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Xbox One Reaches a New Low in Japan

Just when you think Microsoft could do no worse in Japan, the console proves that, yes, it can do even worse. Much worse. After a dismal Japan launch and thenhorrible sales, the latest weekly Xbox One sales for Japan are, simply put, awful. During the week of June 8 to June 14, Microsoft sold a…

Ryu Is Good at Smash Bros. Glitches

It’s that time again! Time for more Super Smash Bros. 4 glitches and bugs. This go round, we have Ryu from Street Fighter. So far, perhaps the most well-known glitch that has been discovered is Ryu’s infinite combo (which, YouTuber Dezmupoints out, you can roll out from). Here are more Super Smash Bros. 4 glitches…

Hatsune Miku in Akihabara. Tokyo, Japan. By RB. 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!

Stormtroopers Make Sure Japanese Children Plant Rice

The rice planting season has wrapped up in Japan. Imperial Stormtroopers ensured everything went as planned. [Photo:cinematoday_stf] As noted on Japaaan and Game Over, the children were from a local nursery school in Aomori Prefecture, and they were enlisted for the day to help plant rice for rice paddy art. This is actually a publicity…

The Newest Ghost in the Shell TV Show Is an Utter Mess 

Over the course of 2013 and 2014, four hour-long Ghost in the Shell: Arise episodes were released in theaters. This past anime season, these were broken up into eight episodes—along with an extra two new episodes that continue the story—in Ghost in the Shell: Arise: Alternative Architecture. The result is a mess. Alternative Architecture is…

This Man Bought So Much Batman Stuff

This is the Batman collection of Somchai Nitimongkolchai. It’s the largest in Thailand, and Nitimongkolchai thinks it might be the biggest in the world. Ten years ago, he began collecting Batman toys after seeing Batman Begins. According to Coconuts Bangkok, he liked that Batman, unlike Spider-Man, doesn’t have any super powers. Now, his collection is…

Artist: The Boom | Track: Shima Uta | Album: Shishunki Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

The Controversy Surrounding Konami’s New Music Game

Konami just unveiled a new music game for arcades called Museca. Isn’t that exciting? Sure it is! But, as some folks claim, it might look familiar. Look at all the people lined up in shit Tokyo weather to play the game at today’s location test. [Photo:9c5s] Famitsu was also on hand to check out the…

Rhythm Heaven’s Remix Stages Are Genius

The normal levels in the Rhythm Heaven series are good, but it’s the Remix Stages that make the games great. The Rhythm Heaven games are essentially musical mini-game collections. But unlike most music games, you aren’t playing music per se. Rather you are pushing buttons in time with the beat based on the aural cues…

Tezuka Productions. Niiza, Saitama, Japan. By Carlos Giron 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!

What We Know About Shenmue III So Far

This year’s E3 seems to be all about making fans’ dreams come true. Released in 1999, the original Shenmue was the originator for both the open world game genre and the Quick-Time Event, or QTE. Originally conceived as a massive, 11 chapter series, the series only managed to release up to its sixth chapter in…

This Game’s Boss Has One Trillion Hit Points

A trillion hit points… A trillion hit points… I’m a bit at a loss for words on this one. In the upcoming game from Compile Heart, Makaishin Trillion, you’re up against a foe that has a trillion hit points The game’s premise is simple: you play the part of a demon lord who has been…

Damn, Taxis in Japan Are So Organized

Even when you live in Japan, it’s easy to forget how so many things are just so. Taxis are no exception. In this video uploaded by PearlOscarful, you can see how cabs line up orderly at a train station and pick up fares. When the taxis all shift forward in unison, it’s like when you…

In This New Tactical RPG, Four Kingdoms Fight for Control

Because while war never changes, the platform and user interface has a tendency to. Grand Kingdom is an upcoming tactical RPG game for the PS4 and PS Vita where players take on the role of a mercenary living in a land that is currently caught up in a conflict between four neighboring kingdoms all fighting…

Artist: Tokyo Jihen | Track: Kachi Ikusa | Album: Sports Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

The New Ushio and Tora Anime Will Unleash the Beast

This summer, a new Ushio and Tora anime is slated to air in Japan. And if the trailer is any indication, this seems like a must watch. [Subs: Toshi Nakamura] Ushio and Tora debuted as a manga back in 1990. The new anime series is a co-production between Studio VOLN and MAPPA. To contact the…

Super Skinny Japanese House Is One Long Hallway

If you like hallways, or rather, living in hallways, then this is the house for you. Located in Tokyo’s Setagaya City, the two-story house is 753 square feet, which is hardly huge and seems even smaller when you realize that most of the floor space is a corridor. [via Rehouse] For example, here is the…

In Ueno. Tokyo, Japan. By Luca Eandi. 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!

In Japan, Burger King Has Red Cheeseburgers

Remember last year’s black cheeseburger? This year, Burger King is serving up red cheeseburgers in Japan. That’s right, red. Why? Because these burgers are effing PISSED OFF. Called the “Aka Burger” (“aka” or 赤 means “red”), it comes in two types: Aka Samurai Beef and Aka Samurai Chicken. (Yes, Burger King Japan calls the chicken…

When Final Fantasy Characters Are Nightmare Inducing

Handsome. Good looking. Pretty. Those are the words that typically describe Final Fantasy heroes and heroines. Terrifying is not. This is what Noctis usually looks like. [via PS3 Brasil] Nothing scary about him! But, as recently noted on Japanese forum 2ch, here’s what he looks like with a HORRIBLE clipping glitch: Oh god. Fucking hell.…