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Kotaku EastPacific Rim, You’ve Met Your Match
The Evangelion movies always look terrific. They’ve always been, at the very least, visually interesting. But man, the CG in this latest Evangelion short is something else. The computer graphics are damn good—like Pacific Rim good. And that movie looks fantastic. Can’t wait to see if this animated short is spun off into a feature…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 6, 2015 -
Kotaku East
Robot Vacuum Attempts to Chew Owner’s Head Off
Fret not! The owner, and her head, made it through this ordeal in tact. The robot vacuum, though, did not. South Korean paper Kyunghyang Shinmun (via tipster Sang) writes that a 52 year-old woman called the fire department earlier this month when a Roomba-like vacuum cleaner hoovered up her hair. I’m assuming the woman was…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 6, 2015 -
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Nintendo Is So Annoying About Smartphones
You know what would be cool? If Nintendo released its old games on smartphones. Instead, Nintendo has another plan: Releasing more smartphone games on the 3DS. Oh. In a recent interview with the Nikkei, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata revealed that Nintendo will be remaking more smartphone games on the Nintendo 3DS. Iwata added that the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 6, 2015 -
Kotaku EastThe World of Ninja Tourism
This is from a ninja promotional video. That’s right, a ninja promotional video from a ninja tourist association. No, really. The video below is from the Igaryu Ninja Tourism Promotion Council. The group has a website and really wants you to visit its museum in Iga, Japan. Ninja tourism! I’ve been to Iga—I have family…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 6, 2015 -
Kotaku East
Nintendo’s New Business? Your Health.
In a recent interview, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata outlined the company’s three main pillars: game hardware, game software, and health care. Nintendo has made exercising and video games work before, but here, Nintendo is spinning health care off into a specialized business. This shouldn’t come as a complete surprise, because it’s not. Last year, Nintendo…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 6, 2015 -
Kotaku East
Analyzing the Persona 5 Trailer
You’ve see the trailer. Now, let’s dive in and see if we can parse what it all means, whether that’s going through the obvious hints or deciphering the vague clues. We open up on a cityscape. It could certainly be Tokyo Bay. Maybe it’s somewhere outside the country. We’re taken into what looks like a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 5, 2015 -
The Best Pokémon Cosplay
You wanna see the very best? Okay, here you go. Here is a round up of some of the most outstanding Pokémon cosplay the internet has to offer (thanks, internet!). Some pics are old. Some are new. Some are accurate recreations, while others are reworkings of Pokémon characters. They’re all wonderful. Oh! And if you…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 5, 2015 -
Kotaku EastFirst Look at Persona 5 Gameplay
Atlus just released a new Persona 5 trailer. It’s slick, stylish, and provides a quick glimpse at gameplay footage. The trailer also provides a short sample of the game’s score, which is also very cool. Persona 5 is slated to come to both the PS3 and the PS4 sometime this year in Japan. To contact…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 5, 2015 -
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You Can Experience Fox Heaven in Japan
You know, where you can frolic with foxes. Opened in 1990 and located in Miyagi Prefecture, “Zao Fox Village” is a sanctuary home to over a hundred free-roaming foxes, including the silver fox and the platinum fox as well as the Japanese red fox. You can get close to the animals, so in that regards,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 5, 2015 -
Kotaku EastFirst Look at the God Eater Anime
God Eater, the popular Japanese game series that’s kind of like Monster Hunter, is getting an anime this summer. Here’s a peek. The teaser features footage from the previous God Eater titles, showing a bit of the TV anime towards the end. Studio Ufotable will be handling the anime’s production. To contact the author of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 5, 2015 -
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The Closest You’ll Get to Dragon Ball Attacks in Real Life
Forget pretending! Especially when you can throw kamehamehas against a giant screen with nifty graphics and sound effects. Starting this week in Shibuya, there’s a Dragon Ball Xenoverse promo in Tokyo. So, yes, this is part of the game’s promotion—but, it’s rather cool. As 4Gamer notes, before you participate in the event, there’s a machine…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 5, 2015 -
Kotaku EastA Man Playing the Guitar While Doing Karate
As one does, no? Here is a gentleman showing off two very different skills at the same time. While the video was uploaded a while ago, it’s once again making the rounds online. The stunt is ridiculous, ill-advised, and totally metal. And how about that finale? *throws up horns* To contact the author of this…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 5, 2015 -
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Japan Turns Hoth into Mount Rushmore
The annual Sapporo Snow Festival kicked off today in Japan. The center piece is an enormous Star Wars snow sculpture that looks like the Empire’s take on Mount Rushmore. According to IT Media and Game Watch, the Star Wars snow sculpture measures 15 meters tall, 22.6 meters across, and 20 meters deep. Taking around a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 5, 2015 -
Making Yoda Out of Wax Isn’t Easy
Madame Tussauds, the famous wax museum, is bringing Yoda to life—er, wax—for an upcoming Star Wars exhibit. If you thought it was easy to make a Yoda wax statue, then you are a crazy person. It’s not! Via New Launches, Madame Tussauds uploaded a promo video to YouTube. And while most of the video is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 4, 2015 -
Kotaku EastSouth Korea’s Game Addiction Ads Are Terrible
The South Korean government released a public service announcement that’s about video game addiction. It pissed people off. As noted by tipster Sang, the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s original ad started airing in locales with big screens about two weeks back. The public service announcement asked viewers to answer “yes” or “no” to a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 4, 2015 -
Kotaku East
Teen Stabbed While Gaming with Friends Late at Night
In Gifu, Japan, a sixteen-year-old young man was visiting a friend’s house to play video games when a neighbor told them to keep it down. That’s when things escalated. Chunichi Web reports that the sixteen-year old was up late playing video games at a friend’s house. At around 2:10am, 38 year-old Shigetaka Ishimoto allegedly barged…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 4, 2015 -
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What’s Already Causing Street Fighter 5 Hate
Over the weekend, pro gamers Daigo Umehara and GamerBee put Street Fighter 5 through its paces. According to some, its leisurely paces. Cue the unhappy folks. The recently announced Street Fighter 5 is still early in development. From the looks of this gameplay footage, it sure seems like it. Even with two of the greatest…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 3, 2015 -
Kotaku East
The One Piece “Mistake” People Are Talking About
The latest One Piece manga is out in the new issue of Weekly Jump. And in the above image from the magazine, there is what looks like an artist mistake. Try spotting it. Go on. Do it. Here’s the full image,. [Photo: onepiecesokuhou] For those who weren’t able to notice the mistake, Twitter user Takumi…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 3, 2015 -
Kotaku EastFinal Fantasy XV, The Cat Simulator
Just as Square Enix used a “Dog Cam” to show off FFXV, it’s now using a “Cat Cam” to do the same. At the recent Taipei Game Show, a feline friend explored an in-game train station. The below video is from ETtoday: Here’s the same footage, but at a slightly higher resolution: While right now…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 3, 2015 -
Kotaku East
The Studio Ghibli Theme Park We Deserve
While you can visit Studio Ghibli, it’s not a theme park. It’s a museum (hence, the reason it’s called the Ghibli Museum). But what we really want is a proper Ghibli amusement park. Like this. As noted on 2ch, Twitter user Takumi created a map for what he calls “Tokyo Ghibliland.” Sure, it’s heavily modelled…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 3, 2015
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