The Mario Kart 8 Deluxe esports scene is thriving 6 years after the game’s release. What keeps the competitive scene so enraptured? 

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Upcoming VA-11 Hall-A inspired title lets you become a late night ramen shop owner 

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Why do Japanese people tend to drop all formality when talking to foreigners even though Japan is so big on being polite?

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The Nintendo Switch dark horse ”Suika Game” finally gets US release

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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth: new “odd job” quest system revealed, but more importantly, Aerith yeets a barrel 

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Bandai’s Gundam model 3D CAD data leaked to the public, but it may not be as big of a deal as it seems 

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False plagiarism accusations a growing problem in Japan’s anime industry – Sailor Moon director takes legal action, fearing deadly outcome

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Why did Frieren and Oshi no Ko have such unusually long premieres?

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Tokyo Shibuya ward’s cryptic video yelling at foreigners to “STAY AWAY”!” for Halloween causes more harm than good 

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I didn’t set out to be an animation director at first – “Your Name” director Makoto Shinkai reveals that audiences are what shaped him into who he is

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Japanese man arrested for stalking woman through Final Fantasy XIV and social media 

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Japanese game dev shares frustration about harmful “ironic” negative reviews on Steam 

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