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Tekken 8’s pluggers will now be matched against each other, spiraling into plugger prison
Tekken 8’s developers revealed that pluggers will preferentially be matched with each other following the on April 2.
Dragon’s Dogma 2’s March 29 update adds New Game option, maxes out Art of Metamorphosis numbers
Update 1.050 for Dragon’s Dogma 2 addresses criticisms, adding a New Game option, Art of Metamorphosis item increase, and graphical options.
Elusive McDonald’s-branded Nintendo DSi quickly pulled from second-hand store in Japan
A mysterious McDonald’s-exclusive Nintendo DSi and eCDP cartridge appeared and quickly vanished from a thrift-store’s listing.
Rise of the Ronin lets you casually chill with the guy who forced Japan’s borders open
In Rise of the Ronin, historical figures like Perry and Sakamoto Ryoma drop by your longhouse- the surrealism is amusing Japanese players.
False news of pedophile using Splatoon to contact underaged victim broadcast in Japan
Japanese users were outraged by a news report claiming that a pedophile contacted a minor through Splatoon, after which he assaulted her.
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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.
nintendo
Nintendo cracks down on Switch game piracy, seeking information disclosure from Google and Reddit to identify suspects
Nintendo of America hopes to gain information from 8 tech companies to identify individuals involved in Nintendo Switch game piracy.
