Video Games
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Who needs hands when you can play video games with lasers and Japanese swords??
I’m not sure why someone would put forth the effort to make this functional, but then again, if I was capable of such geeky awesomeness...
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A difference between cultures: Why Japanese gamers don’t like Western games
This is an interesting little post I found over at GamrConnect. It chronicles the reasons why Japanese video game enthusiasts don’t really have a strong...
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Tokyo Game Show 2010 recap
The folks over at Scrawlfx put together a pretty thorough outline of the top titles and game news from this past weekend’s Tokyo Game Show....
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Jaded JRPG fans protest convention, predictability
This is a pretty smart ad campaign. As this article from the Escapist says, an ad campaign in Japan for the upcoming video game Fallout:...
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Nintendo DS a bigger hit in Japan than US, but why??
I read this article over at the New York Times website, thought it warranted sharing. Among other issues, the article concerns the Nintendo DS and...
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Final Fantasy XIII a million-seller in the West
In its first week on the shelves in the Western part of the globe (USA and other countries in this hemisphere), Square Enix’s Final Fantasy...
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Will Final Fantasy XIII be the savior of the Japanese gaming industry??
The game’s producers seem to think that it will. Joystiq reported about an interview between the European Playstation Blog and Final Fantasy XIII producer Yoshinori...
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The Battle for Video Game Industry Domination rages on….
I found this interesting editorial discussing the battle between the American and Japanese video game industries for ‘domination’ in the video game business. An interesting...
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Japan to get pretty awesome bonus stuff with Super Street Fighter IV
As pointed out by this article from IGN, the Japanese release of the upcoming and highly-anticipated Super Street Fighter IV will come with a ‘Collector’s...