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Kotaku East
Kids, Stop Sticking Your Fists in Pikachu’s Mouth
This is a thing, I guess. Children in Japan continue to cram their hands in Pikachu’s open mouth—most recently, at a Pokémon event in Kyoto with celebrity Shoko Nakagawa. STOP IT, KIDS, JUST STOP IT. ピカチュウ、ギザカワユス♪ 中川翔子さんが京都駅の一日駅長 [産経]
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 31, 2012 -
Kotaku East
Sorry China, No PS Vita for You (Yet)
The PlayStation Vita was released in Japan nine months ago and went sale around most of the world by this past spring. However, there is one market that the Vita hasn’t been announced yet: China. Earlier this year there was speculation that Sony was in talks with telecom company China Unicom about releasing the system…
By Eric Jou Published July 31, 2012 -
Kotaku East
Phantasy Star Online 2‘s Character Creator Brings Sci-Fi Anime Characters to Life!
Like most MMOs, Phantasy Star Online 2 comes with a robust character creator. And with its sci-fi setting, it’s perfect for making all sorts of futuristic characters. I, for one, made Kotaku’s very own anthropomorphic avatar, Kotaku-tan, as my character. Of course, I am not the only one to re-create a character. Japanese players have…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published July 31, 2012 -
Kotaku East
Indecent Cosplayer Banned for Being…Indecent
Late last week, unknown Chinese model Li Ling made a name for herself after causing a ruckus. She appeared at the China Joy gaming expo in a highly revealing cosplay. Dressed as Athena, Ling caused quite a stir. Her revealing costume showed off more than her underpants—way more. Online in China, some heralded Ling’s arrival,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 31, 2012 -
Kotaku East
Persona Fighting Game Patch Incoming!
Xbox 360 owners dealing with Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena lag issue, take heart! The game’s developer, Arc System Works, is readying a patch, which will be released sooner, hopefully, than later. [Atlus]
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 31, 2012 -
Kotaku East
Tearing the 3DS XL’s Guts Open
Japan’s Nikkei tore a Nintendo 3DS XL apart to see what is inside. What did Nikkei find? Parts. Lots and lots of parts. Nikkei showed off the handheld’s main board, which reveals Samsung memory and a wireless LAN module from Hon Hai. For more nitty gritty, check out the report in the link below. 3DS…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 31, 2012 -
Kotaku East
There Is a Correct Way to Play the PS Vita. This Isn’t It.
PS Vita owners, you probably play your machine on the train or the bus. Maybe you play it when you are out and about—or perhaps at home. You might even play it at the beach, like Polish model Natalia Siwiec. There really isn’t a “correct” place to game. There is a correct way to hold…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 31, 2012 -
Kotaku East
Can You Handle All This Collectible Nerd Plastic?
The real question isn’t how many figures and toys are at the bi-annual Wonder Festival, but rather, can you process all the stunning plastic chaos? Well, can you? Dubbed “Wonfes”, the Wonder Festival is a Japanese model figurine event that brings together professional model makers, figure companies, and collectors in a big event to celebrate…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 31, 2012 -
Kotaku East
If You’re Going to Make a Game Free-to-Play, At Least Let People Play It
Over the past few weeks, we here at Kotaku East have taken a look at several of Japan’s newest free-to-play titles. First was Mobile Suit Gundam Battle Operation, a PS3 third-person shooter that was based around a six versus six game of capture the points. Second was the Vita title Samurai and Dragons, which mixed…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published July 27, 2012 -
Kotaku East
China Can’t Get Enough Kinect Clones
It seems China can’t get enough of motion control gaming, so much so that another Chinese company has come out to debut their own camera capture motion device, the i-move. Spotted in this year’s China Joy gaming expo, Shanghai Motion Technology company’s i-move takes two things that are constantly copied in China and merges it…
By Eric Jou Published July 27, 2012 -
Kotaku East
This Might Be the First Look at the PS Vita’s Savior, a New Monster Hunter. It Might Not. [UPDATE: More signs of a hoax]
Face it: the minute Capcom releases a new Monster Hunter game on the PS Vita, Sony will sell a bajillion PS Vita units. But now, Nintendo has locked up Monster Hunter 4, so tough crap? These mysterious screens hint at the possibility of a new Monster Hunter game in the Vita’s future. Or do they?…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 27, 2012 -
Kotaku EastRich Jerk Throws a Wad of Money To Kick a Gamer Off a PC
Filmed at the China Joy expo in Shanghai, this clip shows a rich dude repeatedly nudge a guy playing at a demo for a PC game. You can hear him say, “Let me play!” in Chinese. Then, the rich guy takes out a wad of yuan and throws it in the gamer’s face. It looks…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 27, 2012 -
Kotaku East
Phantasy Star Online 2 is Fun, Frantic, and Free-to-Play
These days the net is overflowing with free-to-play MMORPGs. But even before free-to-play MMORPGs were a thing, there was Phantasy Star Online. This online-RPG graced consoles and PCs alike in the early 2000s and proved to be the most popular game of its kind in Japan (until Final Fantasy XI hit stores in 2002). Now,…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published July 27, 2012 -
Kotaku East
No, Nintendo Doesn’t Send Miis to Check Chinese Factories
It sends humans. In the past few years, working conditions in China have come under greatly scrutiny. Conditions have also gotten better. Nintendo recently discussed how it conducts on-site factory visits in China: There are morning interviews with managers, paperwork checks, multiple manufacturing line checks, and checks into the lives and welfare of the factory…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 27, 2012 -
Kotaku East
What’s More Glorious Than HD Final Fantasy VII? Paper Final Fantasy VII.
Because paper is awesome! Comic artist George Alexopoulos turns role-playing game Final Fantasy VII into adorable 2D paper figures. While fans clamor for a FFVII remake, I’ll take a Final Fantasy VII Paper. (Oh, and a remake.) Previously, Kotaku posted his Zelda and Mega-Man doodles, which were just as darling, if not more. FFVII [StudioNJ…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 27, 2012 -
Kotaku EastSee This Fast-Paced, Free-to-Play MMORPG in Action
Back at the turn of the millennium, Sega released the first MMORPG for consoles, Phantasy Star Online. Over the next decade it went from Dreamcast to GameCube to Xbox to PC. Now twelve years later, Sega has finally released the sequel, Phantasy Star Online 2, free on the Japanese PC. In the game itself, you…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published July 27, 2012 -
Kotaku EastIt’s Called the Virgin White Box Set. Enough Said.
Marvelous Entertainment has announced the official release date for the PSP game Fate/Extra CCC; it’s February 21, 2013. Along with a release date, three videos, new character details, and information on limited edition goods of the game have been uploaded to the official site as well. Fate/Extra CCC is a dungeon RPG game on the…
By Toshitaka Tachibana Published July 27, 2012 -
Kotaku East
Another Indecent Cosplay Gives Birth to Another Internet Celebrity
As in the past, this year’s China Joy gaming expo in Shanghai saw regulations to crack down on skimpy outfits. Apparently, Li Ling either didn’t get the memo or she ripped it up entirely. Li Ling appeared at China Joy last year, but didn’t make much of an impression. This year, however, she did. Finally…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 27, 2012 -
Kotaku East
Check Out Jet Li’s New Kung Fu Fantasy Game
Chinese game company Woniu.com (Snail net…) announced at the China Joy game expo this week the official release of their Chinese fantasy style wuxia mmo called The 9 Yin Sutras (九阴真经). The game at first glance looks like pretty much every other martial arts fantasy style MMO on the Chinese market these days but the…
By Eric Jou Published July 27, 2012