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Tose, one of Japan’s biggest outsourcing game companies, reports losses due to games being cancelled
Tose, a major co-development company, reports a large deficit due to in-progress games being cancelled.
Tekken’s Harada hints at new play side-swapping mechanic
A new option for choosing what side of the screen you fight on might be coming to Tekken 8 in the future, Katsuhiro Harada suggests
Nintendo runs out of Wii U spare parts in Japan, ends repair service
Nintendo Japan has discontinued its repair services for the Wii U, sparking concerns about console preservation on social media
Sony to appear at Tokyo Game Show’s general exhibit for the first time since 2019
Sony Interactive Entertainment will appear at The Tokyo Game Show 2024’s general exhibit for the first time in years.
Final Fantasy creator looks back on Square’s genius programmer Nasir Gebelli
Final Fantasy series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi looks back on Nasir Gebelli, the talented programmer who worked on Square’s NES games.
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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.
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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.