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Hideki Kamiya looks back on Okami’s New Year cards
Okami creator Hideki Kamiya reveals the Japanese New Year cards that were made to celebrate the initial release of the Clover Studio game.
Masahiro Sakurai eats Kirby
Veteran game developer and creator of Super Smash Bros. and Kirby, Masahiro Sakurai, shocks and amuses netizens with X post revelation.
Stellar Blade director explains game’s 0.5 second “lag” when doing perfect parries or dodging
Shift Up’s Hyung-Tae Kim explains the apparent lag that occurs between button press and skill activation in Stellar Blade.
PS5 and Xbox largely unpopular with Gen Z in Japan, survey shows
A survey from 2023 shows that the majority of Gen Z gamers in Japan do not own or use the PlaySation 5 or Xbox.
Why Ashley Graham would be the perfect lead in a potential Resident Evil spin-off
Players of Capcom’s Resident Evil 4 never got to see what became of Ashley Graham, but her narrative potential would make her a great potential protagonist.
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Yaranaika meme’s source manga Kuso Miso Technique banned in Japan by Amazon
Kuso Miso Technique, the manga that inspired the immortal Yaranaika meme and recently crowdfunded an OVA adaptation, has been banned from Amazon in Japan.
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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Nintendo and The Pokémon Company file lawsuit against PocketPair’s Palworld
A patent infringement lawsuit has been filed against Palworld dev PocketPair by Nintendo and The Pokémon Company.