This August, the Pokemon Company is holding another big Pikachu event in Yokohama. To get folks ready, it released a five minute instructional video to learn the dance that’ll apparently be performed. Some of the moves are easy. Some are a little harder. This seems…tricky… But look at those Pikachu move. Here’s the whole clip.…
Parody manga Attack on Titan: Junior High is getting an anime series. Hope you like giant eyes! (Oh, and giant Titans.) Attack on Titan: Junior High is set against Titan Junior High and follows the adventures of Eren and Mikasa as they deal with the trials and tribulations of growing up: school, teachers, and Titans.…
Some of the most enjoyable parts of the Ace Attorney games are the crazy characters you encounter and their equally crazy animations. Here are a few of the best from the first chapter of the newest game in the series, Dai Gyakuten Saiban—in gif form. Phoenix’s ancestor hasn’t quite perfected his desk slam yet. But…
Astounding fact time. According to a new report (via Tech in Asia), China had 366 million mobile gamers during this year’s first half. That’s more than the population of the United States and Canada combined. That tends to happen with a population of 1.3 billion Chinese people!
One day, you will play Final Fantasy XV. It’s been a long wait. But you will not get to play this Final Fantasy XV Via Tumblr fartnoisespbth, this fan art shows FFXV characters with their genders changed. Here you can see how the designs were tweaked. This would probably address the complaints of those who…
Artist: Ogre You Asshole | Track: Balance | Album: Ukareteiru Hito Twilight Edition EP Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.
There’s something almost serendipitous about this… Coming from game peripheral and novelty goods creator Columbus Circle, this is a New Nintendo 3DS faceplate so appropriate I’m surprised Nintendo didn’t think to make it first. Called “Retro Plate & Watch,” the custom faceplate features a built in digital device similar to Nintendo’s original Game & Watch…
You’re caught in an explosion, your fiancée, in her dying breath, tells you she can’t stand you, then you die and wake up in a strange land as the vessel for the soul of an evil god… How dandy. As previously announced, Spike Chunsoft, creators of the Zero Escape and Danganronpa series, and Tri-Ace, creators…
July 16th and 17th were the wake and funeral of former Nintendo president Satoru Iwata. There’s no way Kirby and Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai was not going to attend. In his column in Weekly Famitsu, Sakurai, who had previously offered his perspective on what sort of man Iwata had been, recalled his experience at…
Artist: Shonen Knife | Track: It’s a New Find | Album: It’s a New Find EP Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.
We’ve seen black buns, blue buns, and red buns. All bread buns! Screw that, let’s use tomatoes. It’s called the “Tomami Burger” (“toma” as in “tomato” and “mi” or 実 as in “fruit” or “seed”). [Photo: Model Press] According to Model Press, each burger uses one big fucking tomato. The meal deal (pictured below) is…
This August, Hello Kitty wants you to think about peace. In the latest issue of the monthly Sanrio magazine, the Ichigo Shimbun, all of the company’s cute characters reflect on the 70th anniversary of Japan’s surrender during World War II. The title of the article reads, “Let’s think about what we can do for peace”…
Steins;Gate is an absolutely fantastic visual novel. And while it has been released on the PC in the US (and will be hitting the PS3 and Vita next month), it’s far from the only Steins;Gate game out there. And no, I’m not talking about the upcoming sequel, Steins;Gate 0; I’m talking about the three spin-offs.…
Now that the Tokyo Olympics hasscrapped plans for that stupidly expensive stadium, it can focus on other things. Like questions over its new logo. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics logo was revealed this week with a fancy intro clip. Art director Kenjiro Sano, one of Japan’s top graphic artists, designed the logo. According to the official…
Nexon is working with EA and Respawn for an online Titanfall for PC. Yes, the original Titanfall was already an online multiplayer title, so we do wonder how different it will be! The official release mentions free to play and that the game is for the Asian market.
Monkey D. Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates are getting a live-action version, but it might not be one you’d expect. One Piece is being turned into a kabuki play that will center on the Summit War Saga and, according to Natalie, will be done in a way that audience members who aren’t familiar with…
Shinjuku at Night. Tokyo, Japan. By Hien 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!
Do you work hard? I know I do! Sometimes all that streneous effort makes me tired. I need to relax. I need a nap. From Japanese retailer Thanko, this easy-going work chair can fold out and recline for short, officie-time snoozes. In the video below, you can see how, with the pull of a lever,…
New Nintendo patent images appear to show more of the company’s upcoming Quality of Life project, which Kotaku previously introduced. The patent images show a smartphone cradle able to project on the ceiling, sleep monitoring interface, mood-detecting voice recognition, and Balance Board connectivity.
Hot Toys makes some of the most realistic collectible figures you can buy. If you’ve ever wondered about its process—or even how to get a job there—watch this video. So, how do you get a job? According to JC Hong, president of Hot Toys production in South Korea, just post your work online. If you’re…
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