Jul 28
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In the dying days of the Nintendo Entertainment System, well into the early 1990s, Taito had plans to bring arcade…
Jun 15
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Earlier this month, Kotaku reported that Pac-Man, Yakuza, and Sega were all getting their own branded Japanese sake.…
Nov 12
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Yes, yes, I know. Our Switch backlogs are huge already. Pokémon is about to come out. Nintendo’s even surprise-releas…
Sep 12 2019
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Towering over the Taito booth at this year’s Tokyo Game Show is an enormous Space Invaders cabinet. Just look. It’s…
May 2 2018
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Nintendo got its start making playing cards. Sega began making amusement machines for the U.S. military. And Taito?…
Nov 8 2017
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Apr 18 2017
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Starting this month, The Legend of Zelda pocket watches will start appearing at Taito game centers in Japan. These are UFO Catcher prizes—and very cool ones at that!
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Feb 15 2017
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In many places, arcades seem to have nearly, if not completely, vanished. Yet, in Japan, they continue to hang on.
Nov 4 2016
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To mark the 30th anniversary of shoot ‘em up Darius, Taito is releasing a huge box set with seven CDs, the PS4 version of the game, a Blu-ray disc, and a special booklet. It’s all priced at 13,800 yen ($134).
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Aug 9 2016
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Dec 11 2015
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Taito Hey, the wonderful Akihabara arcade, is getting an automatic foreign currency changing machine, Famitsu reports. You won’t need i.d. like a passport, and can easily change U.S. dollars, euros, Chinese yuan, Korean won, Taiwanese dollars, Hong Kong dollars, and Thai baht. That’s pretty cool! Read more
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Nov 20 2015
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To show how digital payments work on arcade games, the folks at Taito set up a teeny, temporary game center at…
Nov 5 2015
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Jul 21 2014
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Inspired by Bubble Bobble, pixel artist Paul Robertson took Taito's 1986 classic's style and redrawn a whole bunch…
May 22 2014
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Left 4 Dead is being released as an arcade game in Japan. None of the eight existing characters, however, are making…
Oct 20 2013
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At 69, Tomohiro Nishikado readily admits he's bad at video games. That's not unusual for a man his age, but he was…
Aug 9 2013
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Two of the world's most addictive mobile games, Taito's Groove Coaster Zero and GungHo Online's Puzzles & Dragons, are crossing-over August 12-24. There'll be special Groove Coaster Zero-themed dungeons and creatures popping up in the puzzler, while a special P&D song pack will be available in the rhythm game for…
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Dec 23 2012
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In the event that you have an extra $20,000 or so lying around, you probably wouldn't want to spend it on a watch.…
Nov 20 2012
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Experimenting with new ways to make folks pay for their iOS games, Square Enix releases Groove Coaster Zero,…
Aug 7 2012
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What kind of developers have the peanuts to rip off Jackie Chan not once, but twice, at the same time? Taito have…