VERACITY IN GAMING
VERACITY IN GAMING
Honkai: Star Rail: Japanese schoolgirls reclaim Herta’s Kuru Kuru Kururin meme
Honkai: Star Rail’s Herta’s viral “Kuru Kuru Kururin!” has been growing even more popular recently, becoming a trend among Japanese schoolgirls on TikTok.
Fairy Tail & Edens Zero author clears FFXVI only 3 days upon release, conspiracy theories arise
Mashima Hiro, author of Fairy Tail and Edens Zero keeps shocking users with his immaculate control over time. This time he cleared Final Fantasy XVI in just three days after the release.
ByAmber V
Japanese otaku-targeted dating app startles users with nightmarish AI-generated ads
Otakoi, a dating app targeted towards otaku men and women, has been gathering attention for the jarring AI-generated images used for advertising the app.
- ByAmber V
Experience being shrunk and kept in a giantess’ drawer in this upcoming Japanese game
SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim by SAFE HAVN STUDIO is an upcoming Japanese adventure game where the player is shrunk and kept in the drawer of the giantess Saeko.
Super Mario RPG monster designer apologizes for their lack of knowledge in cocktails
A certain character design revision in the Super Mario RPG remake has earned a reponse from Kurashima Kazuhiro, the monster designer of the original game.
- ByAmber V
Blue Protocol surpasses 200,000 concurrent players only in Japan, breaking Bandai Namco’s record
The recently released online RPG Blue Protocol, published by BANDAI NAMCO Online and Bandai Namco Studios has reached 600,000 players and 200,000 concurrent players.
Blue Protocol players go buck naked, sacrificing their characters’ dignity for FPS
Blue Protocol players going around naked in-game has become a hot topic. Apparently, discarding your clothes helps prevent frame rate dips.
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Release of Tokyo Stories, 3D pixel art game set in a deserted Tokyo gets postponed
The release of Tokyo Stories, a 3D adventure game set in a deserted Tokyo, has been postponed to an unannounced date. Producer Ikeda Yuki mentions wanting to expand the scale of the game.
Nintendo warns Splatoon 3 players against inappropriate and offensive nicknames
Nintendo has issued a warning on the official Splatoon Twitter account regarding the use of inappropriate nicknames. Players using such nicknames can be restricted from the game or even have their device banned.
Bandai Namco’s Blue Protocol impresses and confuses players with superb quality of cabbage
The detailed depiction of cabbage in Blue Protocol has players mistified, especially with other fresh produce being of significantly lower quality.
470-million-year-old fish Sacabambaspis goes viral in Japan, Among Us dev joins in on fun
An extinct genus of fish from the early Paleozoic called the Sacabambaspis has recently gone viral on social media in Japan, with memes and even art and merch being made based on it.
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Idolmaster fans lament annoying detail on beautiful Sakuragi Mano figurine
The prototype for a new official figurine of Sakuragi Mano from The Idolmaster: Shiny Colors was recently revealed and fans love it except for one detail.
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No. 1 popular game among Japanese women causes “silent update” scandal
The number one most popular mobile game among Japanese Women, Ensemble Stars!! Music, has come under fire for making a "silent update" after an in-game event.
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Blue Protocol ”login war” crashed Bandai Namco’s system. What caused it?
Right after Blue Protocol released in Japan, users flooded the servers in such volumes that Bandai Namco had to go into emergency maintenance. What makes the game so popular?
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Users are stupefied by this calculator that can run even Honkai Impact 3rd
A Tweet showing Honkai Impact 3rd, the 3D game with complex graphics, being played on a confusingly high-tech Chinese calculator has gone viral in Japan.
- ByAmber V
Street Fighter’s Ryu isn’t broke and jobless after all? Fans’ hobo theory officially proven false
Dialogue from Street Fighter 6 has disproven the popular fan theory that Ryu is unemployed and penniless. A tweet that presents official proof of Ryu being loaded has gone viral. Fans are also expressing newly found appreciation for his friend…
- ByAmber V
What do Japanese mangaka think of the Korean webtoon model? Told by the author of ReLIFE
This year is the 10-year anniversary of webtoons in Japan, and the author of ReLIFE Yayoiso has shared some insights about webtoons as a Japanese mangaka.
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Japanese man cheats Amazon out of a fortune with fake game cards, doesn’t get away with it
A man was found to be cheating Amazon by buying Nintendo Switch game cards and getting refunds for them by switching them out with fake game cards.
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Japan’s Metropolitan Police has an official rhythm game, and its difficulty is no joke
Porhythm, the official rhythm game of Japan's Metropolitan Police Department has recently gone viral for it's unexpected difficulty.
Are arcades safe for unaccompanied grade schoolers? Discussion arises in Japan
Discussion about whether parents should let grade schoolers visit game centers on their own has been going on between Japanese users after an article voicing the concerns of parents and arcade staff was published.
- ByAmber V
Mineplacer – inverted Minesweeper in which you plant mines catches on in Japan
Japanese users are impressed by Mineplacer, the inverted version of Minesweeper in which you need to place mines and close all the cells in the grid.
Politician and mangaka Ken Akamatsu pushes for legal video game preservation
Author of Love Hina and National Diet member Ken Akamatsu opened a discussion on the topic of preserving video games in playable form in the National Diet.
