• Samurai Warriors (PS2)

    This game is sort of a spin-off of the ever-expanding Dynasty Warriors series, taking place in Japan rather than China. The gameplay is pretty much the exact same thing. There...

  • Carbonated News (March 2004)

    ...Japan-only sequel will be coming to the United States around summertime of this year. The story of this “Choose-Your-Own-Adventure” reminiscent title will play out over ten days of game time,...

  • China, Part 4: The Unboxening

    ...And yet despite all the lingering distrust of Japan, it’s funny to see just how much influence Japan has had on Chinese entertainment media. A minor territorial dispute can easily...

  • Gamera Obscura: Popeye: Ijiwaru Majo Sea Hag no Maki

    Believe it or not, Japan must really like that Popeye character. I just hope that Japanese audiences don't consider Popeye as the embodiment of Western freedom, or else we're going...

  • Inside the Guide: Time Hollow

    ...what the bane of race-to-be-firsters is: Japanese gamers. Both of those guides were written by people in Japan. That’s unfair. Japan had the game for six months before it was...

  • Attack of the Clones: Sonic the Hedgehog (Part 1)

    ...As Doctor Machino himself says, “You’re not so awesome!” Socket (Genesis) The eponymous creature of this US/Japan-only title appears to be some sort of mutated, sneaker-wearing duck—not a million miles...

  • Start Saving Now!: 3DS Priced, Dated

    Last night in a press conference in Japan, Nintendo revealed the release date and pricing information for its latest in a long line of innovative (read: gimmicky) consoles, the 3DS....

  • Guwange (XBLA) [NSFW]

    ...and only available in Japan. I appreciate Cave taking a few minutes out of their busy schedule of not releasing enough games outside of Japan to actually translate and publish...

  • $5 XBLA Game to Aid Japanese Earthquake Victims

    There’s a game coming out tomorrow on XBLA that costs $5, and the proceeds are going to aid earthquake victims in Japan. You don’t really need any more information than...

  • BREAKING: Dual Destinies Update

    ...with tremendous enthusiasm in Japan. Not only did it exceed its quota, it actually claimed the illustrious title of Japan’s best-selling game for that week, beating such mainstream titles as...