Not sure if this can be topped, but supposedly, over a thousand people in Xiamen, China gathered to dump ice on their heads in the name of ALS research. This, wait for it, throws cold water on the previous record. According to Guinness World Records, 428 people simultaneously dumped ice water on their head on…
Earlier this year, Batman Arkham Knight was announced for the PS4 and the Xbox One in Japan. Things have, you see, changed. Xbox.com is hosting a Batman Arkham Knight‘s Japanese language site for the game’s Xbox One release. Sorry, was hosting. If you scrolled down just a teeny bit, you could see the game’s box…
There’s a new Super Smash Bros. for 3DS commercial for Japan. The ad introduces the game’s Mii Fighter function—how you can create your own fighters for the game. To do so, customized Miis of Japanese pop group AKB48 appeared in the ad. Online in Japan, some were not happy about this. AKB48 is probably the…
In Japan, “Dhalsim curry” recently went on sale. Dhalsim, of course, is the fire-breathing fighter from Street Fighter II. Curry, of course, is delicious. Website Gigazine tried out the curry, which it described as extremely hot, causing the site’s reviewer to break out in a sweat. As you can see, the box says the curry…
Yokai Watch is incredibly popular in Japan. The anime, the toys, and the 3DS games are all smash hits. They are the biggest thing going at the moment. So, you know if McDonald’s rolls out a Yokai Watch Happy Meal, then that’s going to be popular, too. As noted by Buzz News Japan, the recently…
Well, this is adorable. And look at cuddly console’s little hands! They’re controllers. Aww. That’s so friggin’ cute. Going on sale in Japan this November, the “Mega Drive Plush Toy” is priced at 4,500 yen (US$43). Of course, Sega called the Genesis the “Mega Drive” in Japan and Europe and numerous other regions. According to…
But, just think if it really did have creepy children signs like this. Earlier today the above image from Twitter user @ Asu_Hiyama began making its way through Japan’s expat community. The sign appeared to feature the silhouette of a young girl, and @Asu_Hiyama stated it was spotted in the mountains in Saitama Prefecture. Looks…
Let’s be clear up front: Heavenly Sword is a downright terrible film. It is a cheap-looking mess of a movie that neither fans of the game nor series newcomers are likely to enjoy. Good – Some of the New Plot Points If the film does one thing right, it’s that it’s not afraid to change…
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax shares a lot with its predecessor Persona 4 Arena. When it comes down to the 2D fighting, they are largely the same game. However, outside of the fighting engine, there are a lot of new additions that make it worth playing—especially for Persona series fans. New Playable Characters Perhaps the biggest…
When I was a kid in the days of the original Street Fighter II, the plots in fighting games consisted of the instruction manual, the before battle/after battle one-liners, and a single picture at the end of the game—if that. Even then I wished for meatier plots in fighters; and over the years my wish…
“In my forty-plus years of growing watermelons,” 58 year-old Mitsuo Shibata told Japanese newspaper Fukui Shimbun, “the is the first time I’ve seen this shape.” Together, the two melons weigh 15 pounds. When they were still small, Shibata noticed the pair, thinking that they looked like a butt. That’s why the Japanese press is calling…
Packaging! Who cares, right? Well, I usually don’t care. But man, look at this New Nintendo 3DS box. It’s unlike any game packaging I’ve ever seen. Above and below are the packaging for the regular-sized New Nintendo 3DS, via game site Inside The background is supposed to represent the faceplates you can swap out for…
Oh boy, here we go again. Last week, there was an L.A. Times article stating that Hello Kitty was not a cat. When asked for clarification, Sanrio told Kotaku that Hello Kitty was anthropomorphic cat. Later, the Japanese character goods maker gave a similar explanation to The Wall Street Journal A Sanrio spokesperson told Kotaku,…
Confirmed on September 1st’s Sony pre-TGS press conference was Resident Evil: Revelations 2. From what can be seen in the teaser, it’s about a little girl running through a crowd of green wristband-wearing party-goers into a crowd of red wristband-wearing zombies. But there’s a lot more hidden in plain view. “That video was a ‘concept…
The upcoming Pokémon/Tekkenarcade fighting game, Pokkén Tournament caught a lot of us by surprise, but apparently we weren’t the only ones. According to Tekken series lead man Katsuhiro Harada, originally, after the offer to collaborate he approached Pokémon Company head, Tsunekazu Ishihara, with a different idea, but Ishihara already had his mind set from the…
This fall, Sangmyung University in Seoul, South Korea will begin teaching a course on PlayStation. Just check out the classroom. According to Inven, Ruliweb, and GameFocus (via tipster Sang), the university teamed up with Sony for the course, which uses PS4 consoles and PS Vita handhelds as part of the curriculum. The weekly, three-credit class…
Lost Dimension is a tactical RPG that initially caught my attention due to one of its biggest gameplay elements – the fact that in order to progress through the game, you have to eliminate one of your teammates. Reading the description of how you have to vote with your teammates on who is to be…
This fall, McDonald’s is rolling out a special sweet potato shake for a limited time. It’s purple! The flavor is “murasaki imo” (紫いも), which means “purple sweet potato” in English. Note that this is not a yam! It is very much a fall food. According to website Entabe, the purple shake will go on sale…
Woah. That’s just…woah. But as the little Colonel Sanders character notes, it seems hard to use. If that wasn’t enough (it isn’t, apparently), there is also also fried chicken mouse. And a fried chicken USB stick. Sadly, these aren’t for sale… yet. They are part of a KFC promotion in Japan, which is asking Twitter…
Today, the Xbox One finally went on sale in Japan. The launch looked rather depressing. But maybe you saw that coming, right? Granted, these days, it’s really hard to tell how hardware does. People can order stuff online, so there isn’t the same emphasis on launch lines, like as in the past. That being said,…
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