Japan Gaming Guide

Living in Japan can be tough, what with the language barrier and the natural disasters. Thankfully, a-Too in Osaka’s Den Den Town has got the language problem covered. Gamers looking for North American, Asian, and international titles should check out their very well-stocked import shelf. They’ve got all the newest releases, like Duke Nukem Forever […]

Dragon Ball Zenkai Battle Royale was released in Japanese arcades in February. The game features four-player simultaneous combat in an open arena and plays a lot like the extremely popular Gundam arcade games recently released. The roster features ten initially selectable combatants, with slots for an additional five more. Player data is saved by purchasing […]

The Pokemon Center Osaka is located on the 13th floor the Daimaru Building in Umeda, just next to the newly renovated JR Osaka station. It’s packed full of stuffed animals, Pokemon character school supplies, and even a few boxes of cookies. Conspicuously absent? The video games. Only a few DSiLLs are on display, and they […]

Everybody loves a bit of robot action. Here are a few pics of Armored Core V, due out in October: [Read]

The World Hobby Fair came to Osaka on Sunday. The show features both toys and video-games. We got a few pictures and  videos which we’ll be posting over the next few days. Nintendo 3DS was on display as well as Marvel vs Capcom 3 and Patapon 3. Here’s a selection of pics from the show:

Scribblenauts is finally getting a Japanese translation. Hirameki Puzzle is the Japanese version of the game and comes out Januray 27th. Scribblenauts has very original gameplay allowing players to solve puzzles by writing the names of objects on the screen. The objects then pop into the gameworld. What’s impressive about it is the huge number […]

Wannabe Samurai will want to be picking up Way of The Samurai 4. It’s coming to PS3 on March 3rd. Click the link for a few screens. [Read]

One of the coolest looking new games at the recent E3 show was Child of Eden. A spiritual successor to the seminal Rez, Child of Eden will allow players to interact with musical rhythms via Kinect. As with Rez, players will come under attack from various surreal creatures which can then be shot, resulting in […]

Super Mario Galaxy 2 is finally here. With stunning review scores across the board this looks like being the best Wii game in a long time. Tighter and tougher than it’s predecessor, gameplay has been made a little harder this time around. Don’t fret though, Yoshi will be along to help out, with extra abilities […]

Developer Dimps must have mislaid their speed boots. Sonic isn’t usually slow to arrive, but the forthcoming continuation of his 2D adventures has been pushed back to late 2010. We can’t wait to get our hands on the new game, which will concentrate on Sonic alone and get back to the classic gameplay we know […]