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more about #onlyinjapan hyeforgot: Me and some my korean friends played this game after a few bottle of soju. We had like 15 continues after the first castle of World 2. I read a lot of... more » NeVeRMoRe666: Excellent. NSMB wii is definitely my favorite game of last year. I love the simplicity, the elegance; it really goes to show how complexity doesn't a... more » MrBounce: I never understood what the allure of Tomodachi Collection was until I watched a younger cousin playing it with his mom. It's like the good aspects of... more » HerptheDerp: Don't the Japanese know that MW2 is better on the 360? more » Mit: Almost 2 million for FFXIII ain't bad. Pretty good actually. Only losing to New Super Mario Bros. by a million. Could be much worse. It's also nic... more » Manu_otaku: Hey third partys devs that are whinning for the low sales on wii (capcom, EA, Sega), I tell you what you need to do in order to sell your games like h... more » LucasReis: 1. New Super Mario Bros Wii 14. New Super Mario Bros (DS) People sure like their Mario fix in Japan. I, for one, think it's a cool fact! more » icarus212001: Reggie, what does the scouter say about our NSMBWii sales? more » Alex_Mexico: start buying more Metal Gear Solids and less Tomodachi Collections, damn it! more » SeattleTed is proud to like Robert Zimmerman: Tragic. I would have imagined it was/is great opportunity for Sony to demonstrate the PS3 is more than just a game machine to non-gaming consumers. I ... more » ReconToaster misses garnett :(: nOOOOOOOOOOOO! I WANTED MY MICHAEL JACKSON PS3!!! more » TiltingMills: Does anyone...actually care? Don't get me wrong I'm not dissing the king of pop, but it's a standard PS3 with a bluray that is worth about US$20-25 on... more » Michael Dukakis: Whoopsie posted that twice... What are you still looking at move along. more » S1LV3R_F0X: Don't worry people Jermaine is on it!!!! more » wirebrain: But does it come with a rom of Moonwalker: Arcade? more » Jesse in Japan: Price cuts are especially necessary in Japan. 8,000 yen (about 95 of your American dollars) for a new game is ridiculous. People in Japan are cutting... more » masterage: That Picture is upside down. Please o please someone get this. Also, 1 and 3 need to happen... no so much more 3 when it should be more 1. more » Thut: Combine 4. and 5. Japan needs to make autonomous robots that are capable of doing a job, earning a salary, and love to play video games. Imagine t... more » Opuelas: Japan needs to create a race of robot children who really like new videogames. Problem solved! more » Xcite79: I highly doubt it will come out in 2010 when Metroid: Other M and Super Mario Galaxy 2 will come out this year. What does that leave them with their m... more » -
#salesget
New Super Mario Bros. Wii Jumps Closer To 3 Million Sold In Japan
It's a week of no new releases charting in Japan, another week for New Super Mario Bros. Wii to dominate the competition with another quarter million plus sold. What other Nintendo games are selling like gangbusters in Japan this week? More » -
#noplanswatch
Will The Michael Jackson PS3 Bundle Get Western Release?
It currently does not look that way. The bundle, releasing on January 27 in Japan, comes with a 120GB PlayStation 3 as well as a Blu-ray copy of the Michael Jackson documentary This Is It. But is Japan it? More » -
#nintendo
Report: New Zelda Out By End of 2010, First DS Successor Details
In an interview with Japanese newspaper the Asahi Shimbun, Nintendo Co., Ltd. president Satoru Iwata discussed some of this year's goals, which include releasing the newest Legend of Zelda game. More » -
#japan
Five Ways Japan Can Stop Game Industry Shrinkage
As the data indicates, the once robust Japanese game market is getting smaller each year. Surely, the Japanese gaming industry can figure out things that can be done to change this. More » -
#consoletaisen
Japan Celebrates Christmas By Buying Many, Many Wiis, DSis
After taking a backseat to Final Fantasy XIII and the PlayStation 3, Nintendo had a very merry Christmas week in Japan, another 215,000 Wiis in Japanese gamers' waggle-hungry, Mushroom Kingdom-platforming hands. More » -
#xbox360
Is This The Xbox 360's Retail Retreat In Japan?
