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Chilla’s Art’s new horror game Shinkansen 0 coming to Steam on March 22
Indie developer duo Chilla’s Art will be releasing Shinkansen 0, their first game of 2024, on March 22. The game is inspired by The Exit 8.
Japanese players mourn the impending loss of Animal Crossing, Mario Kart 7 online modes
Splatoon and Animal Crossing New Leaf are some of the 3DS and Wii U online modes that Japanese players will miss when servers shut down.
Legend of Mushroom’s massive Japanese release makes $8.5 million in one week
Idle mobile game Legend of Mushroom has become a massive hit in Japan immediately upon release, which is probably the result of ambitious promotion by Joy Net Games.
Hideo Kojima seems excited for Norman Reedus’s arrival in Japan for Comic Con 2024
With the announcement of Death Stranding stars Mads Mikkelsen and Norman Reedus’s coming to Comic Con, Hideo Kojima fans are hoping for a reunion.
Super Mario Maker’s hardcore players have just one fiendish level to beat before server shutdown. Can they do it?
Team 0% are a level away from clearing all 41,113 user-created stages in Super Mario Maker before Nintendo’s Wii U online servers shut down.
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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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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.
