Tag: Japan

PlatinumGames says they might not take Microsoft deal

Posted on: May 21, 2020 /

Categories: General Gaming News

The rumors are swirling once again, this time about the future of the legendary development studio, PlatinumGames. The company has apparently been valued by Microsoft as a potential for acquisition. This move would allow both organizations to merge their resources and break into new markets. Japan has been tough nut to crack for the Redmond

Konami teases Solomon Program, a new monster-battler

Posted on: January 13, 2020 /

Categories: General Gaming News

With some new artwork from Konami, the company has announced a new Switch title. Called Solomon Program, the new Switch game is apparently in the early stages of development. Manga publisher CoroCoro Online is working on the adaptation, basing it on a manga supporting the new game. The upcoming release was first reported by Gematsu. Solomon

Nintendo Switch sales surpass PlayStation 3 sales in Japan

Posted on: December 4, 2019 /

Categories: General Gaming News

Reported by Nintendo Life and GoNintendo, there’s been a pretty surprising explosive growth for the console side of big N’s business. According to new reports on the Japanese market, the Nintendo Switch has reached 10,432,570 units in lifetime sales, and that surpasses the last running total for a major Sony console, the Playstation 3. The PS3 had sold

Sony grabs trademarks for PS6, PS7, PS8, PS9, and PS10 in Japan

Posted on: October 29, 2019 /

Categories: General Gaming News

Sony has filed trademarks for ‘PS6,’ PS7,’ ‘PS8,’ ‘PS9,’ and ‘PS10’ in Japan. And while this doesn’t mean they’re going to keep the console going for the next 50 years, it does show they are in fact prepared for fighting back against squatters. The company has been rolling out new console models every few years,

Square Enix fan arrested over arson threat against company

Posted on: August 12, 2019 /

Categories: General Gaming News

Last Friday, a 40-year-old man was arrested after threatening an arson attack upon Square Enix, provoked by frustration with one of the publisher’s mobile games (translation via Siliconera). Kenichi Hiratsuka, a Japanese man who apparently played Square Enix mobile titles consistently, was upset over money having been spent on the game, and decided to e-mail

Street Fighter characters used for police recruitment in Japan

Posted on: July 3, 2019 /

Categories: General Gaming News

Capcom is joining forces with police in Japan to use Street Fighter as a recruitment tool. The company is partnering with Osaka Prefectural Police in this new effort. According to the press release, the campaign is being undertaken as Japan attempts to boost “awareness of and the number of investigators specializing in cyber-crime.” According to Capcom,

Zoids Wild: King of Blast Gets New Trailer Starring Fangtiger

Posted on: February 26, 2019 /

Categories: Gaming Videos, General Gaming News

Zoids fans, and yes I know there’s some of you out there, I have some good news. Today developer Takara Tomy released another trailer showing off its upcoming fighting game Zoids Wild: King of Blast. The new action game is due out exclusively for the Switch, and will be restricted to Japan. So unless you’re

Japan outlaws reselling stolen game keys, and hacking save files

Posted on: January 4, 2019 /

Categories: General Gaming News, Opinion

The Japanese government has fired a major salvo across the bow of cheaters and grey market game resellers with new legislation, promising prison sentences and hefty fines for those that run afoul of the new rules. The following comes from Gamesindustry.biz as the official information is only in Japanese: Distributing tools and programs for altering

PS4 Pro is getting a price cut in Japan, limited glacier white version getting normal release

Posted on: October 2, 2018 /

Categories: Deals, General Gaming News

Sony has announced that various SKUs for PS4 Pro consoles are being cut in price, at least in Japan. Starting from October 12th, the 1TB console ‘s price will be axed to 39,980 yen ($351) plus taxes, which is a significant cut from the original price at 44,980 yen plus taxes. The Kingdom Hearts III

‘Disgaea’ for Mobile gets its first trailer

Posted on: July 17, 2018 /

Categories: Gaming Videos, General Gaming News

Nippon Ichi Software(NIS) and ForwardWorks have released a new trailer for Disgaea for Mobile that shows what the latest RPG from NIS will look like. Disgaea for Mobile is the first mobile offering from NIS that’s a full game, and is exclusive to Japan. The game will be a collect-a-character Gacha game with heavy RPG

Monster Hunter World has 1 Million Units Sold in Japan

Posted on: February 3, 2018 /

Categories: General Gaming News

Famitsu and Dengeki – two Japan-focused video game magazines – as well as Media Create, a Japanese company that analyzes Japan’s console gaming market, find that Monster Hunter World is the first PS4 title to push 1 million sales during its first week in Japan. Even though each set of data doesn’t include digital sales, the