Japan Gaming Guide

The Virtual Console is all well and good, but if there’s one thing that could be improved about it, it’s the controller. The classic controller is decent enough, but doesn’t quite have that authentic, mid 90’s feel that reminds us of our misspent youth. Now club Nintendo are giving Club Nintendo members a chance to […]

The DivX video codec is coming to the PS3 soon, and may well arrive on the 360 in the near future. This means you’ll be able to stream more of your videos from your PC to your console. [Read]

We really like Lego here at JGG. It’s only the harsh financial realities of the world that stop us from building our entire homes out of the fantastic bricks and living there chuckling evilly to ourselves. We liked Lego Star Wars too, and are pretty chuffed about this Lego Batman game that’s coming out. Edit: […]

The Wii Photo Channel is getting an update soon, according to Nintendo of America. The update will allow you to use one of your pics as the channel’s background, and, er, remove mp3 support. So you get a bit and lose bit. [Read]

Lucky Xbox live users are getting a couple of freebies soon. For 24 hours, Carcassonne will be free to download. Logon from midnight PST on November 15th to get it. Long time users of the service will get an extra gift – 500 Microsoft points. As if that wasn’t enough, a load of Xbox games […]

An ultra limited special edition ofThe Idolmaster is to be released exclusively in Japan. The special edition includes a DVD and a doll with a detachable set of cat ears. All this goes for a mere Y26,040. Only 3000 units will be produced, and will surely sell out in minutes. If you see any sweaty, […]

Some enterprising people (sorry) built themselves a phaser out of a PS3 Blu-ray diode: [Read, via Wired.com]

Younger gamers beware. In a bid to make the console more family friendly, Microsoft are introducing a parental timer system to the Xbox 360. Meddlesome Mothers will be able to set the console to shut down automatically after being used for a set amount of time. Daily and weekly timers will be available, no doubt […]

The expected DVD playing version of the Wii will not be released this year, according to Nintendo. It seems they are too busy just keeping up with demand to think about updates. The new version of the system has not been cancelled, we expect to see it sometime next year. [Read]

Mii fans will soon be able to get their hands on the new Check Mii Out channel for the Wii. The new channel is expected to launch in the next few days, and will let you share your finest creations with everyone else, and see what other people have made. [Read]