Toshi Nakamura's saved articles

I'm planning on gifting Yakuza 5 to several friends (yeah PSN only I know). Really want Yakuza 0 localized. Read more

playing the demo it felt ... weird ... that your exp points are essentially the money you nab during the game lol Read more

Japan is stage play happy aren't they? Read more

Giant traffic cones or I'm not going to see this play. Read more

The Dragon Quest games have famously been a bit of a phenomenon in Japan. Back in 1988, when Dragon Quest III was released, thousands of people lined up in front of stores across the country. Children would cut school to buy the game, which led to every subsequent numbered game being released on a school holiday. The… Read more

The premise is actually something I love. I know it's been similarly done with the KH series. Read more

It's going to drive me nuts if there's no way to open this treasure chest...

The game is absolutely fantastic. People will complain that it's "another Musou" but it has a ton of nice little gameplay tweaks to keep it really fresh. The tiny tower defense/enemy coin system is awesome (basically certain enemies drop coins with their image on it, you can carry the coins and drop them during… Read more

"Final Fantasy Record Keeper is available for iOS and Android platforms in Japanese. An English version is scheduled for release in the West this Spring. The game is free to play with payable elements." Read more

I gotta say I was kinda surprised that DQH was playstation-exclusive, especially after Hyrule Warriors massive sales success.

But this is good news. This brought the PS4 well past 1 million units in Japan, which hopefully means more Japanese games. It still hasn't caught up to Wii U, though...

I'm picking up a PS4 next… Read more

I wish Dragon Quest was as big over here. Read more

"Boat This! ~Cute Boat Daughters~ THE ANIMATION" The continuing adventures of cute boat girls doing cute boat girl things...while TTK sits in his office marveling at the number of buckets Akagi has requisitioned this week, and wondering where all the Bauxite has gone.

Quite amazing display of vocal skill really. Some of the voices are nothing like one another. And it's really cute when sibling characters have a similar tone, but different ways of speaking. Read more

I know it's incredibly unlikely to happen, but if Nintendo games became available on Steam I would become exceptionally poor in a hilariously short amount of time. Read more

Steam is the standout, in what is generally a pretty bad bunch. Read more

"When someone opens Steam, depending their purchase and viewing history, suggested titles pop up. And there are sales almost every day with massive deals." Sakurai observed. "The changes vary, making me check in frequently." Read more

I'm blown away that the best games on the system are all FPS or adventure games. Japanese people generally don't like shooters from my understanding; so to see shooters at the top of the list really makes me feel like Sony FAILED at software releases at launch. Read more

I can relate with most of what the Japanese people said (at least from from very satisfied to normal with the console). Read more

OK, it's no longer a question of me even wanting this game anymore... I *NEED* it!! Read more