Japan Gaming Guide

  The Astro City Mini, a new mini-console, is on the way from Sega and it looks like being a must for all you classic arcade fans. The news was unearthed by SEGADriven.com, but their Japanese source seems to have been pulled, so let’s hope a more concrete announcement appears soon. They did find a […]

Top Five Super Mario Games Mario has been jumping on heads, climbing down pipes and launching systems for several decades. The moustachioed plumber has been around since 1981. Beginning his career by taking on the mighty Donkey Kong, Mario soon turned his attentions to defeating the plans of the evil Bowser, but has appeared in […]

Let’s step back in time to the Super Famicom era now. In this Pop’n TwinBee review, we’re looking at the classic SNES shoot em up. The game is about to get a new audience when it comes to the Switch, free for online subscribers. Pop’n TwinBee is a vertical shooter released for the Nintendo Super Famicom […]

We’re taking a look at an older Switch game today, in this Lumines Remastered review. Lumines is a puzzle game from the brilliant mind of Tetsuya Mizuguchi, creator of Rez, Space Channel 5 and the more recent Tetris Effect. The original version debuted back in 2004. Since then it has been released on every platform […]

PC gamers in Japan have something to look forward to next year. A new E-sports hotel will open in Osaka. Opening in April 2020, it will be the first hotel dedicated to e-sports in Japan and will offer gamers somewhere to sleep, as well as play. With over 70 high end PCs available, it will […]

Dark Souls 3 is the third entry in From Software’s brutal action RPG series. After its iconic debut, many felt the second entry dipped a little, but the final game is a stonking return to form. Let’s take a closer look in this Dark Souls 3 review. Essentially a hack and slash ’em up with […]

A new Nintendo store will open in Tokyo this year, the first of its kind in Japan. Nintendo already have a store in New York. As well as selling consoles, games and accessories the store will be used for events and promotions. The new store will take up a floor of a Shibuya department store. […]

We’re taking a look at Mario’s latest, greatest adventure today, in this Super Mario Odyssey review. Yes, we know. It’s been out a while, but we’ve just gotten around to playing it through. We’re very glad we did, as it is a stonking return to form for the little plumber after a couple of good, […]

A mini PlayStation is on the way with 20 classic games included. Following in the footsteps of the many recent retro consoles, a new mini PlayStation is coming. The PlayStation Classic will include Final Fantasy VII, Jumping Flash, Ridge Racer Type 4, Wild Arms and Tekken III as well as several unannounced games. Final Fantasy […]

Game controllers can bring an added level of immersion to the gaming experience as well as improve your play. A flight stick can make all the difference when you’re angling to be top gun. Luckily then, Hori are bringing out a new controller to help indulge your fantasies. The Ace Combat Flight Stick for PS4 […]