VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Nintendo's 2023 summer greeting card features a fully clothed Mario, and the change from recent tradition has left some nostalgic for his past more revealing summer attire.
Natsu-Mon: 20th Century Summer Vacation, released for the Nintendo Switch on July 28, was much anticipated for its ties with Boku no Natsuyasumi, but players are also impressed by the game's high degree of freedom.
Nintendo has revealed an in progress Tournament Manager feature for Splatoon 3 which is meant to help players create and manage unofficial tournaments.
A The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom player was thrown into “solitary confinement” for putting too much load on the game, getting trapped in a mysterious “punishment ward” that apparently exists in the game.
Project Tanuki, an upcoming game by Indie studio Denkiworks, has caught the attention of Japanese users with its cute Tanuki mailman character.
Izanagi Games announced AMEDAMA, a vertical-scrolling action adventure game set in the Edo period scheduled for 2023. Gameplay features ghost-possession as a key element.
According to Valve's Steam Hardware & Software Survey, Japanese is currently the sixth most used language on the platform, meaning that there has been a significant increase in Japanese users in June.
Japanese game studio Indie-us Games has recently revealed via Twitter that the company has lost all their prospective employees to other companies due to rising competitiveness in Japan's growing game industry.
Cygames has announced that Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising will have a support system aimed at easing the bitterness of losing in battle. Players will be able to select a character that will offer words of encouragement and advice.
After Twitter account Can You Pet the Dog? implored Final Fantasy XVI players to pet Torgal more often, even the official Square Enix and FFXVI accounts got involved in efforts for Torgal to receive more affection.
Honkai: Star Rail’s Herta’s viral “Kuru Kuru Kururin!” has been growing even more popular recently, becoming a trend among Japanese schoolgirls on TikTok.
The recently released online RPG Blue Protocol, published by BANDAI NAMCO Online and Bandai Namco Studios has reached 600,000 players and 200,000 concurrent players.