Japan

Tomonobu Itagaki made his name creating Dead or Alive and designing Ninja Gaiden games. After leaving Koei Tecmo, he…

Super Nintendo World, the Mario and friends themed area at Universal Studios Japan, was scheduled to open next month…

Last November, Capcom suffered a cyberattack. As previously reported, the group claiming responsibility for the…

Akira certainly did predict the 2020 Tokyo Olympics 19 years ahead. The manga—created by Katsuhiko Otomo (above)—and…

Koei Tecmo announced it’s filing charges with Kanagawa police against a suspect for allegedly selling an unlicensed…

Now that the PlayStation 5 is out, Sony is turning its attention to its new console. In Japan, that means almost all…

Daisuke Ichihara, who helmed the successful Monster Hunter World expansion, has left Osaka-based game maker Capcom.

It’s the holiday season. People in Japan are obviously shopping for presents, and no doubt the Nintendo Switch will…

At one time, SNK made what was considered the Roll Royce of video game consoles. As a kid, I remember thinking that…

The Nijigen no Mori amusement park on Awaji Island, Japan is getting a new Dragon Quest themed attraction.

Yes, we can all probably agree that the upcoming Super Nintendo World looks incredible. On the inside, it’s amazing,…

When you see that purple amorphous Pokémon blob, don’t you just want to sit on it? Good news, now you can!

Keiichiro Toyama first made a name for himself, writing and directing the first Silent Hill while at Konami. In…

If you play video games for a long stretch at a time, it’s probably taken a toll on your body. In Japan, there’s now…

The time has come. The wait is over. Japan’s latest one-to-one Gundam is finally finished.

In 1995, Sega released the Genesis Nomad in North America. The 16-bit portable was a handheld console with an LCD…

Japanese game developer Nihon Falcom has announced that decades after their original releases, both Ys1 and Ys II…

Here it is. What we’ve all been waiting for. This is the first look inside the eagerly anticipated Super Nintendo…

“I was able to snag a PS5 on launch day!” Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai begins in his latest Weekly Famitsu…

In Japan, the global pandemic has led to some—but certainly not all—Japanese companies have employees work from…