Cosmos Rings, according to Famitsu, will be the “world’s first RPG” exclusive for Apple Watch. Even though, as Mike Fahey points out, there are other RPGs for the Apple Watch… The game, which uses the Apple Watch’s pedometer function, will be available through the App Store and the Watch App Store. Takehiro Ando, who created…
Along The Coast. Niushan Huting, Taiwan. By Patrick Lehrmann. 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: Fickle Sun (iii) I’m Set Free | Artist: Brian Eno | Album: The Ship Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.
In Japan, McDonald’s will be part of the Pokémon Go rollout, the fast food chain announced today. Via an official release (h/t Excite News), McDonald’s Japan stated that the game’s developer was “diligently preparing” Pokémon Go for a smooth Japan release. Yesterday, a report on Tech Crunch stated that Pokémon Go would launch today in…
Here’s the debut trailer for HD remake of The Silver Case. While at Bit Summit, I spoke to game designer Goichi Suda about the game and about the need for Japan to preserve its game history.
Famed animator Hayao Miyazaki wanted to make a sequel to the 2008 film Ponyo. It never happened. There’s a simple reason for that. Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki did not want to see Ponyo 2 Miyazaki, who has retired from feature films, is currently working on a short-form CG anime called Kemushi no Boro (Boro the…
Cosplayers Alodia Gosiengfiao, Leny Ming, Daph Cortes and Izabel Cortez all put their spin on Ghostbusters. While this is part of the film’s marketing push, they all did make some nice costumes and Jionor Verona did snap some nice photos. This Ghostbusters Jeepney is pretty great, too.
Actually, no. They’re like “Pikapikapikapika.” There is an official Pikachu song. It’s getting released and everything. The name of the song is “Pikachu no Uta” or “Pikachu’s Song.” Via the official site for anime Pokémon XY & Z, here are the catchy lyrics: Piikaa! Pikachu! Pika Pika Pikachu! Pika Pika Pikachu! Pikkachu Pikkachu Pikkacchu (Pikkachu…
And is it ever cute. Starting this August, several Kirby Cafes will open across the country. Here are some of the dishes that will be served. Via Kai-You, you can see some very cute Kirby eats and drinks. The cafe will also have limited edition goodies for sale. The Kirby Cafe opens August 5 at…
Visiting Gundam Front. Tokyo, Japan. By Jun David. 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!
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 is slated to the fourth and last entry in the Rebuild of Evangelion series. It has been held up, however, by the new Godzilla film. Hideaki Anno is sorry about that. Anno, who created Evangelion, is helming the new Japanese Godzilla film, and thus he had to temporarily put Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 on ice.…
PC gaming company Nexon is replacing voice actress Jayeon Kim in MMORPG Closers after controversy over a t-shirt erupted online. Yesterday, Kim tweeted a photo of herself in a t-shirt that reads “Girls Do Not Need a Prince.” As tipster Sang notes, the shirt is apparently connected to feminist Korean website Megalian. (Over on Real…
They don’t call sumo wrestler Tanikawayama “Drum Killa” for nothing. Actually, that’s what sumo wrestler Masakatsu Ishiura calls him in this clip he uploaded to Twitter: Folks who are good at real Japanese drumming can usually destroy arcade game Taiko no Tatsujin. Two of my kids studied Japanese drumming, but neither are nearly as good…
There’s a new Godzilla movie. A Japanese one. The last trailer looked solid, and this second one does, too. As with that earlier preview, there isn’t much talking! In fact, there isn’t any at all. There should be talking in the actual film. Hopefully. Neon Genesis Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno is helmingthe picture, which will…
Waiting To Cross. Kyoto, Japan. By Eric Nguyen 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: Birthday | Artist: The Sugarcubes | Album: Life’s Too Good Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.
Pokémon was born in Japan. However, the game isn’t out yet in the country. While people might be getting impatient, Niantic CEO John Hanke has explained the hold up. The servers can’t yet handle the game in Japan. Speaking to Forbes (via Siliconera) Hanke said, “At present, the server capacity in Japan is not powerful…
Those black suits. Those weapons. Martial arts. The image of the ninja is rooted more in fiction than fact. Everything you think you know is probably more “wrong” than “right”. This article was originally published on August 7, 2012. Ninja most certainly did exist in Japan, but they were more about information—and disinformation—than just assassination.…
Former Japanese Defense Ministry Yuriko Koike is currently running for Tokyo governor. Among her ideas to is to leverage anime. Because anime is real. While in Tokyo’s geek district Akihabara, Koike talked about how last Halloween she dressed as Sally from Sally the Witch, an early magical girl anime. Kioke added that she wants the…
Two new characters have been revealed for Tekken 7: Bob and Master Raven. Bob debuted in Tekken 6, while new character Master Raven is master of Raven, who debuted in Tekken 5. Check out the Master Raven trailer below. Note: This post originally indicated that Master Raven was the same character as just-plain Raven. It…
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