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Super Mario 64’s BLJ returns with Nintendo Switch Online
Super Mario 64’s BLJ returns with Nintendo Switch Online. The BLJ is not possible in the Japanese version, though, since the Japanese version is based on the Shindou Pak Taiou Version.
Persona composer Shoji Meguro left Atlus to become an indie game developer
Persona composer Shoji Meguro left Atlus to become an indie game developer. Meguro is currently making a UE4 Sci-Fi stealth action JRPG set in the near future.
Konami will publish CYGNI, a twin-stick shmup by ex-Pixar animator
Konami will publish CYGNI, a twin-stick shmup by ex-Pixar animator. Konami has been actively working with indie games as of recently.
Physics-based Japanese chess game is coming to Steam on Nov. 8
Physics-based Japanese chess game is coming to Steam on Nov. 8. Your objective is to knock the opponent’s king piece off the board.
Minecraft’s newest snapshot includes music composed by Lena Raine & Kumi Tanioka
Minecraft’s newest snapshot includes music composed by Lena Raine & Kumi Tanioka. Kumi Tanioka is a Japanese composer known for her work on FFXI, FF Crystal Chronicles, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, and more.
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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.