Japan Gaming Guide

Raucous game show Tokyo Friend Park 2 is coming to the Wii this month. The range of crazy events make it perfect mini-game fare and sure enough we’ll be able to enjoy such classics as Wall Crash and Hyper Hockey. Coins earned in the games can be traded for darts to throw at the grand […]

Strong evidence has turned up that Netflix intend to launch their movie streaming service on the Wii. Nintendo Japan already has its own trailers streaming to the console, so launching this would seem like an obvious move. The US service will require a $10 disc to run. No news yet on a Japanese equivalent, but […]

Capcom produced an interesting presentation for the Game Developers Conference. “IV Style: Returning to the Roots of a Fighting Game Classic” went through some of the considerations that went into updating the franchise. A lot of the slides are available to view here. Many of the pictures illustrate the design choices and challenges they had […]

Videogame legend Shigeru Miyamoto will be immortalised as a 250 foot copper-bronze statue. The statue will be constructed next to the runway at Tokyo’s Narita Airport at a cost of 14 billion yen. Nintendo are in a strong financial position after the runaway success of the Wii and DS. With construction prices at rock bottom […]

The 2nd stage of the Pokemon World Championships took place a couple of days ago, Famitsu have a load of pics. [Read]

A great month for RPG fans, with several big titles and a couple of novelties. No question about game of the month: the intoxication Zelda:Majora’s Mask is an astonishing game, and worth checking out whether you’re a retro fan or not. If you’ve ever wondered why people are disappointed with games as good as Wind […]

Game design legend Tim Schafer has released a free mini-graphic-adventure. The game echoes the style of the classic LucasArts adventures that earned Schafer legend status, such as Day of the Tentacle. Double fine are currently working on Brutal Legend, expected at the end of the year. [Read, via Eurogamer]

Uniqlo have fulfilled our wildest geek dreams by launching a range of game based T-Shirts. T’s based on Pac-Man, Bomberman, Dig Dug, Arkanoid, Ape Escape, Mappy and Resident Evil are already out. More will be added over the next few months, including Ridge Racer, Street Fighter and Sonic the Hedgehog based designs. The range is […]

Nintendo are giving us another chance to dust off our balance boards with Rock N Roll Climber. The WiiWare title has you climbing mountains, rewarding you with bursts of Rock N Roll when you reach the top. The news was revealed at the Game Developers Conference by Satoru Iwata, who also claimed sales figures of […]

Square Enix is updating Lord of Vermilion this week. The arcade trading-card RPG will see new guest characters added to its roster. [Read]