Developer tells of “atrocious labor practices” experienced in Japanese game industry. How have conditions in Japan changed in the meantime? 

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Japanese otaku-targeted dating app’s bizarre AI image advertising leads to 3x – 7x increase in female users 

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Nintendo Switch exclusive Suika Game is so addictive its previous daily sales have multiplied by fifty thousand  

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Drum Roll – a game in which you roll a drum around before it violently explodes will be out October 19th

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Sega Japan analyzes overwhelming popularity of Sonic IP in the US compared to Japan, background of Sega-style marketing 

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Japanese users discuss why some works that were iconic in their heyday tend to feel like imitations over time

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Anime adaptations that earned the “wrath” of the original manga authors 

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Parent company of Cygames to delve into research and development of game generation AI

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Dance Dance Revolution Classic Mini – miniature console that reproduces the DDR arcade unit at 1/5th scale announced 

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Is Japanese manga behind the times? Users discuss if adopting the webcomic format is needed in order for manga to keep up

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Touhou isn’t old: 15- to 19-year-olds make up the majority of the fandom even in 2023 

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User prompts Bing’s AI to report itself for infringing on Nintendo’s copyrights 

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