Brian Ashcraft

Revealed earlier today, here is the first trailer for Dragalia Lost, the all-new RPG Nintendo is developing with Cygames. Well, what do you think?

Dragon Quest X Director Jin Fujisawa Is Leaving Square Enix 

Jin Fujisawa has worked on the Dragon Quest series for around two decades. Today on Twitter, he announced he’s leaving Square Enix. Fujisawa got his start as an assistant for DQ creator Yuji Horii in the late 1990s. He was the scenario assistant on Dragon Quest VII in 2000 and rose up the ranks to…

The City Of Angeles. Los Angeles, California. By Tenshikun. JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line! 

Track: On Green Dolphin Street | Artist: Miles Davis| Album: Kind of Blue Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Nintendo expects its annual operating profit to increase by 26.7 percent to the equivalent of $2.06 billion. This would be the highest its been in nine years for the company.

Japan Is Making Our Transformer Dreams Real 

A real Transformer. Like, as in a robot that turns into a car you can drive. Thank you, Japan! Called the J-deite Ride, this 4-meter tall transforming vehicle is the closest the world has seen to an actual Transformer. In “humanoid mode,” J-deite Ride is able to walk, while in “vehicle mode,” it’s apparently a…

Nintendo Is Getting A New President

Today Nintendo announced that current company president Tatsumi Kimishima is going to step down. In his place, 46-year-old Shuntaro Furukawa will take his place. Nikkei reports that Kimishima will remain at Nintendo in an advisory role. Furukawa joined Nintendo in 1994. He has been Outside Director of the Pokémon Company since 2012 and has been…

Sunflowers and Windmills. McCook, Texas. By Chris Lopez | Flickr  JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line! 

How Nintendo Labo Reflects Japanese Culture 

It’s a Saturday afternoon in Osaka. My two youngest sons are sitting at the kitchen table, pulling out sheets of cardboard to make Nintendo Labo. The older of the two, who is eight, is looking at the instructions, making sure he’s got the folds just right. This all feels familiar. Nintendo Labo is universal. It…

Dragon Ball Z Themed Baseball Uniforms Will Take The Field In Taiwan 

Chinatrust Brothers, one of the most popular pro teams in Taiwan, will don Dragon Ball Z themed uniforms when playing the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions on May 5 and 6. Apparently, this is the first time Dragon Ball Z has officially appeared on a professional baseball uniform—at least in Taiwan. The team’s “Brothers” moniker will be…

First Look At The Studio Ghibli Theme Park’s Official Concept Art

As previously reported, a Studio Ghibli theme park is in the works. It was originally planned for 2020, but it’s now pencilled in for 2022. Here is a look at what to possibly expect. Ghibli Park will be located on a 200-hectare plot of land on which the 2005 World’s Fair was held near Nagoya,…

Neo Cityscape. Osaka, Japan. By Olivier Duong | Instagram/Facebook JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line! 

Track: There Goes The Fear | Artist: The Doves | Album: The Last Broadcast Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R is in development for the Nintendo Switch! The game, an updated version of Guilty Gear XX, hit Japanese arcades in 2012 before getting before getting a PS Vita, PS3, Xbox 360 and PC release. Expect more details, such as a release window, at a later date.

If Avengers: Infinity War Was A Retro Final Fantasy Game

It wasn’t! But if Infinity War had been, it might have looked something like this. The Avengers’ official Japanese account tweeted out this short FF-style recreation, with Thanos making a fitting—and seemingly unbeatable—last boss. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond.…

Piplup From Pokémon Turned Into Internet Nightmares

Nagoya-based YouTuber and Twitter user Pocha has an interesting speciality. Namely, taking Piplup and creating CG dance animations like this. Or this. And this. Thank you, Pocha. I think. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Tune in every morning from…

Another Black Panther Statue Destroyed In South Korea

This past March, a Black Panther statue was destroyed in South Korea by an inebriated passerby. Now, another statue has been wrecked, also by someone who had too much to drink. According to Korean news reports (via tipster Sang), the statue was destroyed on April 21 at around 4:50 pm. Unlike the previous incident, which…

Come Fly With Me. Dauin, Philippines. By Martin Tan. JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line! 

Track: Friday | Artist: Shota Shimizu | Album: Friday (single) Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Cats Vs. Nintendo Labo

Cats love boxes! They love cardboard. But do they love Nintendo Labo? As these Twitter users and YouTubers are showing, interesting things happen when you introduce cats to Nintendo Labo. Note: making Nintendo Labo with your cat might be difficult! Really difficult. And your feline friend might not like the RC Car. At all. Though…