This Philips vacuum cleaner looks very familiar. As seen on Wii Nintendo
Swords out! Tecmo Koei is working on a new Dynasty Warriors game. So far it’s a PS3 exclusive. Here’s a first peak at what’s in store, including the new characters. The game is dated for a March 2011 release in Japan. 『真・三國無双6』新キャラクター、鮑三娘＆司馬兄弟（ギャラリー） [Kotaku Japan]
Keiji Inafune produced Dead Rising, which is influenced by George Romero’s Dawn of the Dead. It wasn’t just that classic horror flick that inspired the creation of Dead Rising. In a recent interview with Dengeki Online, Inafune says that it was Resident Evil 4 that sparked his desire to make a zombie game. During the…
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Peeeee Ceeeeee There is a perception about Japan that the country is an urban sprawl — a lot of it is. But there is also some truly beautiful nature. Spotted near my house during a morning walk. Can’t believe the middle of Osaka is a 30 minute car ride away!…
In Japan, coin-operated Pikachu buggy rides are a common sight in front of arcades or suburban shopping centers. Children love them. In South Korea, they must scare the crap out of kiddos. These South Korean takes on Pikachu were spotted by blog Koya Log Everyday in South Korea. The Pikachu buggy ride below is the…
In Japan, Nintendo launched the Famicom in 1983. Besides the two controllers, the “Famicom” later had a keyboard, helping the machine live up to its “Family Computer” moniker. The version released in the West, however, was a different story. Nintendo was looking to bring the Famicom to North America and initially reached out to Atari…
Taro Aso is hardly your typical Japanese politician. This is hardly your typical Japanese sake. Aso was raised in Japan as a Roman Catholic and was educated at Stanford and the London School of Economics. He spent his twenties digging for diamonds in Africa and later worked in a Brazilian mining operation, where he learned…
Koei Tecmo’s long running hack-and-slash franchise Dynasty Warriors gets a new entry next spring, Dynasty Warriors 7. At a press event attended by Kotaku Japan in Tokyo, Shin Sangoku Musou 6 was made official and dated for March 2011. It is currently only for the PS3 and is 3D compatible. In the West, the Shin…
Konami has already released a special PS3 bundle for Metal Gear Solid 4. This new bundle isn’t so special. But hey, it’s got Castlevania: Lords of Shadow. The PS3 bundle includes a copy of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, a “best” or budget version of stealth game MGS4 and a Charcoal Black 160GB PlayStation 3. So…
3D televisions are expected to proliferate. More 3D TVs means more and more 3D games. Japanese research firm goo Ranking (via What Japan Thinks) polled folks in Japan regarding which game series they wanted to play on a 3D TV. The survey sample was mostly female (68.2 percent) and ranged from teenagers to senior citizens…
What do you call Nintendo 64 game Pokémon Snap with no Pokémon? Snap? “Originally, Pokémon Snap for the Nintendo 64 system wasn’t a Pokémon game,” recalls Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, “but rather a normal game in which you took photos, but the motivation for playing the game wasn’t clear.” With the Pocket Monsters got-to-collect-them-all craze…
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The Nintendo 3DS has 3D and a gyro sensor. That doesn’t the 3D gaming and motion sensing gaming go together on the 3DS like peanut butter and jelly. The 3DS has a sweet spot for viewing 3D. Tilt the console to the side, and the 3D effect vanishes. Gyro sensing is based on tilt controls!…
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft Busy busy nite. Wanted to get a photo up for this Night Note, but have a billion other things I need to get to first. Apologies! What you missed last night Blizzard Says Valve’s DOTA Trademark “Doesn’t Seem The Right Thing To Do” PSP2 Will Be Bigger, Out Fall 2011, Currently…
Gabe Newell from Valve gets in a few rounds of DOTA. As seen on HalfLife2.net. Thanks, lamba! Gameface is a photographic celebration of the people who make, play and love video games.
There are Dragon Ball manga, Dragon Ball anime, Dragon Ball toys and Dragon Ball video games. How about jeans? Got them, too. Priced at ¥18,900 (US$234), the jeans are made in Fukuyama City, Japan and feature knowing nods to the Dragon Ball franchise. The jeans go on sale this December in Japan. Nothing quite says…
In Super Mario Bros., the “A” button is jump, and the “B” button is run or shoot fireballs. It wasn’t always that way. The original plan for Super Mario Bros. was quite different. For example, it involved shooting. A booklet included in the Wii title “Super Mario Collection Special Pack” shows just how different. The…
During the 1980s and 1990s, Dragon Quest was a huge hit in Japan. Kids who were studying the piano, learned the Dragon Quest theme. People loved the series so much! One retailer took advantage of that and got arrested. In a recent issue of GamesTM, a product manager for an unnamed Japanese company recalls, “I…
Around the time of the Tokyo Game Show, Sony held a private meeting at its offices in Tokyo’s Aoyama. The purpose was to show off the PSP2. Several sources have confirmed to Kotaku that the PSP2 does have a previously rumored touch panel on the back of the hardware. The touch panel was described as…
Western retailers have already been knocking $50 off the PSPgo’s $249 price tag. Today, Sony made the price-cut official in the U.S. official. The cut for Japan, however, is twice as big. According to Reuters, the PSPgo will be priced at $199 in the US instead of the previous $249 list price. After less than…
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