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Namco Bandai will be releasing Level-5/Studio Ghibli collaboration Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch in North America sometime during "Winter 2012". For Europe, it's early 2013. More »
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Westerners notice it. The clothes run slightly smaller, and a medium in Japan would be a small—or even a petite—back home. Barring the exception here or there, Japanese people tend to have smaller frames. People are, generally speaking, thin. More »
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Much has been made, and rightly so, of the involvement of Hayao Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli with Level-5's PS3 RPG Ni No Kuni (out this week in Japan). It's helped the game look amazing. While it's a welcome partnership, though, it's not the first time the animation legend, or his studio, have turned up in a video game. More »
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When Ni No Kuni was released on DS last year, it shipped in just about the coolest box ever, which housed an extravagant spell book. Well, early adopters of the PS3 version, at least in Japan, will get the same book. More »
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Considering how game developer Level-5 collaborated with anime studio Studio Ghibli, I guess the logical thing would be to ask for an animated Ni No Kuni. Screw that. More »
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As far as PS3 role-playing games go, Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is one family friendly game. In Japan, it's rated all ages and promoted with one of the country's most popular child stars. In South Korea, it's a different story. More »
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I'm quite taken by Level-5's upcoming RPG Ni No Kuni. A big reason for that is the helping hand the developers have had from animation powerhouse Studio Ghibli. So watching three of the game's cutscenes is definitely something I can recommend. More »
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Ni no Kuni isn't only the PS3's most beautiful game, it's also pretty darn cute. Thank Studio Ghibli for that. Know what cute calls for? A cute kid. More »
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Level-5, the studio responsible for Professor Layton, is working on a new piece of game hardware: An all-purpose arcade cabinet for its games. More »
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Guild 01 is not your typical 3DS game. It features four games from four different game creators. Here is some gameplay footage. More »
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Level-5 has followed their announcement that Namco will be publishing Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch's western releas, with this trailer, which showcases gameplay, cutscenes, combat and, of course, one gorgeously animated game. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5850314&view=rss&microfeed=true According to Ni no Kuni developer Level-5, Namco Bandai will be publishing the PS3 version coming to North America and Europe next year. [@LEVEL5_IA] More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5850081&view=rss&microfeed=true Time Travelers, that mysterious 3DS game, is also headed to the PS Vita and the PSP. It will be out next year. [ゲームメモ] More »
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In movies, it's not unheard of for several famous movie directors to team up, each contributing a short film to a larger motion picture. There are several examples, like New York Stories and Four Rooms. In gaming, it's rather uncommon. More »
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The Kansai area of Japan includes Osaka, Kobe, and Kyoto. It's famous for its food, such as okonomiyaki and beef, its companies, like Panasonic and Nintendo, and its comedians, which include about half of the people on television. More »
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The PS3 version of Ni no Kuni, the prettiest game of this year's Tokyo Game Show, is coming to America. More »
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Level-5 rented a big space at this year's Tokyo Game Show, but then got cold feet and missed the biggest TGS ever. Doh. More »
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While I may never get to play the cel-shaded Castle of Cagliostro video game of my dreams, I was happy to hear that the Italian board game publisher Ghenos Games will be putting out a board game based on the adventures of the animated film's protagonist, Lupin III. (And hey, from the sound of things, Level 5's Ni No Kuni is as close as we're gonna to get to a playable Miyazaki film. And by the sound of things, that's gonna be just fine by me). More »
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Nintendo studio Brownie Brown helped make Mother 3. It also, quietly, made a Professor Layton role-playing game, available only in the Japanese and American versions of DS game Professor Layton and The Last Specter. More »
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Level-5's Ni No Kuni was easily my "game of the show" for 2011's Tokyo Game Show. It's the first game I ran to on opening day, and it's the only game I went and played twice. More »
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Level-5's Professor Layton and Capcom's Ace Attorney are joining forces for a puzzle lawyer game, complete with witches and big swords. It looks great. More »
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Speaking at a Tokyo Game Show event earlier today, Level-5 Akihiro Hino boss made a lot of people reading this website very happy, announcing that the PS3 version of gorgeous RPG Ni No Kuni would be getting a North American release. More »
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Just in case you didn't believe me that upcoming RPG Ni No Kuni looks shit hot, here's a ton of gameplay footage shot from the floor of this year's Tokyo Game Show. More »
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What determines somebody's "best-looking" game on a system is a subjective thing. Some will prefer clean lines, others copious effects. Me, I can do without either if a game just has great art. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5840522&view=rss&microfeed=true This December, the Nintendo 3DS is getting one of Japan's most popular games, soccer role-playing title Inazuma Eleven. The latest entry will be released in two versions: "Shine" and "Dark". [ファミ通] More »
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Here's a new trailer for the upcoming Ni No Kuni for the PS3. The more I see of this game, the more I clench my fists, grind my teeth and try and will it into already being out. And in English. More »
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Level-5 and Studio Ghibli's Ni no Kuni may well be one of the prettiest games on the PS3 when it's released, so it's only fitting that its special edition console is just as easy on the eyes. More »
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Game trailers? Whatever. All the cool kids like watching figurine trailers, because there's something fist pumping about watching moving images of plastic mecha flying through the air. More »
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Now that the PlayStation 3 installment of Level-5's Ni No Kuni has a release date, Japanese gamers know exactly how long they have to drool over the gorgeous visuals before diving into Studio Ghibli's video game adventure. More »
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About a thousand years ago, Fukuoka-based game developer revealed it was working on a PlayStation 3 version of Ni no Kuni, its collaboration with venerated anime house Studio Ghibli. More »
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Year after year, Level-5 is one of the biggest draws at the Tokyo Game Show. Except this year. More »
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Well, Professor Layton's creator, that is. Level-5 honcho Akihiro Hino is penning the new Gundam cartoon series, Mobile Suit Gundam Age. More »
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Level-5, best known for its talking role-playing games and Professor Layton puzzle games, is behind the new Gundam series called Mobile Suit Gundam Age. Does that mean the giant mecha will speak? More »
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From the outside, that is. It looks like a bail bonds office or a place you could cash check or maybe even pawn a wedding ring. Inside, well, that's a different story. More »
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This year isn't over. It's more than half over. Time to look back and see which game maker is doing the best in Japan. So far. More »
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Polyphony Digital, creator og Gran Turismo, is moving its development studio across the country to Fukuoka City. The reason for the move is the March 11 earthquake. More »
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Yasumi Matsuno, the Japanese video game creator best known for his work at Square Enix on titles like Vagrant Story, Final Fantasy XII and Tactics Ogre, may have a new home: Professor Layton and White Knight Chronicles developer Level-5. More »
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There's a new Gundam series, penned by Professor Layton designer Akihiro Hino. It's dubbed Gundam Age. New Gundam means new Gundam toys. More »
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Makes sense! Especially seeing how Layton designer Akihiro Hino is penning the story for new Gundam series, Gundam Age. His studio, Level-5, is also working on a new Gundam RPG for unspecified hardware. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5811265&view=rss&microfeed=true Professor Layton designer Akihiro Hino will be penning the story for the upcoming Gundam series, Gundam Age. [JEFusion] More »
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