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

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…

Japanese people have the reputation of not saying what they mean. That's not exactly accurate. Plenty of Japanese…

It sure looks like it.

Even though Konami dissolved game maker Hudson and even though Takashi Meijin left and Momotaro Dentetsu's creator qu…

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.

Maybe it's bad timing or just bad luck. But there's a growing list of cancelled 3DS games. That's not good.

Hudson Soft human mascot Takahashi Meijin is leaving Hudson. His gaming nickname might be staying put.

After one of Japan's most beloved gaming mascots Takahashi Meijin revealed that he was leaving Hudson Soft,…

For nearly 30 years, Hudson's human mascot has been Takahashi Meijin, who rose to prominence during the company's…

While most people would peg the beginning of the high definition era around the time of the PlayStation 2 (some…

Disaster Report 4, a disaster survival game, was canceled shortly after the Tohoku Earthquake out of respect for…