VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Investigate social media to find a missing idol in upcoming Japanese indie game Pricolage -IDOLIZED-
In the upcoming Japanese indie game Pricolage -IDOLIZED- , the player will investigate the disappearance of a K-POP idol based on clues on social media.
Pokémon TCG World Championships deck ends up on Japanese flea market app before it even releases
The Pokémon World Championships 2023 commemorative trading card deck set to go on sale on July 28 started mysteriously appearing on Japanese flea market apps before the release date.
Splatoon 3 fans overjoyed at Nintendo’s commitment in introducing Tournament Manager feature
Nintendo has revealed an in progress Tournament Manager feature for Splatoon 3 which is meant to help players create and manage unofficial tournaments.
Manga author has their manga scrapped last minute by Japan’s “most explicit” magazine after working on it for 3 years
Japanese manga writer has their upcoming serialization for Kodansha’s Weekly Young Magazine suddenly cancelled after it had been in the works for three years. It was cancelled for containing "inappropriate expressions."
ByAmber V
Japanese Twitter user has their username “stolen” by Elon Musk’s new AI business
A Japanese Twitter user recently had their username changed by Twitter without their knowledge. Their original username is now being used by Twitter CEO Elon Musk’s new AI-related startup company.
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Tears of the Kingdom: From UFO abduction reenactment to promising spacecrafts, all is made possible by one material
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has recently seen a revolution in "useless" inventions, that don't serve a purpose strategically but sure are fun. They were all made possible thanks to the recently discovered mysterious elevator railings.
The real reason why Pokémon Sleep′s release was so delayed: Humans can only sleep once a day
An excerpt from an interview with the Select Games development team of Pokémon Sleep explains one of the big reasons the game was delayed for such a long time, and no one can blame them after finding out.
- ByAmber V
This major Japanese noodle brand actually manages to use memes to promote without being cringe
Nissin Foods, the leading manufacturer of instant cup noodles in Japan, has recently grabbed the spotlight with a commercial that makes clever use of a viral meme song.
- ByAmber V
Japanese McDonald’s forbids entry to entire middle school’s student body
The story of a Japanese McDonald's restaurant banning all students from a certain Kanagawa middle school for their "disruptive behavior" has recently gone viral.
Tears of the Kingdom: Last boss Ganondorf caged, humiliated and turned into a plaything
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom players have been taking advantage of a glitch to cage and subject Ganondorf to spanking-machines and similar humiliation.
Bocchi the Rock: surplus of used Les Paul guitars in Japan as fans give up on their fleeting dreams
Used guitar stores in Japan seem to be having a surplus in a certain Les Paul Custom model as fans of Bocchi the Rock lose their enthusiasm to learn the guitar.
- ByAmber V
Pokémon Sleep: Japanese walkthrough site lists “sleeping pills” as a tool for real competitive sleepers, but quickly backtracks
A Japanese video game walkthrough listing sleeping pills as one of their recommended methods to get high scores in Pokémon Sleep has gone viral on Japanese Twitter recently. The mention of sleeping aid has since been deleted from the site.
- ByAmber V
This Japanese game recreates those cryptic mini “games” everyone has seen in mobile game ads
The agressively titled YEAH! YOU WANT "THOSE GAMES," RIGHT? SO HERE YOU GO! NOW, LET'S SEE YOU CLEAR THEM! is a collection of minigames based on those strange "games" often seen in ads.
This Japanese VR dating app let’s people meet through avatars and go on virtual dates
Memoria is a Japanese VR dating application that allows users to look for partners behind avatars and go on virtual dates.
This ginormous 6000+ page Idolmaster memorial book could serve as a blunt weapon
An official Memorial Book commemorating the past 8 years of the Idolmaster SideM series announced for 2024 is going to exceed 6000 pages, which has caught the attention of users even outside of the fandom.
- ByAmber V
Tears of the Kingdom: Icy Meat was the key to zero-energy travel all along?
A player used none other than Icy Meat in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom to develop a zero-energy vehicle, using its slipperiness to their advantage.
Japanese game creators speak out on “idea theft” and issue of fans submitting unsolicited ideas
Game creators of series such as Super Robot Wars and Ultraman have spoken out against fans submitting unsolicited ideas for games and characters, as risk of the creators being accused of plagiarism exists.
Final Fantasy XVI’s fascinating “Mini Soken System” takes player immersion to a new level
Final Fantasy XVI has been revealed to include a so-called “Mini Soken system” that edits the OST of the game and adjusts volume in real time to match the pace of each player’s gameplay and improve player immersion.
- ByAmber V
Everyone hates inaccurate depictions of Japan, right? Wrong – a lot of Japanese people want more
A recent viral tweet by a Japanese user suggests that many Japanese people are actually fascinated, or at least amused, with some of the faulty representations of Japan in western media.
- ByAmber V
Japanese parents find unexpected use of Nintendo’s Pikmin
A heartwarming tweet by a Japanese mother describing how she made use of Nintendo’s Pikmin to make her son behave while outside has been receiving attention form users and fellow parents for how clever it is.
- ByAmber V
Japanese game implements mysterious counter users must maintain to keep the game alive
It's up to users to keep the mobile game Itsuwari no Alice alive as the publisher has implemented a mysterious counter that must keep exceeding server fees.
Do streamers contribute to the sales of games or take away from them? Discussion flares up among Japanese users
Tweets by a Japanese Twitch streamer triggered a discussion on the topic of whether gameplay streamers affect sales of games positively or negatively, which resulted in a split in opinions among Japanese users.
- ByAmber V