2008 was a strong year for the Xbox 360 in Japan. With timed exclusives like Tales of Vesperia, Microsoft was able to drawn both long lines and new gamers to its platform. 2009 was another story altogether. More » -
#salesget
Mario, Zelda Strike Down Final Fantasy XIII In Japan
After a debut week as impressive as an Odin summon, Final Fantasy XIII's second week on the market in Japan shows that Lightning's sales legs that aren't quite as impressive as Mario's. More » -
#onlyinjapan
What Budget Games Did Japan Flock To In 2009?
There comes a time when even underappreciated PlayStation 3 games like Valkyria Chronicles can outsell the Metal Gear Solid and Grand Theft Autos of the world. And, at least in Japan, it's when those games reach "greatest hits" budget prices. More » -
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#arcade
Japanese Arcade Themed Like China's Back Streets
According to reader Landon, a game center in Kawasaki, Japan is themed like "the backstreets of China". More » -
#japan
The Year I Appeared In A Comiket Doujinshi With Hideo Kojima
As 2009 draws to a close, it's time to look back and reflect. A lot has happened, and a lot has not. Funny, that. But it's not over yet, and there's still things left to be done. More » -
#japan
The Top Thirty Games in Japan of 2009
The year is almost over. Almost, but not quite. Still, that hasn't stopped the number crunchers at ASCII Media Works from listing the top thirty titles of the year. More » -
#consoletaisen
Big Final Fantasy XIII Sales Mean Big PS3 Sales In Japan
When you're selling over 1.5 million copies of Final Fantasy XIII to the Japanese game buying public, you're gonna sell some PlayStation 3s to go along with it. How many? More than triple what Sony sold the week before. More » -
#salesget
Final Fantasy XIII Versus The Competition, By The Numbers
Square Enix released Final Fantasy XIII last week, a release that, in its first four days, sold more than 1.5 million copies. But how did the competition fare with the Final Fantasy sales juggernaut vying for Japanese gamer's yen? More » -
#onlyinjapan
Japanese Retailer Won't Buy Back Xbox 360s?
In Japan (like in many places in the world!), there is a strong culture of selling back used games and hardware. More » -
#psn
Fat Princess Gets Fifth Finger, Release Date For Japan
After suffering a short delay, it appears that PlayStation Network game Fat Princess will be released in Japan on Christmas Day. And the reason for that delay? Previous speculation about a lack of fingers may have been accurate. More » -
#playstation3
Final Fantasy XIII Gives PS3 Its Biggest Week In Japan, Passes 1.5 Million
Looks like Square Enix's newest numbered Final Fantasy is off to a good start, giving the PlayStation 3 a not-too-surprising surge in sales in Japan, according to early figures from Famitsu publisher Enterbrain. More » -
#consoletaisen
Wii Dominance Continues In Japan, PS3 Dominance Due Shortly
Continued strong sales of New Super Mario Bros. Wii means continued strong sales of the Wii. In fact, this week's sales are much better than the week prior, putting the Wii atop the Media Create chart with 135,000-plus sales. More » -
#salesget
New Super Mario Bros. Wii Holds Onto #1 In Japan
New Super Mario Bros. Wii continues its strong sales performance in Japan, moving the Wii game well past the million mark with another 431,000 copies sold. You know, maybe Nintendo should make *more* Mario games! More » -
#nsfw
This 15-Year-Old PSP Character Is Missing Something
It's a mystery, but not! The released art for PSP game Misshitsu Sacrifice from Japanese publisher D3 appears to have forgotten things — namely, underpants. More » -
#onlyinjapan
Square Enix Launches Virtual Money You Can Really Buy
Square Enix is the latest company to launch its own virtual monetary denomination, the Square Enix Crysta. More »
