From bras to batteries, Japan is no stranger to unusual vending machines. But its latest peculiar vending machine might make sense. Kinda! Japanese food company Kagome, which specializes in tomato-based eats, recently installed a vending machine at a runner’s facility in Tokyo. According to The Asahi Shimbun, Kagome hopes the vending machine will highlight the…
Finally! The wait, it seems, is over. Nintendo announced today that it plans to bring DS games to the Wii U’s Virtual Console. Details are scant, but Nintendo president Satoru Iwata explained that getting DS games, with their dual screen gameplay, on the Wii U GamePad has created a hurdle. However, here you can see…
Metal Gear Solid has changed. It’s not about rudimentary polygons, or abstract graphics. It’s an endless series of awesome photorealism. Hideo Kojima recently tweeted this image from a Kojima Productions presentation titled, “The Present and Past of Game Development.” My, how far we’ve come. 新人朝会でのジョニーのプレゼン [Kojima_Hideo] To contact the author of this post, write to…
There’s no better way to say, “Good luck on your school exams,” than with citrus fruit pentagons, am I right? Fruit farmers in Ehime Prefecture, Japan have created “Gokakukei Iyokan” (五角形イヨカン). A mix of mandarians and oranges, “iyokan” is sometimes called a “Japanese Summer Orange.” And in Japanese, “gokakukei” (五角形) means “pentagon.” But this special…
Nintendo will license its character to new partners, says company president Satoru Iwata. There’s a precedent for this: Nintendo has already done the same for arcade games.
Mario Kart 8 will be released in May, Nintendo revealed at a financial briefing in Tokyo today. No word if that includes the Western release as well. (Note: It’s worldwide!)
Sex sells. It’s sad, but true. We see that in the world of video game games, music, and wire mesh. Wire mesh? In Taiwan, wire mesh. For the past few years, a Taiwanese wire mesh company has apparently been using models to promote its wire and, uh, mesh products. This was something popular Taiwanese sites…
Watching people eat normally might make you hungry. But watching them “reverse eat?” That might make you lose your appetite. You might say, oh, reverse eating, that’s just a fancy way to say, “barfing.” Then, I would say, “Sorry, friend. You are incorrect.” Reverse eating is simply regular eating but played in reverse. So, there’s…
Shou Satou apparently likes women’s shoes. A lot. According to Japanese news reports, the 28 year-old was arrested and over 450 high heels were found in his possession. That’s quite a feat. Allegedly, Satou stole the shoes, which belonged to hostesses, from night clubs and bars in the greater Tokyo area. Kyoto News said that…
Chocolate? I love chocolate. Honey mustard? Ditto. And burgers? Boy, I love burgers. I adore all of these—just not at the same time, thank you. That’s exactly what’s happening next month with burger chain Lotteria is releasing the “Chocolate and Honey Mustard Grilled Chicken Burger.” It goes on sale February 6 for 390 yen (US$3.77)—just…
The Wii U isn’t doing as well as Nintendo had hoped. Someone must take responsibility! That someone is Nintendo president Satoru Iwata—as well as other Nintendo execs. According to Nikkei, Iwata is having his pay cut in half due to Nintendo’s poor performance. Other company directors will get pay cuts between 20 and 30 percent.…
Ever dream of visiting Japan? Wonder what it’s like in spring? Or fall? Here, let these cats show you. These cats are the “image characters” for Jalan, a travel site in Japan. The older cat is “Nyalan” (“nya” is “meow” in Japanese), and his apprentice is “Deshi.” They’ve appeared in commercials for a while now…
Chinese television company TCL Corp is ready to throw its hat into the home console arena. But is the Chinese government ready? The company, which is based is in Guangdong, said it plans to release its first home console in China later this year. China Daily reports that the company said it will release a…
Yes, there are your typical GIFs: You know, the ones from anime, movies, and viral videos. But beyond those, there are some creative GIFs coming out of Japan. Japanese website Daily Portal Z holds annual “Domestic GIF Anime Award,” asking readers to submit their GIF creations in various categories. The submissions are something else. Some…
Perhaps you have dreams of owning your own Japanese arcade game cabinet. Heck, maybe you already do. But if you are in the market for one (especially a Konami music game cabinet), just know what you are getting yourself into. Recently, Japanese Twitter user Ronzu uploaded photos of setting up a Beatmania IIDX 21: Spada…
A Chinese show called The Banquet is being accused of ripping off The Colbert Report‘s opening. For good reason! As The Atlantic pointed out late last week, the show is called The Banquet and broadcasts on Ningxia Satellite TV, so it’s more of a local production. However, The Colbert Report does have a sizeable following…
This year looks to be Nintendo’s toughest. Nintendo, however, is looking to change that. Respected Japanese newspaper Nikkei reports that within this year, Nintendo apparently plans to use smartphones to win back gamers. Well, kind of. According to an unconfirmed Nikkei report, Nintendo plans to release trailers for new games on smartphones (presumably Android and…
Aikatsu! is a popular collectible card arcade game in Japan. The cabinet is smaller, because it’s aimed at children—little girls. And yet, there are a handful of grown men who play it. They are not little girls! Not the target audience! And some are hogging the game, preventing children from playing. So mean. Aikatsu! centers…
Police arrested 49 year-old food factory worker Toshiki Abe for lacing food with pesticide, reports Yomiuri Online. Prior to his arrest, the suspect was apparently known for something else: One Piece cosplay. After the poisoning was discovered, food company Maruha Nichiro Holdings recalled over six million packages of food late last month, notes News.Com.Au. As…
Or maybe, it’s intentional? Or maybe it’s nothing at all? Who knows. But what is certain is that some think Future BuddyFight’s opening credits get hot and heavy—but only for a few seconds. Blink and you’ll miss it! Note: This article has content some readers might find objectionable. Based on a card game, Future BuddyFight…
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