Japan Gaming Guide

The first person DS shooter, Dementium, has raised a few hackles at the Japanese Association of Psychiatric Hospitals. The head doctors are concerned that the game may encourage negative stereotypes of the mentally ill and have asked for it to be pulled from shelves. The game is pretty gory, players have to trundle round a […]

A few screens from Sega’s forthcoming Shining Force Feather: [Read]

Nintendo announced a surprise Wiiware release for next week. Maru Bou Shikaku or circle, stick, square, will come out on October 10th and features three different puzzle sets based on the eponymous shapes. From what we can see of the game, the circle section involves a large swinging pendulum, the stick section is a kuru […]

There’s going to be no getting away from this game soon. On October 16th Nintendo’s much hyped Wii Music finally hits the streets. After the success of Wii Fit, Miyamoto san and co will be hoping this manages to make as much noise with the gaming public. The official site has just launched and comes […]

Edge-Online just published an interesting article on the Xbox 360’s fortunes in Japan. After a tepid start the 360 has started getting a bit more attention lately. Microsoft might be starting to think they can turn things around. Check the link for some interesting hints on where the console is heading over the next couple […]

The new Cooking Mama game for Wii is looking very entertaining. There are over 50 recipes to prepare which cover everything from burgers to bread making. Most cooking will of course involve doing different things with the Wiimote. Spinning it, twisting it and shaking it depending on what Mama is trying to do. Wonder if […]

A ballet game is coming out for the DS this December. Classic Ballet features 4 player action and looks to be a fairly generous title. As well as the expected make up and clothing customisation there are also ballet exercises to perform using the stylus, and diagrams showing proper ballet techniques. There will be a […]

If, like us, you’re starting to tire of running through Wii Fit’s sunny landscapes with your half-baked Mii version of Michael Jackson then here is a treat for you. An extremely clever, and possibly insane Japanese person has written some code that lets you run round google street view using the Wiimote. Google street view […]

Monster Hunter 3 Tri is sure to be a massive hit on Wii. Here are some screens: [Read]

It took a big price cut and a decent RPG to do it, but it seems the Xbox 360 has finally started to make an impact in Japan. 28,681 units were sold in the week to September 14th, more than the Wii and Playstation 3 which have both outsold the 360 for most of its […]