Japanese Nintendo Store will no longer accept credit cards issued abroad and overseas Paypal accounts
Nintendo announced that they plan to stop accepting such payments on their Japanese Nintendo Store in order to prevent fraud.
VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Verity Townsend
Automaton West Editor and translator. She has a soft spot for old-school Sierra adventure games and Final Fantasy VIII (yes, 8!). Can often be found hunting down weird forgotten games and finding out everything about them. Frequently muses about characters and lines from Metal Gear Solid and Disco Elysium. Aims to keep Automaton fresh and interesting with a wide variety of articles.
Japanese developers on Steam can’t receive revenue from adult games due to Japanese banks blocking transfers
Japanese developers of adult-oriented games on Steam are having their money transfers blocked by Japanese banks- but why is this happening?
Dead or Alive Xtreme Venus Vacation devs were on a mission to make players “suffer” with Honoka’s well-endowed body and new, sexier-than-ever costume
Honoka got a new True Colors outfit in DOAXVV recently. Illustrator fubuki reveals why they gave the gentle-natured DOA girl a sexier look this time round.
Cygames parent company reports decline in game sector after highly profitable 2024
After 2024's successful releases like Granblue Fantasy: Relink, CyberAgent's game profits have declined, however they have a new strategy for 2025.
Individual charged 20 million yen in damages for illegally selling sexually explicit images of VTubers
Japanese VTuber agency Vspo! reached a 20-million-yen settlement in a copyright infringement case involving sexually explicit content.
Manga artists amused to find de-censored pirate copies of their work which leave nothing to the imagination
BL mangaka Sattsu Kida got a particularly blush-worthy surprise upon finding a bootleg of their work with larger-than-intended privates...
Pokémon TCG Pocket issues warning against real money trades and data tampering
The Pokémon Company has issued a warning against inappropriate user behavior in Pokémon TCG Pocket ahead of trade feature rollout.
Why bring Virtua Fighter 5 to PC after all these years? Producer talks about Sega’s project to rekindle the franchise
Producer Seiji Aoki explains why Virtua Fighter 5 has finally come to Steam, and discusses the 3D fighting game franchise's promising future.
Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu reveals that his band regularly performs for school kids across Japan
As well as performing in fan-packed concert halls, Nobuo Uematsu also brings conTIKI’s recitals to kindergartens and elementary schools.
Famicom enthusiast stuns Japanese netizens by trying to sell almost complete collection before they pass away
An almost complete Famicom (Nintendo Entertainment System) collection is attracting attention for its surprising price and the collector's dedication.
Toby Fox revealed as a composer for upcoming PC/Switch remaster of OFF
Undertale and Deltarune creator Toby Fox has composed some new music for the upcoming remaster of cult classic indie RPG OFF.
Tokyo Xtreme Racer gets off to a flying start in Early Access, heralded as a return to classic arcade racing
Japanese game dev Genki's first Tokyo Xtreme Racer game in 18 years just dropped in Early Access, zooming up Steam's review rankings.