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Game engine Cocos Creator to support Nintendo Switch development
Cocos Technology has announced that their Cocos Creator game engine, which is geared toward mobile game development, will soon support the Nintendo Switch.
Capcom is seeing a sharp increase in sales on Steam
During Capcom’s last fiscal year which ended in March of 2022, the company saw sales via Steam increase by 62.5% over the previous year to a tune of 17.2 billion yen (roughly $126 million). This accounted for 15.6% of the company’s overall sales.
A pasta restaurant with a robot chef opens in Tokyo
Restaurant chain Pronto are set to open their first エビノスパゲッティ(E Vino Spaghetti) restaurant in Tokyo’s Marunouchi Building on June 30. The restaurant will mainly serve pasta and alcohol, but what really sets it apart is that the pasta will be prepared by an automated robot
Mahjong playing VTubers in Japan will have a chance to go pro
The Nihon Pro Mahjong association will be holding a test specifically for VTubers in February of 2023, with those who pass being qualified as professional mahjong players. VTubers with 1,000 or more subscribers on their YouTube channels are eligible for the test.
The game about saving buff dudes stuck in a gymnasium ceiling is now on Steam
A game that saves the muscles caught in the ceiling of the gymnasium is a new kind of shooting game where players throw balls at body builders stuck in a ceiling to rescue them. The game takes place in a gymnasium that for some reason has a bunch of buff guys caught in the rafters.
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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.
