Japan Gaming Guide

The all-singing, all-dancing Project Sylpheed demo hit the Xbox live marketplace today. The space-shooter, set in the 27th century, has been out for a while in Japan, but will be released in other territories soon. We took the demo for a quick spin, here’s what we thought: The first thing to note is the characterisation. […]

The lucky kids at an Amsterdam primary school found the drab walls had been replaced by these fantastic video-game mosaics. The mosaics feature a whole host of gaming characters including Pacman, Donkey Kong and Lara Croft. Ductch artist, Arno Coenen produced the fantastic work. If your reading, Arno, would you mind doing our bathroom next? […]

A Pikachu themed DS-Lite is coming out soon. The very yellow, very cool looking handheld is sure to be a big hit when it launches on July 20th. The only way to get hold of one is to register for a raffle at a Pokemon centre in Japan. If you win, you get the chance […]

The Church of England is up in arms about the depiction of Manchester Cathedral in Resistance: Fall of Man. The clergy are upset about the gunplay that takes place within the game’s version of the cathedral. There also seems to be a dispute over whether permission was granted to recreate the cathedral. Sony claim they […]

Import gamers rejoice! The long-rumoured Freeloader for Wii may be nearing release, according to WiiFanboy. The original Freeloader was a fantastic piece of Gamecube software that removed the irritating region protection from games. The new rumours are based on a (EDIT: now defunct) listing on an Italian import site. This software is perfect for those […]

If you’re near a Japanese Uniqlo store next week, you’ll be able to pick up something from the new Pokemon kids range. Released to coincide with ‘Pokemon Festa 2007’, these fantastic items go for a mere 1000 yen each. That blue Pikachu vest is almost enough to make us wish we were only 160cm tall. […]

Everyone knows the 360 hasn’t made much of an impact in Japan. While the Wii and DS continue to fly off the shelves, 360 sales continue to disappoint. Why is this? What do Japanese gamers think of the 360? The latest Famitsu magazine carries a large feature on the console, with a run-down of the […]

Nintendo boss Hiroshi Yamauchi isn’t short of a few bob. Forbes Asia ranks him as the 3rd richest person in Japan, up from llth last year. He’s worth a cool $4.8 billion, much of which will be in Nintendo shares. The massive success of the Wii and DS have seen Nintendo stock triple in value […]

The Japanese hardware sales for May have just been published on Advanced Media Network. No prizes for guessing that the Nintendo DS is still top of the pile, with a massive 600000 monthly sales. Things look a lot less rosy for Sony, the PS3 was outsold by the PS2. The PSP is doing reasonably well […]

If you’ve been hankering for a bit of adventuring on your DS, help is at hand. Pocket Gamer have published a guide on running the old Lucas Arts graphic adventures via ScummVM. It’s pretty fiddly looking and it will probably help if your already familiar with homebrewing – although there’s a homebrew guide on their […]