Bandai Namco aims to resolve Gundam model scarcity issues with a whole new factory
Bandai Spirits has announced that their new factory for Gundam models kits (Gunpla) and figures will open in the next fiscal year.
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She grew up playing Duke Nukem and Wolfenstein with her dad, and is now enamored with obscure Japanese video games and internet culture. Currently devoted to growing Automaton West to the size of its Japanese sister-site, while making sure to keep news concise and developer stories deep and stimulating.
Nintendo may be battling declining Nintendo Switch Online subscriptions with their new music app
Nintendo's new music streaming app may be a strategic move to keep users subscribed to Nintendo Switch Online amidst increasing cancellations.
“It’s a security hole that endangers democracy itself.” NieR creator speaks out against payment processors pressuring Japanese adult content platforms
NieR creator Yoko Taro comments on the series of instances of Japanese adult platforms being pressured by credit card payment processors.
Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild composer Yasuaki Iwata has left Nintendo
Yasuaki Iwata, the composer of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's OST, left Nintendo last year, according to a recent announcement.
Bandai Namco’s games sector sees massive 188% profit growth thanks to Elden Ring, Dragon Ball, Gundam Breaker 4
Bandai Namco Holdings' report for the first half of the fiscal year reveals significant growth across all of their sectors.
Japan is losing an archive of out-of-print manga because of international credit card companies
Manga Library Z, a manga archive with 14 years of history, will be shutting down this month due to credit card companies taking issue with its adult content.
Ban: The Prologue of Gucha Gucha is a retro Japanese horror game that looks for beauty in gore
Developed by VTuber and solo game developer Ichimatsu Suzuka, Ban: The Prologue of Gucha Gucha is a surreal retro-horror game from Japan.
Switch games will be playable on Nintendo’s new console, CEO confirms
Nintendo confirms that their new console will have backwards compatibility with the Nintendo Switch for software and Nintendo Switch Online.
“When you’re making money, people think you’re a miser,” Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai about why he never monetized his costly YouTube channel
Smash Bros. series creator Masahiro Sakurai talks about why he never monetized his YouTube channel despite it costing 90 million yen to run.
Slitterhead’s battle system was inspired by FromSoftware games, according to devs
Silent Hill and Siren creator Keiichiro Toyama talks about the influence FromSoftware's game had on his upcoming title Slitterhead.
Nintendo says it made its own music app to give people a “uniquely Nintendo way” to listen to music and “feel inspired to play games again”
Nintendo makes a statement about why it decided to launch Nintendo Music, its independent music streaming service.
Serial Experiments Lain teaser sparks hope for port or remaster of rare PS1 game
The official X account for Serial Experiments Lain posted a mysterious teaser that has fans hopeful for a game-related announcement.