Pokémon Go is out in Japan and coming to McDonald’s. According to Famitsu, around 2,500 McDonald’s restaurants will double as PokéStops, and another 400 or so will be Pokémon gyms.
I’m not quite a VR convert. I get sick easily. Yet, if one game has made an extremely compelling case that VR can work brilliantly, it’s Dead Hungry. The game appeared earlier this month at BitSummit in Kyoto, but the line was too damn long, and I wasn’t able to check it out until I…
While Pokémon Go isn’t yet out in Japan, the country’s bureaucrats are already warning people about necessary safety precautions. As reported by The Japan Times, where I am a columnist, the National Center of Incident Readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity (NISC) under the Cabinet Office put out a nine-point bulletin warning people of possible problems…
Cosmos Rings, according to Famitsu, will be the “world’s first RPG” exclusive for Apple Watch. Even though, as Mike Fahey points out, there are other RPGs for the Apple Watch… The game, which uses the Apple Watch’s pedometer function, will be available through the App Store and the Watch App Store. Takehiro Ando, who created…
Along The Coast. Niushan Huting, Taiwan. By Patrick Lehrmann. JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!
Actually, no. They’re like “Pikapikapikapika.” There is an official Pikachu song. It’s getting released and everything. The name of the song is “Pikachu no Uta” or “Pikachu’s Song.” Via the official site for anime Pokémon XY & Z, here are the catchy lyrics: Piikaa! Pikachu! Pika Pika Pikachu! Pika Pika Pikachu! Pikkachu Pikkachu Pikkacchu (Pikkachu…
Visiting Gundam Front. Tokyo, Japan. By Jun David. JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 is slated to the fourth and last entry in the Rebuild of Evangelion series. It has been held up, however, by the new Godzilla film. Hideaki Anno is sorry about that. Anno, who created Evangelion, is helming the new Japanese Godzilla film, and thus he had to temporarily put Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 on ice.…
PC gaming company Nexon is replacing voice actress Jayeon Kim in MMORPG Closers after controversy over a t-shirt erupted online. Yesterday, Kim tweeted a photo of herself in a t-shirt that reads “Girls Do Not Need a Prince.” As tipster Sang notes, the shirt is apparently connected to feminist Korean website Megalian. (Over on Real…
They don’t call sumo wrestler Tanikawayama “Drum Killa” for nothing. Actually, that’s what sumo wrestler Masakatsu Ishiura calls him in this clip he uploaded to Twitter: Folks who are good at real Japanese drumming can usually destroy arcade game Taiko no Tatsujin. Two of my kids studied Japanese drumming, but neither are nearly as good…
There’s a new Godzilla movie. A Japanese one. The last trailer looked solid, and this second one does, too. As with that earlier preview, there isn’t much talking! In fact, there isn’t any at all. There should be talking in the actual film. Hopefully. Neon Genesis Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno is helmingthe picture, which will…
Waiting To Cross. Kyoto, Japan. By Eric Nguyen JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!
Pokémon was born in Japan. However, the game isn’t out yet in the country. While people might be getting impatient, Niantic CEO John Hanke has explained the hold up. The servers can’t yet handle the game in Japan. Speaking to Forbes (via Siliconera) Hanke said, “At present, the server capacity in Japan is not powerful…
Those black suits. Those weapons. Martial arts. The image of the ninja is rooted more in fiction than fact. Everything you think you know is probably more “wrong” than “right”. This article was originally published on August 7, 2012. Ninja most certainly did exist in Japan, but they were more about information—and disinformation—than just assassination.…
Former Japanese Defense Ministry Yuriko Koike is currently running for Tokyo governor. Among her ideas to is to leverage anime. Because anime is real. While in Tokyo’s geek district Akihabara, Koike talked about how last Halloween she dressed as Sally from Sally the Witch, an early magical girl anime. Kioke added that she wants the…
So Many Capsule Toys. Kyoto, Japan. By Andrew Estes JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!
On July 15, 1983, the Family Computer was released in Japan. Video games were never the same. Shortened to the “Famicom,” the system went on to spawn countless classic titles and proved that home consoles were not some passing fad. Thank you for that, Famicom! The console was also reborn as the Nintendo Entertain System,…
It’s a shame they’re in this and not, you know, a video game. This is seven minutes and 36 seconds of Metal Gear pachi-slot, which Kotakufirst introduced last month. Look at these cutscenes! They feel wasted. Just imagine a Metal Gear Solid 3 remake that looks like this and then start feeling slightly glum. Sigh.…
If you’ve ever wondered how shojo manga, which is aimed at young women, is different from tough guy manga, which is aimed at young dudes, then these comparisons should make it totally clear. You probably know what shojo manga is. Classic examples include Sailor Moon and Boys Over Flowers. In Japanese, “tough manga” is “kouha…
There’s apparently only one place to play Pokémon Go in South Korea. This is it. While it’s not officially out in the country, Inven (via tipster Sang) reports that it can be played in Sokcho and sent reporters there to make sure. Elsewhere in the country it cannot be played, even through unofficial downloads, because…
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