Those wanting a “Flare Red” 3DS might want to act soon. Nintendo recently revealed that the color will soon be going out of production in Japan. The color was launched back in July 2011 in Japan. It was the third color launched there, after Cosmo Black and Aqua Blue. With the 3DS XL out (and…
As part of its fortieth anniversary, Japanese burger chain Lotteria is rolling out two burger towers: one is a cheeseburger tower, and the other a fried shrimp burger. Where the hell are the puns, you ask. The name of the cheeseburger is actually “Super Cheese Day” (スーパー・チーズデー), which sounds like “Super Tuesday” (スーパー・チューズデー) in Japanese.…
Add Haruna Anno, retro game idol and retro game museum curator, to the chorus of cries saying that Resident Evil has lost the plot. Anno notes how Resident Evil is (er, was) the pinnacle of survival horror, and she seems upset that the series has gone from a survival horror game to a shooting game.…
You know how hard it is to cover something in stickers? Like how to get the stickers just right, so they are totally smooth, straight, and free of air pockets? This is like that, but bigger. And on a city bus. A fleet of buses is getting “wrapped” for the “Machi Asobi” otaku (geek) event…
Japanese variety show Waratte Iitomo! (“It’s Okay to Laugh!”) is the longest running, continuously hosted live program in the world. It’s a cultural institution in Japan, and its host, Tamori, is iconic—like the Milton Berle of Japan. And today on that show, guest Lily Franky brought a special guest: his girlfriend, a love doll. Lily…
Last month, rioting broke out in China during a rash of anti-Japan protests. While those protests got plenty of news coverage in Japan, the country’s own protests haven’t. Perhaps the networks are worried footage of such protests would further fan the flames in China… YouTube user Gimmeaflakeman (via Japan Probe) has uploaded footage of a…
In World of Warcraft‘s latest expansion, Mists of Pandaria, there’s a new race of panda people called Pandaren. Last week in Beijing, there was a flash mob of thirty ladies dressed as Pandaren, reports Xinhuanet. That apparently means hot pants and panda hats. Yes, this was a stunt to promote the expansion pack, with the…
At this year’s Tokyo Game Show, Square Enix announced a high definition remake of the first Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories, and Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. It’s called Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX. In the upcoming leaked issue of Famitsu, Kingdom Hearts designer Tetsuya Nomura was apparently asked whether or not there…
Level-5’s international American branch just launched a website with a spinning black box. Oh. Okay.
The inmates at Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center in The Philippines first captured the internet’s imagination a few years back by doing dance routines. There was Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”, and the Haruhi dance from the Haruhi Suzumiya anime. This time, they’re back, burning up YouTube with their take on “Gangnam Style”. There’s been criticism…
Think you have it rough? Try being a World of Warcraft player in China. You have to deal with Western gamers who think all Chinese gamers are gold farmers as well as unfair stereotypes at home. And that’s not all of it! Chinese gamers are taking to micro blogging site Sina Weibo to vent about…
Guild Wars—especially Guild Wars 2—is beautiful. The world is lush and lovely. And the gear? The gear looks great. The lack of subscription fee might pull players in, but the gameplay and general pizazz keeps them around to save Tyria. And of the more dedicated players, some show their fandom by dressing up. That’s what…
On November 1, Nintendo is releasing a black color Nintendo 3DS XL for ¥18,900. The color will also be available as part of a limited edition Monster Hunter pack, Nintendo announced today via YouTube The bundle will include the same black Nintendo 3DS XL, but come with a download version of Monster Hunter Tri G…
Monteroza, which owns a handful of izakaya restaurants like Shirokiya and Wara Wara, is offering a special deal at many of its eateries: If you have the same name as a Neon Genesis Evangelion characters, it will discount your bill. The characters include Rei Ayanami, Shinji Ikari, Kaworu Nagisa, Soryu Asuka Langley, and Makinami Mari…
A few years back, EA (of Japan!) was slated to publish a Nintendo DS game dubbed Hachi Koi in which you touch various girls. It was the least EA game EA was ever to release. But by 2009, EA got cold feet—or something—and the game was shelved. Fast forward to October 1. Hachi Koi resurfaced…
Hironobu Sakaguchi made Blade Guardian because he *hearts* tower defense games.
Los Angeles. Summer 1997. There was this guy named Kevin in the office I worked at who was obsessed with the notion of panty vending machines. He even wrote a screenplay about them, complete with, as he explained, a scene at the panty vending machine factory. He said, “Dude, in Japan, they’re on every corner.”…
Oh, now this is nice! Look at that red. And the black. And that neat little cloth. Like I said, nice! On November 22, a new Red/Black PSP-3000 value pack is hitting Japan for ¥14,800. Note that quantities are limited. M’kay, noted! “PSP「プレイステーション・ポータブル」（PSP-3000）バリューパック” [4Gamer] Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you…
Well, maybe you will. Mojang, the folks behind Minecraft, is a success story. Great news for them! That not only means Mojang honcho Notch (aka Markus Persson) can afford nicer hats, it also means the studio can afford nicer digs. And boy, look a these digs. The studio recently moved to a bigger pad, MCV…
On September 30, the twice-a-year DreamParty roared through Tokyo. The fall event is aimed at bishoujo (beautiful girl) video games, and it celebrates bishoujo figurines and cosplay. So, if you are hoping to see some hunky male cosplayers in this gallery (courtesy of an array of Japanese cosplay sites), you’ll be disappointed. Sorry! The DreamParty…
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