Hungry? Why not have a tasty Xbox burger and a delicious beverage to wash it down? In Hong Kong, you can. Fast food chain Triple-O’s is teaming up with Microsoft for the Xbox One Burger. It’s available for a limited time only, and from the looks of it, the meals appear to be either the…
The newest game in the series, Tales of Zestiria, has a theme song so excellent that I’m listening to it on repeat right now. Of course, it’s far from the first game of the series to have an opening song this good. And I’m not the only one who thinks so. Many Tales theme songs…
I think we can all agree: This room has the best view in Tokyo. On April 24, the Hotel Graceryin Shinjuku will kick off its grand opening in monster style. Godzilla style. The 30-story hotel sits atop the Shinjuku’s Toho Cinema (Toho, of course, made the kaiju famous) and features a couple Godzilla-themed chambers. [Photo:…
That, or it exploits Japan’s love of Dragon Quest. Maybe, if not definitely, it does both. Square Enix and Koei Tecmo gaves have wallpapered part of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Station with bubble wrap covered in 100,000 Slimes. Who can resist bubble wrap? And in Japan, Dragon Quest has almost the same pull. Almost. [Photo: Inside] Because…
In the past few years, Nissan has rolled out a Serena mini-van that’s covered in One Piece. You couldn’t buy it. But now in Japan, you can. Priced at 3.25 million yen (US$27,270), the car is designed after the Thousand Sunny, the ship of the Straw Hat Pirates. Fittingly, this car is called the “Thousand…
You might be terrible at video games. You might be amazing. And if you’re a guy who’s good at games, does that make you cool? That’s what one Japanese website wanted to find out. According to Buzz Plus, the following question was posed to two hundred women in Japan: “Do you think men who are…
It’s not everyday you can flip on your television in Japan and see major celebrities cosplaying as Street Fighter II characters and talking incessantly about the game. Last week on variety show Ame Talk, a handful of famous Japanese people who are into video games dressed up and recounted their Street Fighter experiences and memories…
Last December, Kotaku reported on Final Fantasy XV‘s combat. At the time, details were somewhat abstract. Today, we have a detailed list of how exactly the controls function. Square Enix showed off the basic controls in tonights FFXV walkthrough, and the images below are from the demo (via Japanese site Hachima Kikou). Perhaps seeing how…
Hot on the heels of Puzzle & Dragon‘s Super Mario Bros. edition is a Final Fantasy collaboration for Japan. As noted on Otanew, expect more details at a later date. No word yet about an international release.
Photos have emerged of a “new” Kim Jong-un hairdo. Simply put, it is spectacular. But how did we get here? When did this happen? Let’s take a look back at Kim’s coifs from over the years. The world didn’t always know that this ruthless dictator had such oppressive hair. For example, in the original backstory…
We are now half way into the winter anime season. But with 35 new shows on the air it can be more than a little difficult to know which ones to watch. Luckily, we at Kotaku East come bearing our recommendations. Over the past few weeks, I have spent hour upon hour getting fully caught…
There are loads of internet cafes in Japan. But it seems there’s only one that looks like a traditional Japanese inn. Welcome to Nagomi Style Cafe Located in Tokyo’s geek mecca Akihabara, this internet cafe is designed after a Kyoto inn. The Japanese word “nagomi” (和み) mean to soothe or calm. That’s exactly what this…
The PlayStation 4 was released in Japan nearly one year ago. So are Japanese buyers of the console happy with their purchase? Over 1,000 PS4 owners answered a customer satisfaction survey in this week’s Weekly Famitsu. Many were happy. Some were not. Here’s what was asked, what was answered, and a bit of what was…
Camping is a big part of Final Fantasy XV. And what is camping, without some campfire cooking? As previously explained by director Hajime Tabata, is part of the core gameplay of FFXV, and plays a vital role in adventuring the vast open world. To recap, camping in FFXV converts exp gained through battles into levels.…
The new Pokémon fighting game, Pokkén Tournament is hitting arcades in Japan this summer, and a new trailer is out to offer new details, including a breakdown of the controls. In the newly released trailer, some of the previously announced playable characters were shown as well as some new details were on how the game…
As a rule, Final Fantasy games have amazing hair. But the ‘dos in Final Fantasy XV look especially good. Thank fancy tech, professional hair stylists, and wigs for that. During the last console generation, a glut of characters had buzz cuts or sported coifs that looked like they were drenched in hairspray. Those bad hair…
Ever wonder what the name “Totoro” means? It’s the mispronunciation of the word “troll” from a Norwegian children’s story, that’s what. My Neighbor Totoro is a 1988 classic from Studio Ghibli. It follows the adventures of two sisters with mysterious spirits given the “Totoro” moniker. The inspiration for the name is a fairy tale. You…
February 22 is “National Ninja Day.” The Japanese holiday isn’t an official day off. That is, at least not for those unable to slip out of work. Why 2/22? It’s a word play, because in Japanese the number two is “ni.” You know, kind of like the “ni” in “ninja” (忍者), but with “nin” or…
Remember that 20th Anniversary PS4 charity auction? It seems things fell through with the winner bidder. Sony, however, is going to shell out the winning amount to Save the Children Japan, along with the other 15 million yen it had promised. The PS4 will go on display at the Sony Showroom in Tokyo.
This is actually rather sad. At an investor’s meeting today, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata talked a lot about how great Nintendo’s Metacritic scores are—even going as far as to brag that Nintendo’s current releases have higher Metacritic numbers than Sony’s or Microsoft’s. Um, congrats? Keep in mind that Iwata is talking to boring investor types.…
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