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Sega arcade venues will be renamed to GiGO following GENDA’s share acquisition
Sega arcade venues will be renamed to GiGO in Japan following GENDA’s share acquisition. GiGO stands for “Get into the Gaming Oasis.”
There’s now a Japanese version of Wordle called Kotonoha Tango, and it’s way harder
There’s now a Japanese version of Wordle called Kotonoha Tango, which is way harder than the original. Kotonoha Tango uses the Japanese Katakana syllabary instead of the English alphabet.
Exorcise demons by cheering them up with a glow stick in this bizarre horror game
Exorcise demons by cheering them up with a glow stick in this bizarre horror game. A new project by Tadasumen, the creator behind PIEN and Sorosoro sushi o tabenaito shinuze!
Cult classic RPG Baroque quietly gets a mobile spinoff
Cult classic RPG Baroque quietly gets a mobile spinoff called Baroque ~Become a Meta-Being ~. The player takes the role of a Meta-Being called a Grue and pushes forward through Neuro Tower.
Survival Quiz CITY from Bandai Namco launching March 4 on Steam
Survival Quiz CITY from Bandai Namco launching March 4 on Steam. Survival Quiz CITY is a multiplayer survival quiz action game by Bandai Namco’s GYAAR Studio.
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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.
