Taijiro Yamanaka

Taijiro Yamanaka

Senior writer for Automaton Japan. Loves gaming news from Japan and abroad. He buys more games than he can physically play, so he spends his days clearing his backlog.

Japan gets a new gaming credit card with the Saison Gaming Card Digital

Credit Saison has announced that the Saison Gaming Card Digital, a credit card aimed at gamers, will soon be available in Japan. Credit Saison had previously offered the Saison Gaming Card which launched in December 2020. The card was based on the concept of a credit card made for gamers.

A Nintendo Switch table arcade cabinet has gamers intrigued

Japanese company Ittoku has revealed a prototype product called Full HD Table Type Arcade Cabinet Switch Docking Model that lets you play the Nintendo Switch on a nostalgic table style arcade cabinet, and many gamers are intrigued by it.

Sunsoft brings back a kusoge legend by announcing Ikki Unite for Steam

Sunsoft's Ikki Unite is a new title based on the action-shooting game Ikki, which was first released on arcade in 1985 and later ported to a number of consoles including the Famicom. The game was also known at the time for being deemed a kusoge (crap game) by illustrator Jun Miura.