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A small fire reportedly breaks out at Nintendo headquarters’ Development Center
A small fire broke out at Nintendo’s Corporate Headquarters Development Center, NHK reports. Some desks and chairs were partially burned, but no one was injured.
Nintendo Switch Sports brings back Matt, the legendary Mii character
Nintendo Switch Sports brings back Matt, the legendary Mii character. Matt first appeared in Wii Sports, where he served as an opponent in Boxing and inflicted anguish on players with his overwhelming strength.
A new Touhou Project game featuring Marise has been announced [Update: The game is now available on Steam]
Team Shanghai Alice has announced new Touhou Project game Black Market of Bulletphilia ~ 100th Black Market. (バレットフィリア達の闇市場 〜 100th Black Market.) ZUN stated that “Marisa takes on the leading role in the game, something that is surprisingly rare.”
Unreal Engine 5 used to create a Japanese townscape in stunning detail
Unreal Engine 5 was used to create a Japanese townscape in stunning detail. By looking closer at 3D artist Ranjeet Singh’s creation, we can start to pinpoint just what region of Japan it might represent.
Tower of Fantasy players thought “JP Fuc Test Server” was an insult, prompting devs to explain its meaning
Tower of Fantasy official Twitter account provided an explanation regarding the name of the “JP Fuc Test Server” that a portion of the Japanese playerbase took as an insult.
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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.
