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Bowsette/Princess Koopa is getting her own dedicated fan event next month in Japan

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 27, 2018
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Artist exhibition, cosplay contest organized to honor the current ruling monarch of the fanart kingdom.

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• Japan
• (Bowsette • events • fan art • Koopa-hime • nintendo • Princess Koopa • Super Mario • video games)

Pikachu and Eevee will give YOU hugs with these awesomely adorable new Pokémon pillows

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 24, 2018

The two Pokémon who get the most loving squeezes are ready to give you one right back.

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• Japan
• (anime • cute • Eevee • interior • Pikachu • pillows • plushies • Pokemon • stuffed animals • Takara Tomy • video games)

Man runs amok inside Osaka convenience store, reminds everyone of the Yakuza video game

• Master Blaster
  Sep 24, 2018

Life imitates art?

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• Japan
• (convenience stores • crime • Osaka • Osakasayama • vandalism • video • video games • yakuza 6)

Ace Attorney Game Franchise Gets New Stage Play in January

• Anime News Network
  Sep 22, 2018

New play features Godot’s stage debut, with new character designed by Tatsurō Iwamoto

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• Japan
• (Ace Attorney • Anime News Network • stage adaption • stage play • video games)

We try the hottest games at TGS… then lose all the pictures so draw them by hand 【No Photos】

• Master Blaster
  Sep 22, 2018

Join us for a truly one-of-a-kind look at the biggest titles of Tokyo Game Show 2018.

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• Japan
• (art • Daiichiro Tashiro • drawing • Jump Force • Kingdom Hearts III • Mega Man 11 • TGS 2018 • Tokyo Game Show 2018 • video games)

The beautiful models and awesome booths of Tokyo Game Show 2018【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 21, 2018

We head to Japan’s biggest electronic entertainment event to check out its incredible real-world visuals.

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• Japan
• (beautiful women • COK • SNOJ • TGS • TGS 2018 • Tokyo Game Show • Tokyo Game Show 2018 • video games)

Rising Pokémon star Eevee gets her own official dance for the Project Eevee theme song 【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 21, 2018

Dance along with the adorable Pocket Monster, or stay in your seat and sing along with the equally cute lyrics.

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• Japan
• (anime • cute • dance • Eevee • music • Pokemon • video • video games)

Nintendo’s Kyoto headquarters is back to normal after replacing N that blew away in typhoon

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 19, 2018

Nintendo just isn’t the Big N without its actual big N.

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• Japan
• (architecture • Kyoto • nintendo • typhoon • Typhoon Jebi • video games)

Sony announces PlayStation Classic retro mini console【Video, photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 19, 2018

A special present for the exact day of the PlayStation’s 24th birthday.

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• Global, Japan
• (mini consoles • playstation • PlayStation Classic • Sony • video • video games)

Japanese bar pianist plays beautiful version of Pokémon background music without anyone noticing

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 18, 2018

An elegant rearrangement of an iconic piece of video game music history, plus where to hear the musician play live.

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• Japan
• (anime • bars • cool • music • piano • Pokemon • restaurants • video • video games)

Virtual girlfriend adult game developer switches gears with super-customizable VR boyfriend game

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 15, 2018

Players can alter handsome star’s muscle mass, skin tone, and voice.

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• Japan
• (dating simulators • romance games • video • video games • virtual reality • VR Kareshi)

Japanese study tip: Imagine kanji characters as fighting game characters, like in this cool video

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 15, 2018

Kanji are one of the hardest parts of leaning Japanese, but they’re easier when they have move sets related to their meanings.

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• Japan
• (clever • cool • fighting games • funny • Japanese language • kanji • language • learning japanese • linguistics • video games)

Turns out Kirby can fit perfectly into a Japanese washing machine【Video】

• Katy Kelly
  Sep 12, 2018

A Twitter user made this startling discovery when their mother tossed a beloved cushion into the laundry.

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• Japan
• (cute • funny • Kirby • laundry • nintendo • plushies • video • video games • washing machine)

Conan O’Brien asks Hideo Kojima for a job, sings Live Band Karaoke, and says sayonara to Japan

• Oona McGee
  Sep 11, 2018

Conan and his team packed in as much of Tokyo as possible during the final days of their Japanese trip.

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• Japan
• (celebrities • Conan • Conan O'Brien • Conan Town • Hideo Kojima • karaoke • Kojima Productions • video games)

Tokyo Pokémon Cafe’s menu evolves into autumn version with brand-new Halloween food and drinks

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 8, 2018

Shadowy ghost and poison-types get their moment in the sun, and of course there’s a new Pikachu item too!

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• Japan
• (anime • COK • food • halloween • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon Cafe • restaurants • themed restaurants • Tokyo • video games)

Eminem says he sampled Kingdom Hearts video game for his new song, but credits say differently

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 4, 2018

Slim Shady’s inspiration remains murky, and could be J-pop megastar Utada Hikaru or someone else entirely.

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• Japan
• (anime • Eminem • Good Guy • Kingdom Hearts • music • Square Enix • Tokyo Ghoul • Utada Hikaru • video • video games)

Nintendo fans make amazing Luigi’s Mansion AR game by tinkering with Nintendo Labo【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 3, 2018

If Nintendo won’t make a sequel, you can make one yourself, and turn your home into a haunted house, for just a few bucks.

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• Japan
• (AR • augmented reality • awesome • cool • luigi's mansion • nintendo • Nintendo Labo • nintendo switch • video • video games)

Metal Gear Solid is now real with awesome “real infiltration game” opening in Tokyo【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 3, 2018

Players can use cardboard boxes, Snake’s patented hold-up move to outwit armed human guards.

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• Japan
• (awesome • cool • escape games • Hideo Kojima • Metal Gear Solid • real escape games • shinjuku • video • video games)

“Your 20s are your tutorial mode.” — Japanese dad likens each decade of life to a video game stage

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 30, 2018

From download to post-boss content, loving dad shares his mature wisdom in a way that’s easy for his much younger son to relate to.

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• Japan
• (COK • cool • dads • moving • parents • touching • video games)

Tokyo’s Shinjuku Station’s west side: Quite possibly best spot in Japan for Pokémon GO

• Master Blaster
  Aug 30, 2018

We can’t say definitively that it’s the best, but 12 shiny Eevees in three hours is hard to beat.

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• Japan
• (COK • Eevee • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • Pokemon Plaza • shinjuku • Shinjuku Station • SNOJ • Tokyo • video games • Yodobashi Camera)

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