Pokémon Scarlet and Violet fans wonder why Larry x Rika is popular in Japan
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet fans wonder why Larry x Rika ship is so popular in the Japanese fandom.
VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Hideaki Fujiwara
Automaton Japan Deputy Editor-in-Chief. Voracious gamer who plays everything. Loved Titanfall 2 and has been playing Apex Legends since its launch.
This unique Switch game uses actual toilet paper to control in-game toilet paper
Give me toilet paper! is a Nintendo Switch game designed to be controlled using a Joy-Con filled toilet paper. The game's developer, Takahiro Miyazawa, is known for making games that use unique custom-made controllers.
Splatoon 3: Squid Sisters amiibos trigger interesting result when used in front of them
Splatoon 3 players have taken notice of a peculiar phenomenon that occurs when using the Squid Sisters amiibos in front of them. Splatoon 3's Ver. 3.0.0 update is now available.
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Ranked Battles Season 5 makes Treasures of Ruin usable
The 5th season of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Ranked Battles will start in April. The Treasures of Ruin—Wo-Chien, Chien-Pao, Ting-Lu, and Chi-Yu—will be permitted in Season 5/Regulation C (Series 3).
Project MBR is Grandia producer’s new multiplayer robot action game
Project MBR is Grandia producer Yoichi Miyaji's new multiplayer robot action game. Project MBR is set to launch in Spring 2024.
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: Tera Raid’s weird glitch results in egg battles
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's new Tera Raid Battle event with Walking Wake and Iron Leaves has a weird bug that causes an egg to appear as the raid opponent.
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s Okidogi quickly becomes a meme in Japan
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s new Pokémon Okidogi quickly becomes a meme in Japan.
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet removes Tera Shard-saving exploit for Battle Teams
The Version 1.2.0 update for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet makes it so that you must save your game when sharing your Battle Teams online. This essentially removes the exploit that players could use to retain Tera Shards.
Wild Hearts player defeats endgame monster in just 3 min without Karakuri
Wild Hearts player defeats endgame Kemono Lurid Soulstalker in under 3 minutes without Karakuri, one of the central gameplay elements. The feat was accomplished using the Bladed Wagasa weapon.
New Switch system update makes inappropriate nicknames display as “???”
Nintendo Switch system update ver. 16.0.0 makes inappropriate nicknames display as “???”
Hogwarts Legacy voice actor lends talent to Japan’s Satsuma Hogwarts meme
Hogwarts Legacy has led to Japanese fans creating a new meme called Satsuma Hogwarts. It has proven to be incredibly popular, so much so that a Japanese voice actor who worked on Hogwarts Legacy tried his hand at reading these posts aloud.
Hogwarts Legacy inspires Japanese fans to invent Satsuma Hogwarts & its own lore
Hogwarts Legacy has inspired Japanese fans to invent the concept of Satsuma Hogwarts. It's a fan-made lore about what it would be like if there was a wizarding school located in Satsuma, Japan.