Spotted by Frankie from Hobby Media, this intersting “Game Box Truck” model is a mobile arcade. For my money, a vehicle with arcade games sure beats an ice cream truck! Model’s art is above, and here is a look at the acutal piece: The 1/24 scale “Game Box Truck” is priced at 1890 yen (US$18)…
Armageddon was released worldwide in 1998. But since 2007, every year without fail, there has been a new “Armageddon” movie in Japan. What the hell is going on? If you were in Japan during the late 1990s and early 00s, you’ll know just how popular the disaster flick Armageddon was. You couldn’t walk past a…
What, is it made of gold? Damn right it is. Pure gold. To mark the 10th year anniversary of its Saint Seiya figure line, Bandai is releasing a solid gold Sagittarius statue. Tokyo’s Ginza Tanaka oversaw the creation of the statue, which is valued at 60 million yen (US$585,247). The gold alone weighs two kilograms!…
Bravely Default‘s official Twitter account recently uploaded some Agnes Oblige figurines that were apparently done as a 3D printer test. They are somewhat rough. But if this one was finished and coated, it’d look pretty nice, I reckon. Bravely Default is coming to Europe later this year. It’ll be out in North America in 2014.…
The characters Miles Edgeworth and Trucy Wright will be appearing in the upcoming Ace Attorney game, Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies, as apparently noted in a leaked Japanese magazine article (Court Records via Japanator). As Kotaku previously posted, the game will be a digital release in the West. To contact the author of this post, write…
Have you ever seen a potoo before? You’d remember this Central and South American bird if you’ve seen one. How could you forget? Online in Japan, people are just discovering the potoo and comparing it to something you’d see out of a comic book or a cartoon. Yep! Seems about right. The bird’s huge eyes…
Tetsujin 28-go is a Japanese manga and anime about a boy who controls a giant robot. You might know it as Gigantor. It was also released in South Korea, where the gentleman who owns this restaurant fell in love with the cartoon. Bless him. As tipster Sang points out, the name of this restaurant is…
As with past Pokémon games, the latest one, Pokémon X/Y, takes its visual cue from real world geography. For example, in the last big Pokémon titles, Pokémon Black/White, the in-world map was apparently modeled after New York City. This time, the game appears to be modeled after France—though, as one Kotaku reader points out, the…
In Japan, there’s the salary you get from your company. And if you are a married man, there’s the salary you get from your wife. It’s called “okozukai” (お小遣い), which is sometimes translated as “pocket money”. Think of it as a husband salary. That’s what it is. Traditionally, Japanese women control a family’s finances. Even…
But that’s okay! Because this Eevee themed 3DS XL is still really cute—and interesting looking. Joining the previously released Pikachu 3DS XL, the Eevee themed one is also limited edition and sold only via the Pokémon Center stores in Sapporo, Tohoku, Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka, and Fukuoka. Apparently, this is the first image of the…
Last month, Kotaku posted a job listing for a porn censor in China. Maybe you applied! Maybe you didn’t. But if you were curious what kind of people censor porn in China, here’s your chance to have a peek. In an interview with China’s Hunan Television (via SCMP), 70 year-old Liu Xiaozhen talked about his…
Today, Gaijin Entertainment announced that it was bringing its military MMO game War Thunder to the PS4. War Thunder: Ground Forces will be on the PlayStation 4 this holiday season. War Thunder: Ground Forces will, the studio stated, offer “intelligent personalization, deeply integrated social capabilities, and innovative cloud options”. What’s more, Ground Forces will feature…
Recently on 2ch, Japan’s largest bulletin board, a thread popped up. And in this particular thread, people showed off their desktop setups. They showed theirs, so let’s see yours. Below, you can check out the 2ch desktops. Most are…not too fancy! In fact, they might look rather pedestrian. That’s not a bad thing—if anything, it’s…
And not just any replica rifle, a replica matchlock one! To mark the 30th anniversary of strategy game Nobunaga’s Ambition, Koei Tecmo is releasing a very unusual, limited edition bundle, 4Gamer reports. Here’s what it contains: Windows versions of all thirteen Nobunaga’s Ambition games (some have revamped content), a twelve disc soundtrack set, an art…
Nippon Ichi Software, which is based in Gifu, Japan, just inked a contract to be the official sponsor of Japanese soccer team F.C. Gifu. Hope this means all the players must wear Prinny hats! Here’s more on the long, strange history of video games sponsoring soccer teams. To contact the author of this post, write…
According to online reports, this is apparently a high school lunchroom in Seoul. A disaster of a lunchroom, that is. The images were originally uploaded in South Korea with the title “The Worst High School” and have become a hot topic online, reports Rakuten Infoseek. The photos went viral in South Korea, racking up over…
Over the weekend, Lamborghini unveiled its new concept car: the Egoista. The design is rather unusual, even for Lamborghini. Some hate it! Some like it. Some are even comparing it to geeky things. There’s the obvious comparison—namely, that the one-seater looks like the Mach 5, the iconic car from Speed Racer. Load of people on…
In Japan, Square Enix just announced Final Fantasy XIII-2 Digital Contents Selection for the Xbox 360 and the PS3. According to Square Enix, the version is FFXIII-2 plus a selection of the game’s post release DLC items. Packed in an original box, this version goes on sale July 18 in Japan. To contact the author…
Some narcissists are bad. Not all of them, though! Some narcissists are amazing. Take Ahmed Angel, for example. Recently in the West, Angel’s images have started to appear on forums and on websites. This weekend, Japan discovered him. There are those who are being mean to Angel—which isn’t cool! How can you be mean to…
In Nintendo’s wildly popular sim Tomodachi Collection: New Life for the 3DS, there is a bug that apparently enables male Miis the ability to marry other male Miis. Apparently, make that, enabled. Today, Nintendo released a statement about a Tomodachi Collection: New Life patch. In the statement, Nintendo writes that those experiencing the following things…
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