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Slot machine’s proposed logo suspiciously familiar to a classic video game

• Master Blaster
  Dec 9, 2019
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[R] [  ] [P] [  ] [F] [F]: Um, I’d like to solve the puzzle.

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• Japan
• (Chrono Trigger • gambling • logos • rip-offs • role-playing games • slot machines • Sqaure Enix • trademark • video games)

Japanese gamer mom wants kids to unlock the achievement of beating a game without Internet guides

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 7, 2019

OK kids, did you remember to finish your homework, brush your teeth, and smash every pot in the village?

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• Japan
• (COK • funny • kids • Parenting • parents • role-playing games • RPGs • video games)

Japanese crane game serves up actual slices of cake – and we got some!【Photos】

• Shannon McNaught
  Dec 6, 2019

Forget about stuffed animals and candy bars – now it’s time for gourmet prizes!

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• (Arcades • cake • COK • cool • crane game • food • game • SNJO • sweets • UFO catchers • video games • Yokohama)

Pikachu is opening his own take-out Pokémon sweets shop in Tokyo!

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 6, 2019

Too busy for a sit-down meal at the Pokémon Cafe? Let Pikachu help you quickly satisfy your cravings for the sweetest meal of the day!

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• (anime • cafes • COK • cupcakes • food • Pikachu • Pikachu Sweets • Pikachu Sweets by Pokémon Cafe • restaurants • sweets • video games)

Japanese Network TV asks Twitter user’s permission for “photo” of a trash home…from Fallout 76

• Master Blaster
  Dec 5, 2019

An honor better than any game award for the online RPG.

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• (Bethesda • Fallout 76 • Fuji TV • funny • trash house • TV • video games)

Why do Pokémon Trainers “black out” when they lose a battle? This could be the real reason

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 5, 2019

Fan has a theory as to why everything goes dark for losing Trainers even though they never get hurt, and it’s pretty convincing.

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• (anime • COK • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon Sword and Shield • video games)

Brand-new Pokémon manhole covers coming to Japan’s snowy Hokkaido Prefecture!

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 2, 2019

Pokéfuta spread to the northernmost region of Japan with adorable appearances by Vulpix, Ninetails, and many more Pokémon!

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• Japan
• (anime • aweomse • cool • cute • Hokkaido • manhole covers • Pokemon • travel • video games)

Life-size Mewtwo, graffiti Pikachu welcome us to the newest Pokémon Center megastore in Shibuya

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 30, 2019

So much awesome merch from the grand opening of Tokyo’s brand-new Pokémon destination!

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• Japan
• (anime • COK • Mew • Mewtwo • nintendo • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokemon Center • Shibuya • SNO • Super Mario • video games)

Best Secret of Mana fan art ever? Jaw-dropping project took over a year, 150,000 beads【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 23, 2019

And, naturally, the combined strength of three heroes.

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• Japan
• (awesome • beads • cool • crafts • fan art • pixel art • Secret of Mana • Seiken Densetsu • Square Enix • video games)

Nintendo Tokyo, Nintendo’s first ever dedicated shop in Japan, opens–here’s the awesome merch!

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 22, 2019

A massive photo safari of the treasure trove of amazing stuff waiting at Nintendo’s brand-new Shibuya destination store!

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• (Animal Crossing • awesome • COK • cool • cute • Legend of Zelda • nintendo • Nintendo Tokyo • Pikachu • Shibuya • Shibuya Parco • shopping • SNO • Splatoon • Super Mario • video games)

New visual unveiled for Universal Studios Japan’s Nintendo World shows a pixel-perfect panorama

• Katy Kelly
  Nov 22, 2019

Look forward to real-life takes on Peach and Bowser’s castles, Mario Kart themed attractions and more!
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• Japan
• (Mario • nintendo • Osaka • Super Nintendo World • theme park • theme parks • travel • Universal Studios Japan • USJ • video games)

New Pokémon Tail hook series is here to keep your home organized and adorable【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 21, 2019

Both male and female Pikachus, plus six other Pokémon species, will stick to your walls and your heart.

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• Japan
• (anime • COK • cute • interior • Pikachu • Pokemon • video games • Village Vanguard)

We preview Japan’s first-ever Nintendo Tokyo, Capcom Store and Shibuya Pokémon Centre megastore

• Oona McGee
  Nov 21, 2019

Mr. Sato takes us on a tour of Cyberspace Shibuya inside Parco ahead of its grand opening. 

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• (awesome • Capcom • COK • cool • Mewtwo • nintendo • Nintendo Tokyo • Parco building • Pokemon • Pokemon Center • Pokémon Center Shibuya • Shibuya • shopping • SNJO • Tokyo • video games)

What Pokémon Type are you? A quick look at your social media habits will give you the answer

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 21, 2019

Personality quiz reveals if you’re a fun-loving Grass Type or a relentless Dark Type.

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• (anime • funny • personality quiz • Personality test • Pokemon • social media • twitter • video games)

Graffiti artist Pikachu plushies coming to brand-new Shibuya Pokémon Center megastore【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 20, 2019

New shop within walking distance from Scramble Intersection also has giant Mewtwo in research tube greeting guests.

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• Japan
• (anime • graffiti • Mew • Mewtwo • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokemon Center • Pokémon Center Shibuya • Shibuya • video games)

The Magikarp kiss — Japanese woman explains why the Pokémon-like smooch is so terrible

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 19, 2019

Illustrated diagram shows why the weakest Pokémon is also the worst kisser.

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• Japan
• (anime • dating • funny • kissing • Magikarp • Pokemon • relationships • romance • video games)

Real-world Pokémon arena battle park found in Japan【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 16, 2019

Intentional or not, there’s no way to see this park in one of Japan’s largest cities and not think of Pikachu throwing down.

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• Japan
• (anime • awesome • cool • crazy • funny • Hokkaido • parks • Pikachu • Pokemon • Sapporo • video games)

Japan’s new Pikachu Pokémon donuts are super popular, crazy cute, and totally tasty

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 16, 2019

But really, the Pikachu Tail should be called the “Pikachu Butt.”

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• Japan
• (anime • boba • COK • donuts • food • Mister Donut • Pikachu • Pokemon • SNJO • sweets • tapioca • video games)

Beautiful kimono-cloth Pikachu doll is latest creation from century-old Tokyo doll maker【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 14, 2019

Techniques developed in Kyoto hundreds of years ago make Pikachu as beautiful as he is adorable.

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• Japan
• (anime • COK • cool • crafts • culture • cute • dolls • kimekomi dolls • kimekomi ningyo • Mataro • Pikachu • Pokemon • veautiful • video games)

Sonic the Hedgehog’s creator still doesn’t like one part of his much-improved movie redesign

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 13, 2019

The Sega star is looking a lot better after a six-month redesign, but game designer Yuji Naka still thinks there’s something “off.”

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• Japan
• (Live action • movies • Sega • Sonic the Hedgehog • Sonic the Hedgehog movie • video • video games • Yuji Naka)

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