Video Games
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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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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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Japanese video games go through a lot of changes
I stumbled upon this insightful article from Kotaku Australia, chronicling the process that many video games go through as they’re translated from Japanese to English...
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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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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...
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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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Nintendo hopes to inspire kids to walk with Pikachu
With the impending European release of two new Pokemon games, Pokemon SoulSilver and Pokemon HeartGold, Nintendo is giving gamers an additional accessory with the games:...
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Mario Kart & Pac Man in real life = awesome
This is a bit old but I just stumbled upon it over at JapanProbe. Yes. I wish i was cool enough to do this. here’s...