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Final Fantasy Universal Studios Japan VR roller coaster shown off in cool rider experience videos
- Casey Baseel
Mar 7, 2018 - Tweet
Airships, crystals, Cid, and even Chocobo popcorn buckets are part of the tie-up between the theme park and video game giants.
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- (Amusement Parks • cool • Final Fantasy • roller coasters • Square Enix • theme parks • Universal Cool Japan • Universal Studios Japan • video • video games • virtual reality • VR)
Party game Nippon Marathon promises a hilariously good time racing characters in wacky costumes
- Dale Roll
Feb 22, 2018
Run across Japan-inspired maps while avoiding deadly obstacles like umbrellas and flying pineapples.
The most awesome anime fan art is fan art that’s also traditional Japanese sweets【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Feb 22, 2018
From Pop Team Epic to Cowboy Bebop, this professional confectioner’s anime and video game dojin works are edible!
- Japan
- (anime • anko • cool • fan art • food • nerikiri • No Face • spirited away • sweet beans • sweets • video games)
Japan’s silver medalist figure skater has no time for love because he’s busy playing video games
- Casey Baseel
Feb 22, 2018
With an Olympic medal on his resume, Shoma Uno says he’d like to enter a video game tournament.
- Japan
- (2018 Olympics • COK • figure skating • Olympics • PyeongChang Olympics • romance • Shoma Uno • sports • video games)
Rumors of leaked starter Pokémon for next game in series have fans keeping their fingers crossed
- Casey Baseel
Feb 21, 2018
Their authenticity is debatable, but their cuteness is unquestionable.
- Japan
- (fan art • illustration • nintendo • nintendo switch • Pokemon • rumor • video games)
Japanese mom finds diabolically clever way to crack down on son’s excessive video gaming
- Casey Baseel
Feb 16, 2018
Worried your kids will find a way around parental hardware locks? Then get a lock from a hardware store.
Japanese netizens rank the top 10 most memorable Final Fantasy bosses
- Dale Roll
Feb 15, 2018
Which bosses over the years left the biggest impression on Japanese Final Fantasy fans?
- Japan
- (Final Fantasy • ranking • Sephiroth • Square Enix • video games)
Catch ’em all again! New Pokémon Switch game anticipated to be released as early as this year
- Koh Ruide
Feb 14, 2018
Company’s recruitment page tells us we won’t have long to wait to collect the little critters all over again.
Poyo! A match made in Dreamland with a giant Kirby and manju cake set
- Richard Simmonds
Feb 13, 2018
The universe’s cutest Star Warrior, and star of Nintendo games, Kirby uses his Copy Ability to become huggable…that or it’s an adorably soft toy.
Japanese smartphone users rank the 10 mobile phone games they play the most
- Dale Roll
Feb 9, 2018
The results come from a mobile survey, in which they also shared how much money they spend on in-game purchases.
- Japan
- (idol games • mobile games • puzzle games • role-playing games • smartphone games • video games)
Gamers can become Pac-Man with new VR attraction in Tokyo【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Feb 8, 2018
Video gaming’s newest trend meets its oldest hero with co-op game at Namco’s Tokyo amusement park.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • Namco • Namja Town • pac-man • Tokyo • video • video games • virtual reality • VR)
Huge Final Fantasy snow sculpture creates epic dragon battle with awesome projection mapping【Vid】
- Casey Baseel
Feb 7, 2018
Come for the fire-breathing dragon vs. Dragoon action, stay for the iconic victory fanfare.
- Japan
- (awesome • cool • Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy XIV • Hokkaido • Sapporo • Sapporo Snow Festival • Sapporo Snow Festival 2018 • snow • Square Enix • video • video games)
Here’s proof that Final Fantasy’s most insane villain is also insanely handsome
- Casey Baseel
Feb 6, 2018
We’re not talking about pretty boy swordsman Sephiroth, but crazy clown dictator Kefka after you wash away all that makeup.
- Japan
- (Final Fantasy • Final Fantasy VI • Final Fantasy XIV • funny • Kefka • Square Enix • video games)
Nintendo announces its next mobile app release: Mario Kart Tour!
- Meg Murphy
Feb 2, 2018
The beloved kart racing game will soon be playable even without a Nintendo console.
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Japanese Twitter loves adorable cats’ reactions to Monster Hunter: World’s Felyne voices【Videos】
- Dale Roll
Jan 31, 2018
These kitties just can’t figure out where the sounds are coming from!
- Japan
- (cats • cute • funny • Monster Hunter • Monster Hunter: World • pets • video • video games)
129-year-old photo of Nintendo headquarters shows company hasn’t always been run from a gray box
- Casey Baseel
Jan 26, 2018
The oldest known photograph of the video game company’s offices is pure Kyoto.
- Japan
- (architecture • cool • history • Kyoto • nintendo • photography • video games)
Yume Nikki, one of Japan’s most popular and disturbing indie games, is getting a full 3-D sequel
- Casey Baseel
Jan 26, 2018
“Diverging follow-up” made in cooperation with franchise creator, has simultaneous international, multi-language release.
Final Fantasy whiskey, 30 years in the making, is here to celebrate the series’ 30th birthday
- Casey Baseel
Jan 22, 2018
But you might need to grind for treasure before you can afford a bottle of this high-priced, high-quality scotch.
- Japan
- (alcohol • drinks • Final Fantasy • Square Enix • video games • Whiskey)
Nintendo Labo: Mad genius sets to build your own Switch controllers out of cardboard【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 18, 2018
Some would say Nintendo’s video games killed the conventional kids’ toy market, but now they might be bringing it back.
- Japan
- (cardboard • cool • crafts • nintendo • Nintendo Labo • nintendo switch • video • video games)
Japanese guy plays two-player Taiko No Tatsujin alone, blindfolded and backwards【Video】
- Master Blaster
Jan 17, 2018
And his drumming seems to have an odd power over women.
- Japan
- (awesome • crazy • drums • Egashira 2:50 • funny • rhythm games • taiko • Taiko no Tatsujin • video • video games • weird • wtf)
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