.Ryuki Ishii

.Ryuki Ishii

Former JP AUTOMATON editor & former AUTOMATON WEST editor in chief (*until May 2023)

The Metal Gear 35th Anniversary website is fake

No, the Metal Gear 35th Anniversary website is not an official page by Konami. The company replied to GAME Watch’s request for comment, saying that it’s not an official website created by them.

Japanese taxpayers want Nintendo to gamify tax returns

Japanese taxpayers want Nintendo to gamify tax returns. Nintendo’s expertise in making non-gaming products and their tendency to make games with user-friendly designs are probably the main reasons why Nintendo’s name came up in the conversation.

Anthem trends on JP Twitter after Exoprimal’s announcement

Japanese gamers just can’t forget about BioWare’s looter shooter Anthem. Even when Capcom announced the Exosuit-wearing dino-shooting action game Exoprimal, the word “Anthem” was trending on Twitter more so than “Exoprimal” or “Capcom.”