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Capcom’s The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles tops 1 million global sales
Capcom have updated their Platinum seller list to include The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles. The title has officially topped 1 million sales.
Super Mario 64 was just beaten without pressing the A button for the first time, and it took over 86 hours
A Twitch user just beat Super Mario 64 without using the A button for the first time in history, and it took them 86 hours and 48 minutes.
Elden Ring: What’s the maximum damage you can do at Level 1? Player pushes the limits with 450k+ damage in one hit
An Elden Ring player blows past the limit of the amount of damage a level 1 player can deal in one blow with masterful use of buffs.
Another Japanese content creators’ platform loses Visa/Mastercard support
Fantia is the latest Japanese site that hosts adult-oriented content to be affected by Visa and Mastercard payment suspensions.
What does “Souls-like” even mean anymore? How the overuse and misuse of Steam tags can mislead gamers
The liberal use of Steam tags like “souls-like” for titles that very loosely fit the description has made the system unreliable.
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Non-gaming news
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.
