Didn’t you know? Pikachu friggin’ loves ketchup. And now, a major Japanese ketchup maker has roped in that electric rodent to help promote the stuff. Kagome is rolling out a “I Love Pikachu’s Ketchup” campaign, complete with instructions on how to draw the character on a Japanese rice omelette. In case you are curious, like…
From the Mori Observation Deck. Tokyo, Japan. By Cheng Hoo Sew. 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!
I’ve spent a lot of time in the sprawling open world of Xenoblade Chronicles X, doing quests and just exploring. And given how much time I’ve spent running, that got me to wondering just how large the main continent was. Thus I decided to quick travel to one side of the map and run to…
Game creator Akira Sakuma says his popular train-themed series Momotaro Dentetsu is “officially finished.” He names one Konami employee in particular for allegedly crushing the franchise. Oh man. 6/03/15 8:33 Update: Konami has issued a statement, stating that that it wanted to continue the series. “Concerning what form the next entry will take, we are…
Where’s Pikachu? Others have been finding the character. Maybe you can, too! Believe in yourself. I do. Over the years, images like this are have been made for desktops. Yesterday, Twitter user Yavazin asked people to retweet the image if they find Pikachu. (Click in the upper corner to enlarge the image.) [Image via GaiaOnline…
Fate Stay/Night Unlimited Blade Works’ second season is the most beautiful anime on TV right now—if not the most beautiful of all time. So it’s time to present this visual feast in the best way I know how: (bandwidth-gobbling) animated gifs. *Note: gifs contain spoilers—like who fights who, etc. If you’re looking for more awesome…
Monster Strike is one of Japan’s biggest mobile games—currently raking in $3.7 million per day. And since I’ve already covered no less than two of its clones, let’s take a look at the original. Like the Danganronpa and Tokyo Ghoul smartphone games, Monster Strike is based on the game of billards—where you bounce balls on…
Track: Secret Base ~Kimi ga Kureta Mono~ | Artist: Zone | Album: Z Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.
Current Nintendo hardware uses the company’s own proprietary operating systems. But according to Nikkei, one of Japan’s largest newspapers, that will soon change. One insider tells the paper that the NX will supposedly be built around the Android OS. The NXis Nintendo’s codename for its upcoming console. We don’t know much about the NX, other…
C’mon! How are you going to be the very best with outdated operating system? The newish (well, it opened in 2013) Pokémon Center retail shop in Tokyo Bay usually looks like this: [Photo:Dengeki Online] But thanks to a brief computer snafu, it looked like this: [Photo: VISTA_629] That appears the trash icon for Windows 7.…
In Nikkei’s story today on Nintendo, the paper also ran a rumor that the next Dragon Quest game was headed to the PS4 and not the Wii U like Dragon Quest X. Square Enix issued a statement saying the paper was referring to Dragon Quest Heroes II (and not the inevitable Dragon Quest XI). Heh.…
You’ve got a friend in Woody. Hentai Woody, that is. [Photo: AaaNt31] Recently, during the Tokyo Disneyland’s “Happiness is Here” parade (lolololol), Woody got friendly with his buddy Buzz Lightyear. Twitter user Kurumin wondered what the heck Woody was grabbing? [Photo: Kurumin] Hrm. Maybe Buzz had a snake in his boots pants? [Photos: Kurumin] Ah,…
Splatoon was just released in Japan! Loads of people are tweeting about how much fun the game is or how excited they are to get it. And those who aren’t talking are showing their affection with art. Fan art. Via Twitter, here is some (certainly not all!) of the best Splatoon fan art to come…
Fudan University is one of China’s most elite universities. This week, it is being accused of not only ripping off a famous Japanese university, but also Apple. Some week! Shanghai Daily and The Nanfang report that Fudan University in China just released a video called “To the Light” to mark its 110th anniversary. Much of…
Yatterman Night is a sequel to the popular 70s anime Yatterman. However, it is also far more than that. It is a story that explores just what makes a hero and why heroes are such powerful symbols—as well as how those symbols can be twisted into something horrible. Yatterman Night follows Leopard, a nine-year-old girl…
Five boys enter an insanely strict former-all-girls school. Racy wackiness ensues. Welcome to Prison School Based on the manga of the same name by artist, Akira Hiramoto, Prison School follows the protagonist, Kiyoshi, and his fellow male classmates when they have the misfortune of enrolling in an elite private boarding school that was formerly an…
Then I promptly broke it. In a lot of ways, Xenoblade Chronicles X is a bit of a slog. Main story quests are few and far between—and you’ll need to level up before attempting each one. So when you’re not aimlessly exploring (which, don’t get me wrong, is by far the most enjoyable part of…
Title: The Sadness of Things | Artist: Momus | Album: The Philosophy Of Momus Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.
A dystopian future where giant monsters rule the Earth and mankind is protected by impossibly giant weapon-wielding soldiers? Hot damn I’m in. As previously announced, based on the video game series of the same name, the God Eater anime is set to air this Summer. Check out the latest trailer below with English subtitles. Yeah,…
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