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2024 review of major Japanese game companies’ performance
As 2024 comes to a close, here is an overview of how some of Japan’s major game companies have performed this year. Please note that these summaries are not comprehensive and mostly focus on each ...
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Masahiro Shindo, the secret hero who propped up Nintendo’s console development from the NES through to the Nintendo Switch
If you were asked to name the creator of the Famicom (NES), who would come to mind first? Was it Masayuki Uemura, who was in charge of development? Or perhaps the President of Nintendo Hiroshi ...
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Speculation about Project Century so far is all wrong, RGG Studio head says
During a December 26 broadcast on the official RGG Studio YouTube channel, studio director Masayoshi Yokoyama made new comments about the recently announced Project Century (as reported by GamesTalk).
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Pokémon was Japan’s most powerful entertainment brand in 2024, according to study
This week, it was revealed that Pokémon took the top spot in a ranking of Japan’s most wide-reaching entertainment brands in the year 2024. The ranking is based on a comprehensive domestic study ...
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Atlus’ approach to making Persona games is akin to “giving users deadly poison wrapped in a sweet coating,” according to producer
At the CEDEC+KYUSHU 2024 developers’ conference held in Japan on November 23, 2024, Persona series creative producer Kazuhisa Wada held a presentation about various aspects of the franchise, including ...
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MR ELEVATOR devs reveal how they combined digital and analogue inspirations to make the award-winning surreal puzzle game
Gift Ten Industry recently launched an official website for their upcoming puzzle-solving adventure game MR ELEVATOR. The website (in Japanese) gives insight into the development of this award-winning ...
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Guilty Gear Strive’s Queen Dizzy is coming to the Nintendo Switch version for free
Fighting game fans waiting for Guilty Gear Strive ’s release on Nintendo Switch this coming January 23 will be happy to hear that Queen Dizzy will be available to all players for free just one month ...
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Upcoming anime adaptation of adult VN game Nukitashi will be Kadokawa’s “biggest challenge to date”
The official X account for Nukitashi the Animation, an adaptation of the adult-oriented visual novel game Nukitashi, recently published comments from the anime’s production committee. Of note is the ...
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RGG Studio’s director says the good thing about Sega is that they go beyond “safe” game projects, accepting the possibility of failure
Despite having Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii and Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O lined up for the beginning of 2025, Sega’s RGG Studio announced at TGS 2024 that it has two other big projects in the ...
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Elin update lets you force all NPCs to wear panties with new ordinance
Japanese indie developer LaFrontier has been consistently updating the Early Access version of sandbox RPG Elin (playable on Steam). The latest Elin update (EA23.67) adds various stability fixes and ...
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“I went through hell” Japanese indie dev on how their game was wrongly flagged as a virus, and blocked on Steam
A Japanese indie developer recently recounted the stressful experience of having their game repeatedly flagged as a virus, and gave some helpful information for others who might find themselves in ...
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Star Fox creator says he’s personally happy about fan-made Star Fox 64 PC port, even though Nintendo wouldn’t approve of it
Star Fox character designer Takaya Imamura recently took to social media site X to express his appreciation for the fan-made PC port of Star Fox 64. The port was created by Harbour Masters, a team ...