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Assassin’s Creed Shadows: How are Japanese users reacting to Yasuke?
The black samurai Yasuke being chosen as the main protagonist of Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Shadows has caused a lot of discourse, but what do Japanese users think?
Japanese netizens and Nigerian engagement farmers form miraculous friendship – what happened?
A mysterious plea for engagement farmers on X to be “more halal” and learn Japanese has brought harmony on Japanese X/Twitter.
What makes the Persona series’ DLC Personas so overpowered?
Throughout the Persona series, DLC Personas do not conform to the base game’s rules, often giving players a very overpowered boost.
Am I in Japan or not? 3D stealth ninja game has you examine the Japanese-ness of your surroundings
Oedoshigusa combines stealthy ninja gameplay with spotting Exit 8 style anomalies that don’t fit the historical Japanese setting
Pokémon Sleep dev denies copying fanart for in-game designs
The director of Pokemon Sleep has categorically denied allegations of the game’s developers copying existing fanart for in-game designs.
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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.
