VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Koutaro Sato
JP AUTOMATON Writer
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet official Tera Type icons chart released for confused players
The official Japanese Pokémon Twitter account has released a reference chart for Tera Type icons in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
Mahjong Soul player sends death threat to the publisher in frustration over losses
Mahjong Soul player in Japan sends death threat to the publisher Yostar in frustration over losses. The student had been losing over and over at Mahjong Soul and sent the death threat in retaliation.
Splatoon 3: Triple Inkstrike buff might make it actually useful
Splatoon 3 was recently updated to Ver. 2.1.0 and brought with it a buff to the Triple Inkstrike special weapon that has grabbed the attention of the community.
Greninja is coming to Pokémon Scarlet and Violet via Tera Raid Battles
Greninja will be coming to Pokémon Scarlet and Violet via 7-star Tera Raid Battles. Greninja’s Tera Type will be Poison, and like Charizard and Cinderace before it, will have the Mightiest Mark.
Splatoon 3: The Splash-o-matic dominates the Splatfest again in Japan
Splatoon 3 Splatfest result: The Splash-o-matic dominates the Splatfest once again in Japan. When looking at the results for Japan, of the top ten players for each team (30 players in total), 17 of them used the Splash-o-matic.
Street Fighter 6’s real-time commentary has the potential to improve your streams
Esports commentator Aru has posted a tweet saying that he had the opportunity to hear a lot of feedback regarding Street Fighter 6’s real-time commentary feature. He believes that the feature works surprisingly well when streaming fighting games.
Japan’s construction industry has its eyes on esports players for machinery operation
An eConstruction machinery event was held in Japan last month. Following the event, construction companies voiced their acknowledgment of esports players, saying, “We have confirmed that the abilities of esports players can indeed be used in the remote operation of construction machinery.”
Man selling pirate copies of Nintendo and Koei Tecmo games has been arrested in Japan
A man was arrested in Japan for copyright infringement against Nintendo and Koei Tecmo Games. The suspect illegally copied games from Koei Tecmo Games and Nintendo to a microSD card. The card containing the game data was then sold on an auction site.
Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher is selling well in Japan with physical copies being hard to come by
Bandai Namco Entertainment has acknowledged that physical copies of Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher are difficult to find at some retailers in Japan and apologized for the situation via the game’s official Japanese Twitter account.
Splatoon 3’s Rainmaker mode has a bug where the counter drops to 1 after activating a checkpoint [FIXED]
Nintendo released their latest update to Splatoon 3 and there were soon reports on social media of a new bug that caused the counter in Rainmaker to immediately drop to 1. Nintendo is aware of the issue and stated that they will release an update soon to fix it.
Is there a homogenization of character sizes in Japanese games? Developers weigh in
A tweet posted by an illustrator points out differences between character designs in older Japanese games compared to more recent ones. A number of experienced game developers and character designers chimed in on the subject.
New video game in Japan helps players prepare for earthquakes
Japan’s Tokushima prefecture has released an RPG called e-防災ゲーム (e-Bousai Game), which translates to e-Disaster Preparedness, and teaches players about preparing for natural disasters while they play.
Splatoon 3: VTubers criticized for showing porn while streaming the game, with some calling it a publicity stunt
Splatoon 3 was used for an AV Splatoon (adult video Splatoon) stream conducted by Japanese VTubers. The participating VTubers would chroma key the opposing team's ink color to make it transparent while having a porn video playing in the background, causing one of the VTubers to get banned from YouTube.
Japanese game dev releases 5 free games to Steam developed by their new employees
Byking has released 5 free games to Steam from the company’s BykingRooKIES brand. Byking is a game developer in Japan known for their involvement with titles like My Hero One’s Justice. The 5 free games they recently released were developed by new employees at the company as a part of their introductory training.
A Valorant and Apex Legends singles mixer Discord server was suddenly deleted [Japan]
A Discord server in Japan looking to facilitate matches for Valorant and Apex Legends players was suddenly deleted. The server’s name contained the Japanese word “合コン(goukon)” which is a kind of party for singles to meet and find dates. Perhaps due to its sensational name, the server was even trending on Twitter in Japan.
Splatoon 3’s Splatfest Top 100 results: Sloshing Machine and Splash-o-matic make up half of the top-ranking players in Japan
Splatoon 3's first Splatfest since launching has now come to a close. Along with the results, the weapons used by the top-ranking players, notably the Sloshing Machine and Splash-o-matic, have also been garnering attention.
Splatoon 3: possible cheaters torment others with infinite special weapon shots
Splatoon 3: "Cheater" went trending on Twitter in Japan as infinite special weapons shots torment players. On social media there is a report of a player who has used the Tenta Missiles special weapon 87 times in a single match.
Splatoon 3’s lockers are getting wilder as players continue to push their design skills
Since the launch of Splatoon 3, players have been putting together all sorts of creative and detailed designs for their lockers. We even ran an article about it just recently, though players seem to be coming up with new and fresh ideas by the day.
Splatoon 3: Shiver’s clothing can become transparent under certain conditions
Splatoon 3 players have discovered that Shiver’s clothing can become transparent under certain conditions. The method is quite simple and involves looking at Shiver through the body of a Jellyfish or other translucent items.
Radirgy 2, the first numbered sequel in the shmup series, has been announced
Vertical shmup Radirgy 2 (working title) is due out in Summer 2023 and will be available on Nintendo Switch, PS4, and PS5. The game marks the first new title in the shmup series since Radirgy Swag was released in 2019.
Splatoon 2 player reaches Rank X using only their feet
VTuber Miro Amakusa has pulled off the seemingly impossible and reached Rank X in Splatoon 2 while being restricted to only using their feet to control the game. The VTuber began the challenge on August 14, 2021, and was able to complete it in roughly one year.
In this isekai RPG, a hero becomes an IT intern in modern-day Japan
Beyond, a cloud and server operations company, has released Tensei shitara Beyond no Intern Datta Ken, which can be translated as That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Beyond Intern. It’s an RPG where players can experience what it’s like to be an intern at the company.