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Shinjuku Nights. Tokyo, Japan. By Peter Tieryas. 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: Step Up Love | Artist: Daoko x Yasuyuki Okamura | Album: Step Up Love (single) Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Nier Creator Yoko Taro Wants To Make An Adult Video 

When giving a panel at SEA Summit in Singapore, Yoko Taro talked about his hopes and dreams, including the possibility of a Nier sequel, a Drakengard and a porno. According to The System Prototype and Famitsu (via My Game News Flash and Siliconera), Yoko was asked his future plans during a Q&A. Here is how…

Nippon Ichi Sofware has launched a mysterious teaser site for a new game. Not much else to go on, save for the four colors (blue, yellow, green and red) on the site. 

Sonic’s Collaboration With Hooters Looks Grim 

During last month’s Tokyo Game Show, Sega announced it was doing a Sonic Forces promotion with Hooters for some reason. Today, said collaboration begins at the chain’s Tokyo locations, and it’s not very good at all. Collaborations like this aren’t uncommon in Japan, but typically, both the game company and the eatery put some effort…

Pigeon Point Lighthouse. California, USA. By Andrew Heitz 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: Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground | Artist: The White Stripes | Album: White Blood Cells Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

In China, Blizzard Is Suing Over Alleged Overwatch Rip Off

If you think mobile game Heroes of Warfare looks like Overwatch, you’re not alone. So does Blizzard China and NetEase, Overwatch’s Chinese operator, which is why they’re taking it to court. If you’ve never seen Heroes of Warfare, check out these screens from Hachima and My Game News Flash: Here is gameplay: This seems to be…

Pixar’s Cars Gets Real And Freaky In Japan 

This is a Suzuki Twin with a deeply disturbing “smile bumper” (スマイルバンバー or sumairu banpaa) that probably should not exist. But yet, it does. While I’ve never seen one in real-life here in Japan, these bumpers do sometimes pop up in online auctions. They appear to be made in Saitama, Japan, so for now, the…

How To Make Pokémon Coloring Books Horrifying

If you want to make Pocket Monster coloring books scary, don’t just color between the lines. Draw stuff between them. These wonderful doodles were done by Twitter user Bankokukun. They are brilliant nightmare fuel. We have seen this kind of thing before. It was frightening then, and it’s frightening now. For more of Bankokukun’s art,…

Nicolas Cage, The Japanese Snack Food [Update]

If you were a Japanese snack food maker and could put anyone on your tasty treats, who would it be? Nicolas Cage, of course! To promote Army of One’s Japanese release, the actor’s face is being plastered on the popular puffed corn snack Umaibou (or “delicious stick”). Update October 13 – 6:00am: Nicolas Cage did…

Right Before Kushima. Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. By Stefan Mildner 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: Holy Mountain | Artist: Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds | Album: Who Built The Moon? Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

An Inside Look At How Anime Is Made 

Ever wonder how anime is made? This is a window into how animation studio Kyoto Animation produces its work. Here, the anime is Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions. Via Naver and Oeker, the screenshots below were taken from the anime’s Blu-ray release and show the process. You can see the rough animation being drawn, images…

Dragon Ball Burgers Exist In Japan 

Sometimes it seems like Japan has a hamburger for everything. So it shouldn’t be that big of a surprise that there’s a Dragon Ball one. You notice that this “burger” doesn’t come with a beef patty, but rather, chicken. In Japanese, nearly anything served on buns is a “burger” (バーガー or baagaa). Sandwiches (サンド or…

Nintendo’s Excuse For Why Mother 2 Isn’t On The Super Famicom Mini

When the Nintendo Classic Mini Super Famicom was announced for Japan earlier this year, there was one glaring omission: Mother 2 (Earthbound in the West). Nintendo recently explained to Famitsu why this is. Mother 2’s omission surprised many people! It was one of the titles that came up with Japanese developers said what games they…

Taxi at Night. Kyoto, Japan. By Enrico Bazzani. 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: Pills | Artist: St. Vincent | Album: Masseduction Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

The Nintendo Classic Mini Super Famicom has sold 368,913 units in Japan during its first four days on sale. In comparison, the Classic Mini Famicom sold262,961 units in its first four days last year. 

Nintendo Just Registered A New Game Boy Trademark In Japan [Update]

Let’s review. Nintendo released a Classic Mini NES. It released a Classic Mini SNES. And now, a new Japanese trademark for for the Game Boy has been filed in Japan. Hrm… Update October 12-6:50am: An earlier version of this story stated that the filed trademark read “Classic Mini Game Boy.” That was incorrect. Ninten-Switch.com reports…