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Monster Hunter Wilds won’t be releasing on the Switch as it “uses the latest technology to its limit”
At a shareholders’ Q&A, Capcom has stated that there are no plans for a Nintendo Switch port for Monster Hunter Wilds.
Ubisoft agrees to remove flag from Assassin’s Creed Shadows artbook, issues overall message to Japanese community
Ubisoft will remove the Sekigahara Teppo-tai historical re-enactment group’s flag from it’s Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ artbook
Elden Ring inspired Harvestella’s devs to double the damage dealt by floors
The developers of Square Enix’s Harvestella drew inspiration from an unlikely game – FromSoftware’s Elden Ring.
Square’s Chrono Trigger almost had a fighting game, according to veteran dev Seiichi Ishii
A desire to work with Akira Toriyama’s character designs almost led the Tekken creator to make a Chrono Trigger 3D beat’em up…
Katsuhiro Harada asks LilyPichu for a Tekken rematch
After his loss at EVO 2024, Tekken dev Katsuhiro Harada has jokingly asked LilyPichu for a rematch in Tekken 8.
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“Let’s meet again in hell” Japanese out-of-print manga archive Manga Library Z begrudgingly shuts down, but swears to be back
After having all of its payment options disabled, Manga Library Z officially shut down on November 26, but J-Comi promises to bring it back.
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.
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Pokémon Red and Green are no longer the top selling Pokémon games in Japan
Nintendo reveals that the highest selling Pokémon game generation in Japan has changed for the first time in 28 years.