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Pokémon DP Sound Library makes the original soundtrack available for non-commercial use
Pokémon DP Sound Library makes the original soundtrack available for non-commercial use. The soundtrack has also been made available on YouTube.
CRI Middleware opens 3 high-end sound studios in Japan for AAA games and films
CRI Middleware opens 3 high-end sound studios in Japan for AAA games and films. The studios are said to be capable of handling the entire sound production process from recording, mixing, mastering to authoring in a single location.
Cho Aniki rhythm game released for iOS/Android in Japan
Cho Aniki rhythm game Dancing of Cho Aniki released for iOS/Android in Japan. Iconic music tracks from the series, such as Sexy Dinamite and Doitsu Jin German, are included.
Free pixel art asset store DOTOWN is now open. Ex-Nintendo designer’s new project
Free pixel art asset store DOTOWN is now open. It’s a new project from ex-Nintendo designer Takashi Maeda, and all assets are free to download. Commercial use is allowed.
Tales of Arise & Tales of Series Gallery free app released for PS & Xbox [Update]
Tales of Arise & Tales of Series Gallery free app released for PS & Xbox. It contains a gallery of character illustrations and cover art used in past games in the series.
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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
Pokémon Red and Green are no longer the top selling Pokémon games in Japan
Nintendo reveals that the highest selling Pokémon game generation in Japan has changed for the first time in 28 years.
