanese gadget company turns Nintendo’s console into retro arcade controller

Casey Baseel
Mar 23, 2020

A throwback solution to a modern problem with the Nintendo system.

Japan
(cool • gadgets • nintendo • switch • Thanko • video games)

Sega hints at return of most powerful spokesperson they’ve ever created

Master Blaster
Mar 22, 2020

That rodent you’re thinking of doesn’t hold a candle to this man’s raw strength.

Japan
(Hiroshi Fujioka • Maito Fujioka • Saturn Mini • Sega • Sega Saturn • Segata Sanshiro • video games)

Empty Tokyo train stations look like video game dungeons 【Photos】

Oona McGee
Mar 19, 2020

Keep your wits about you — you never know what might appear as you walk these underground tunnels.

Japan
(RPG • Shibuya • Shibuya Station • Shin Megami Tensei • stations • Tokyo • Toranomon • train stations • trains • video games)

Beautiful Magikarp necklaces show your Pokémon-loving lover you’re in it for the long haul【Pics】

Casey Baseel
Mar 19, 2020

Japanese accessory maker sees the true beauty of the Water-type Pokémon, and knows that good things come from commitment.

Japan
(accessories • anime • cool • cute • fashion • Koiking • Magikarp • necklaces • Pokemon • U-Tresure • video games)

Japanese prefectural government passes video game ban limiting kids’ daily play, smartphone time

Casey Baseel
Mar 18, 2020

Oh, but of course they’re allowed to continue studying until any time of night.

Japan
(crime • government • kids • laws • Parenting • parents • politicians • society • video games)

Hideo Kojima thinks there’s a better way to spend your coronavirus free time than playing games

Casey Baseel
Mar 18, 2020

Director of Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding recommends putting down the analog sticks in order to do something else as you hunker down at home.

Japan
(books • coronavirus • coronavirus outbreak • death stranding • Hideo Kojima • Metal Gear Solid • video games)

The Lego Super Mario set is way more awesome than it needs to be【Video】

Casey Baseel
Mar 13, 2020

Team-up with Nintendo goes above and beyond by creating a new way to play that’s unlike traditional Legos or video games.

Japan
(awesome • clever • cool • LEGO • nintendo • Super Mario • toys • video • video games)

We can’t wait for New Horizons, so we pigged out for Japan’s Animal Crossing Choco Egg figures

Casey Baseel
Mar 13, 2020

Instant gratification for Nintendo fans and sweets lovers.

Japan
(Animal Crossing • Choco Egg • chocolate • COK • cute • nintendo • SNJO • sweets • toys • video games)

One of video gaming’s greatest composers owes his name-recognition fame to his mom

Casey Baseel
Mar 13, 2020

The heartwarming tale of how Yuzo Koshiro became famous in an era when game developers worked in obscurity also has a Studio Ghibli connection.