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Monster Hunter: World is still topping charts 6 years following its release, some think Hololive is to thank
Capcom’s Monster Hunter: World was the most downloaded PS4 title in Japan in March 2024 – six years after its release.
Sand Land’s newest trailer features Sandstorm meme song
Bandai Namco’s Sand Land gives an example of successful corporate use of memes by licensing Darude – Sandstorm.
Tencent’s Palworld clone game prompts reaction from PocketPair CEO – “These are incredible times”
Tencent-owned studios are developing high budget clones of Palworld. PocketPair’s CEO Takuro Mizobe has commmented the situation.
Koei Tecmo makes up for losses in video game sales with skillful stock investments
Koei Tecmo has reported a decrease in video game-related profits in fiscal year 2023, but an unexpected growth coming from investments.
Yoko Taro says Stellar Blade is “much better” than NieR: Automata, but Hyung-Tae Kim thinks it can’t compete
NieR: Automata director Yoko Taro says Stellar Blade is an amazing game, even commenting that it’s “much better” than NieR.
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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.