
You’ll be able to complete the trifecta of tiny 16-bit throwback systems on March 19, 2020, when Konami releases the …

Netflix Japan had the Stranger Things kids meet up with Japan’s most famous gamer Takahashi-meijin, he of the “16 shots in one second” and star of Hudson’s Adventure Island. Watch the brief video to see who had the best Famicom skills.
Last year was a totally bizarre year at Konami. One of the oddest moments was when game creator Akira Sakuma tweeted…
For better or worse, sex sells. And for some of Japan's most famous game companies, it was what they sold when they…
Takahashi Meijin, Hudson's human mascot, is now at Tokyo game company Mages (formerly 5pb).
Japanese people have the reputation of not saying what they mean. That's not exactly accurate. Plenty of Japanese…

It sure looks like it.
On Mar. 1, Konami's takeover of Hudson will go into effect. The merger will mean that Hudson ceases to exist and is…
For years, Japanese gamers have enjoyed the Momotaro Dentetsu series of train-themed, board game-style video games.…

How do you mess up Tetris? The answer, clever reader, is not: "Put it on the Nintendo 3DS." The 3DS isn't the…
When I think Bomberman, I think good, clean, wholesome fun. I don't think of a game where people tell me they'll…
Old people play video games. By old, maybe that means sixty years old? Seventy? How about 99 years old.