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Dynasty Warriors: Origins announced for Steam, PS5 and Xbox, promising 1 vs. 1,000 hack and slash action
SIE and Koei Tecmo have announced Dynasty Warriors Origins, a tactical hack and slash action game planned for release in 2025.
FromSoftware and Hidetaka Miyazaki revered for their genius amidst recent “big girl boom” in Japan
A frenzy for big girls and giantesses on the Japanese side of X has reignited admiration for FromSoftware game characters and Miyazaki.
“We were making 10 million a month with just a two-man team” developer describes the heyday of Japanese mobile/browser games
A Japanese developer gives interesting insights into the early days of what grew to be today’s huge mobile/social game market.
PS5 is the most profitable PlayStation console, Sony reveals
Sony’s report suggests that in only 3 years, PlayStation 5 has generated more operating income than the PS4 did in its 7-year lifecycle
Video games and anime will be the “core industries” of Japan’s updated Cool Japan strategy for economic growth
Japan plans to focus its efforts into the local video game and animation industries as part of an updated strategy for economic growth.
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Becoming an immortal meme doesn’t mean success: Japanese author’s series stopped selling after its anime adaptation went viral for awkward animation
Author of “Osamake: Romcom Where The Childhood Friend Won’t Lose” opens up about the negative effect the title’s anime adaptation has had on sales of the light novel series.
Indie games
Learn Japanese by taking photos in this cozy new game (Updated)
Shashingo: Learn Japanese with Photography is a fun new language learning game that helps you learn everyday Japanese by taking photos.
nintendo
Nintendo’s attorney weighs in on what makes emulators illegal
Koji Nishiura, patent attorney and deputy general manager of Nintendo’s intellectual property department, talks about legal problems surrounding emulation.
