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Mario Party dev changes name, likely to reflect Nintendo ownership
ND Cube, developer of the upcoming Super Mario Party Jamboree and many other Nintendo Switch party games, announced its name change on September 1
Japanese 3D girlfriend simulator crowdfunds entire development budget in just 2 hours
The upcoming 3D dating simulator VR-Kanojo achieved its crowdfunding goal in less than two hours, and is currently 179% funded.
Shinji Mikami slams video game censorship in Japan: “The rules are made by people who don’t play games”
Mikami recently spoke out about game censorship in Japan, namechecking Dead Space and the upcoming Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered
FromSoftware’s Bloodborne posts on Instagram add fuel to the hype for the franchise’s comeback
FromSoftware’s recent string of Bloodborne-related posts on Instagram has users desperately analyzing textures in hopes of a remaster.
Like a Dragon developer interview: How did guys in diapers make it into the game? It’s all about curating content with a clear message, according to series director Horii
Interview with Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth’s director Ryosuke Horii and lead planner/game design supervisor Hirotaka Chiba. Part 1.
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Attack on Titan voice actor Yuki Kaji releases official voice synthesizer to counter people feeding his voice to AI without permission
Top Japanese voice actor Yuki Kaji has crowdfunded and released official synthesized voices to tackle unauthorized generative AI use.
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.
