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Pokémon Sleep announces global competitive sleeping tournament (April Fools)
In a very elaborate April Fools stunt, The Pokémon Company has announced a worldwide “Pokémon Sleep Champion Tournament,” planned for 2024.
The Exit 8’s official sequel finally announced
Platform 8, the official sequel to Kotake Create’s 2023 smash hit The Exit 8, combines new gameplay with familiar elements from The Exit 8.
Tekken 8’s pluggers will now be matched against each other, spiraling into plugger prison
Tekken 8’s developers revealed that pluggers will preferentially be matched with each other following the on April 2.
Dragon’s Dogma 2’s March 29 update adds New Game option, maxes out Art of Metamorphosis numbers
Update 1.050 for Dragon’s Dogma 2 addresses criticisms, adding a New Game option, Art of Metamorphosis item increase, and graphical options.
Elusive McDonald’s-branded Nintendo DSi quickly pulled from second-hand store in Japan
A mysterious McDonald’s-exclusive Nintendo DSi and eCDP cartridge appeared and quickly vanished from a thrift-store’s listing.
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Niconico mass deletes videos and shuts down adult-oriented fanart portal to comply with international laws
Niconico services’ regulations were revised last October to accommodate international laws pertaining to sexual and violent content.
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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.
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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.