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Frustrating climbing game Only Up! grows popular among Japanese streamers
A peculiar indie game called Only Up!, that consists only of climbing up into the sky has gained popularity among Japanese streamers.
Blue Protocol ”login war” crashed Bandai Namco’s system. What caused it?
Right after Blue Protocol released in Japan, users flooded the servers in such volumes that Bandai Namco had to go into emergency maintenance. What makes the game so popular?
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’s vast maps might be many kilometers wide
A certain detail from the trailer for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth indicates that the world map of the new installment may be far more vast than previous titles.
Final Fantasy XVI demo sparks linguistic debate in Japanese fandom
The way a certain monster’s name was pronounced in the Final Fantasy XVI demo has caused a split in the Japanese fandom.
Tears of the Kingdom’s highly useful air bike captures the hearts of players
The Air bike in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is adored by fans worldwide for how simple and practical it is. How is it made and what does it do?
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New Gundam co-produced by Evangelion’s studio Khara rakes in 598 million yen in three days, taking top spot at box office
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- sees explosive popularity in its opening weekend, taking the No. 1 spot at the Japanese box office.
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 stock hits highest price since listing as Japanese analysts update Switch 2 sales forecasts
Nintendo has risen for three consecutive trading days, temporarily rising to 9,775 yen on January 23. This renewed the company’s highest price since its listing.
