Brian Ashcraft

Registration for Nintendo’s new account system—which is called, well, Nintendo Account—kicked off today in Japan. No word yet when the account registration will roll out in other regions.

Robot Restaurant. Tokyo, Japan. By Laevateinn. 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!

It’s like Final Fantasy meets figure skating. Yoshitaka Amano of FF logo fame did a version of Olympic skater Yuzuru Hanyu for album art the illustrator designed. Pretty neat! [Image via Yosiy9]

Beloved Manga Artist Shigeru Mizuki Has Died

The man behind the spooky manga GeGeGe no Kitaro passed away this morning in Tokyo, reports Nikkan Sports. Mizuki was 93. The highly influential GeGeGe no Kitaro debuted in 1960 and went on to spawn anime adaptations and live-action films. His manga, and the cartoons, helped rekindle the country’s love affair with yokai. Prior to…

Domo-kun Has Fallen and Cannot Get Up

For goodness’ sake, someone get out there and help Domo-kun! The mascot appeared at an NHK Trophy skating competition in Nagano, even taking to the ice in a special Domo-kun on Ice event. This isn’t Domo-kun’s first time on the ice. As you can see in this clip, the character is quite a good skater.…

The Biggest Selling Manga Issues of 2015

I know, I know, 2015 isn’t over yet, but the Oricon charts (think Billboard, but for Japan) have listed the biggest selling manga of this year. According to Oricon, the 2015 figure is from December 1, 2014 to November 30, 2015 (in actuality, the numbers are collected from November 17, 2014 to November 2015, because…

Shibuya. Tokyo, Japan. By Kaesebrot 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!

Machoke and Machamp Have a Deep, Dark Secret

Everyone has secrets. You do. I know. And so do Machoke and Machamp. These fighting Pokémon first appeared in Pokémon Red and Blue. And all that time, they kept something hidden. Today, on an official Pokémon website, Machamp finally came clean: [Image: Pokemon.jp] The secret? As it says above, neither Machamp or Machoke are wearing…

The Most Ridiculous Ramen Restaurant in Japan

Behold, Men Macho Ramen. It’s not Japan’s best ramen establishments, but as far as over-the-top noodle restaurants go, this is the over-the-toppiest! In Japanese, the restaurant’s name is a pun: “Macho” (マッチョ or maccho) means, well, “macho” but could also be a pun on “much,” while “men” (麺) literally means “noodles.” Geddit? Clever! [Photo: 日本海雑談部屋]…

The Famicom, which launched in Japan in 1983, is getting a new cartridge. Titled 8Bit Music Power, it’s less a game and more an 8-bit album, but hey, it’s a new Famicom cart and you can play it on an old Japanese Nintendo console. As noted on Matome Naver, the album will be out early…

36,000 Kids That Could Kick Your Ass

Maybe you’re tough! I’m not, so I’m certain these children could beat the tar out of me. Then again, most kids probably could. Via Buzz-Net, this National Geographic clip gives an inside look at the Shaolin Temple Kung Fu Academy in China. Dazzling footage, this. To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com…

Here’s the first trailer for Disaster Report 4 Plus: Summer Memories. Previously canned, the game is back on for the PlayStation 4 with improved graphics and newly added toilet breaks.

Sony announced that it’s ending PSP software sales on the PSP’s PlayStation Store as well as the UMD Passport service on March 31, 2016 in Japan, Inside Games reports. Previously purchased content will be still available and can be downloaded again. According to the official release and pointed out by Twitter user Mazyx, PSP owners…

Sounds like there could be another Final Fantasy XV demo! Hajime Tabata spoke with Chinese site VG Time (via ZhugeEX) and reportedly said they’re making a new demo. Yup, another one! Update: A Square Enix spokesperson clarified this demo to Kotaku, stating, “The demo mentioned in Hajime Tabata’s VG Time interview is in reference to…

The Urban Sprawl. Osaka, Japan. By Joey Crowdell 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!

Fighting game Dissidia Final Fantasy hit Japanese arcades today, and there are reports of dissatisfaction. Namely, the biggest complaints are that the game is buggy and slow. There are apparently freeze issues, too. If so, hope they get that sorted out!

League of Legends Turned into Beautiful Korean Art

Champions in traditional Korean attire. Or put against traditional Korean artistic backdrops. Riot Games has teamed up with a handful of talented Korean artists to bring the game to life in a fascinating way. The result is an exhibit calledLeague of Legends: the Summoning. As tipster Sang points out, Riot Korea put together a documentary,…

Japanese High School Student’s Miniature Room Will Amaze You

A boring photo of some kid’s messy room, right? Wrong. A seventeen-year-old student in Tokyo who goes by “Mozu” created this 1/6 scale diorama of his bedroom. [Image: Mozu] Mozu introduced his work on the Japanese webforum 2ch and impressed the hell out of everyone. [GIF via yabukarabou] Here’s a miniature he did of a…

Japanese Samurai Brought To Life in Living Color

Color might not make everything better, but it sure does put a new spin on old images. A hundred years ago, people would hand-paint color into black and white photos. Flash forward to the 21st century, and people are still painting color in old images, but just with better tech. The terrific subreddit ColorizedHistory has…

The Attack on Titan game has a release window for Japan. It’s heading to the PS Vita, PS3, and PS4 next February. No word yet about its release outside the country.