Kotaku: America

Nintendo Actually Delivers on European 3DS Video Service

Sam Winstrom — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:00:00 EDT

Nintendo's 3D video service for the 3DS goes live in Europe on July 13 joining Japan with region specific content. Meanwhile, there is still no solid release date for America, though it is scheduled for this summer. More »

What's America's Fetish This Week? Guns

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:00:00 EDT

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In approximately 90 days, walk into any bar in the State of Ohio. If there aren't any signs stating otherwise, feel free to carry your concealed weapon in that watering hole. But don't order a round. You can't legally drink if you are packing heat. More »

What Is Japan's Fetish This Week? Giant Breasts

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:00:00 EDT

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The 3D breasts were inevitable. After Nintendo revealed its glasses-free 3D portable, the Nintendo 3DS, it was only a brief matter of time before gamers in Japan could ogle 3D boobs them. Senran Kagura, the first of what's likely to be many games with that feature, includes a bevy of top-heavy, jiggly ninjas. More »

What Is Japan's Fetish This Week? Foreign... Flair

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:00:00 EDT

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Someone once told me, "Half-Japanese kids grow up to either be TV celebrities or porn stars." Flip on television, and there's half-British male model Joy selling Samurai Road 4 or singer Becky promoting her latest CD single. Turn on a dirty movie, and there's half-Brazilian actress and Yakuza star Rio getting naked. More »

What is America's Fetish This Week? America (Fuck Yeah!)

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 19 May 2011 15:00:00 EDT

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It all started with a middle finger. It was directed firmly at England, and for the next 200-plus years, America's desire to do things its own way hasn't changed. The country's pride hasn't either. More »

There Are Common Threads Of "Fun" In Japan, American And Europe

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 02:00:00 EDT

Hiroyuki Kobayashi, designer of Sengoku Basara (aka Devil Kings), talks East vs. West. Via 1Up. More »

Celebrate American Independence With Some Video Games

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 03:00:00 EDT

Enjoying your day off, Americans? Why not enjoy it with video games where you fight for your nation's independence. Or the continuation of British rule! It's 2010, we're cool either way. More »

PlayStation Store Update: Patapon 2, Galactrix, Disgaea Add-On Madness

Mike Fahey — Thu, 07 May 2009 20:30:00 EDT

The first download-only PSP title hits the PlayStation Store this week, along with the PS3 debut of Puzzle Quest: Galactrix and an oddly-priced set of downloadable Disgaea 3 content. More »

The Giant Prinny And The Prinnymobile

Mike Fahey — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:40:00 EST

Last night in San Francisco NIS America held a special party for their upcoming PSP game Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?, featuring a giant drunken Prinny and the incredibly sexy Prinnymobile. More »

Europe Wii Fit Box Dupes Dull Japanese Wii Fit Box

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:00:50 EDT

So that American Wii Fit box art is a snazzy neon green and multicultural vibrant feel good. Different from the Japanese box art, which is Snoozesville, population sleepy people. What about Europe? Same as the Japanese box art. Hit the jump for a look at the other side of the box. It's quite boring. More »

American Men Need To...Ooo, Gran Turismo!

Mike Fahey — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:40:05 EDT

Dave Gibson at the American Chronicle has posted an article today titled "It Is Time For American Men To Grow Up", which calls out lazy, irresponsible, video game-playing American men for causing the downfall of our society.

Divorce and illegitimate births have reached epidemic proportions. A society whose grown men seem to be more interested in the latest video game, rather than the survival of their nation or even of their own family—is doomed to failure.

I'm sure whatever else he had to say was exciting and all, but I was completely distracted by the totally sweet ad for Gran Turismo halfway down the article and clicked off to look at cars. By the time I came back there was an add for a store selling Airsoft guns, and I need one of those to discipline my cats. By the time I finally got back to the story I caught this:

The lazy and disconnected American man is much more of a threat to the survival of this nation, than are the Muslim terrorists seeking their 72 virgins in heaven.

Instead of being outraged, I went looking for that clip of the suicide bombers in the plane from Uwe Boll's Postal film to try and figure out how many virgins they were supposed to get. Anyway, lazy, disconnected men in America? Not a chance. More »

America Will Never Get Pokemon Gerbil Cages

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 03:00:16 EDT

In Japan, Pokémon is on everything. I mean EVERYTHING. Not true in the USA! Good luck finding things like Pokémon curry or Pokémon wonton soup in the States. Why is that? Why?! Over-exposre has led Pokémon USA to be way more selective. Says the company's Holly Rawlinson: More »

American Store Importing Japanese Wii-motes

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 09:00:40 EST

That bad over there, huh? Guess Japan apparently has the controller coming out the whazoo, and the US does not. Reader Kevin pinged me about this, writing: More »

Opera Waits For Orders From Nintendo

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 05:22:27 EST

What's the final version the Opera browser for the Wii like? Don't ask Opera reps, they don't know reports Wired's Chris Kohler. Of course, they'd love to add things like widget support and tabbed browsing, but it's not exactly Opera's decision to make. It's Nintendo's. And why isn't the Opera browser for the DS out in America? Once again, that's up to Nintendo. So, the point of involving Opera was what again? Brian Ashcraft More »

Australia Getting DS Lite Before America

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 05 May 2006 03:13:03 EDT

For once (and only once we are sure), Australia is getting something before the US that does not involve Paul Hogan. Nintendo Australia announced that the DS Lite will retail on June 1st, ten full days earlier than the portable drops in the US. But before busting out that VB, making Kiwi sheep jokes and singing Waltzing Matilda, note that early comes at a price. Ozzies will pay AU $199.95 (US $152), compared to the US $130 Yanks will shell out. And like the US, Australia will get the white version. But, why before the States, you ask? Well, Australia is closer to Japan and all... More »