And that’s it for my day one of TGS! I’m going to go be on the 8-4 Play podcast tonight, so watch for that to be released in the coming days. Tomorrow, I’ll be playing lots of PlayStation VR. Read more
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Features Editor, Kotaku. Japanese curry aficionado. Author of the books Power-Up: How Japanese Video Games Gave the World an Extra Life and Final Fantasy V from Boss Fight Books.
Just walked by the Hamster booth to see them taking about Arcade Archives: Excitebike, which is out tomorrow on Switch! Read more
So many celebrity sightings at TGS! Read more
At the Square Enix Music booth at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, there’s a display of original Chocobo artwork done by…
Kacho! Read more
Massive ads for Dragalia Lost, the new mobile game from Nintendo, line the walkway to the train leading to the Tokyo Game Show venue. It's out on September 27. Read more
Strategy guide for the original Metroid, spotted in Akihabara. Read more
Do you know your Totoros? (Spotted at the Kiddy Land toy store in Harajuku.) Read more
Bayonetta 3 development is “on course,” Platinum Games’ Hideki Kamiya and Atsushi Inaba said at a stage event last night in Tokyo. They joked that it was unusual for things to go so smoothly: “We’re actually in sync for once.” Read more
Walking up and down the floors of the massive multi-level arcades in Akihabara can trigger some unexpected nostalgic…
This very rare, very early Japanese game history book published in 1988 is currently for sale in Akihabara for about $200. Check out that young Miyamoto mugshot! Read more
Ah, yes, the complete series. Read more
The fact that you can walk into Japanese music stores and buy a brand-new copy of the soundtrack to the original Nintendo 64 version of Super Smash Bros. because it’s still in print and was never out of print will never cease to impress me. Read more
As a well-known appreciator of Final Fantasy V, to the point where I wrote a whole book about it, I love that Japan…
Hello, do you love Kirby but hate your cat? Now you can shove your cat’s head into a Kirby-shaped hat, thanks to the…
Japan wastes zero time: Days after its announcement in the Nintendo Direct, there are already rows of empty New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe boxes lining the shelves at Yodobashi Camera in Akihabara. As expected, Peachette—whatever that is—is a major selling point. And those Joy-Cons in the logo! Read more
I’m in Japan! We’ll have coverage of the Tokyo Game Show this week, starting Thursday morning (late Wednesday night U.S. time). Until then, I’ll bring you updates from Akihabara and beyond... Read more
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