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Nintendo will be holding its very own gaming expo later this year. Dubbed Nintendo Live 2019 Kyoto, it is scheduled to take place from 13 to 14 October 2019 at the Kyoto International Conference Center in Kyoto, Japan. The company held a similar event last year with Nintendo Live 2018 Tokyo. What can gamers look forward to for this year's occasion...
How's this for some sci-fi anime tropes turning to reality? Specifically one involving human-animal chimera hybrids? In March 2019, the Japanese Science Ministry lifted the ban for the growth of animal embryos containing human cells beyond 14 days. Stem-cell biologist Hiromitsu Nakauchi will be leading the first government-approved human-animal em...
Update: Officials are now reporting the death toll at 33 according to NHK. A few hours ago, "over a dozen" were found in cardiac arrest on the third floor. Kyoto Animation studio caught on fire earlier today when an arsonist sneaked into the building. The incident has left at least 26 dead and more than 36 injured, including the suspect of the c...
The legendary Keiji Inafune, best known for designing Capcom's Mega Man and working on every game in the franchise up to Mega Man 10, has returned with a new game after the disastrous failure of his last major game, Mighty No. 9. Now he's working on a mobile game. Developed by Level-5 Comcept, Inafune's new game is titled Dragons & Colonies, w...
Another legendary Japanese game franchise will be following in the footsteps of the massively popular Pokémon Go. Square Enix has announced Dragon Quest Walk, a new mobile game in the vein of Pokémon Go. Little has been revealed about Dragon Quest Walk so far. From the looks of it, the game will feature many of the franchise's iconic monster...
Remember a few years back when Japanese go-kart company MariCar was all the rave since it was the only way to re-enact Mario Kart in real life, sans blue shells? Well, Nintendo was none too pleased and issued a lawsuit, which they won last year to no one's surprise. So what happened recently? MariCar tried to appeal to the Japanese courtroom, but ...
Have you ever dreamed of having a Pokémon-themed wedding one day? Now you can do so just by heading to Japan and asking for the bonafide real deal. ESCRIT, a Japanese company specializing in planning weddings, has teamed up with The Pokémon Company to offer officially-licensed Pokémon weddings. What does an official Pokémon wedding loo...
If you want the best rubber-suited throwdown done right, you can't go wrong with the Godzilla films from Japan. Whether it's the Showa, Heisei, or Millennium series, one thing is for certain when it comes to Mr. Atomic Breath here; destruction and giant monster fights usually follow. Along with a lot of lovely-if-campy practical effects. ...
Earth's Mightiest Heroes are no match for anime's super-sleuths in Japan's cinema week of 5 May and onwards. While Avengers: Endgame's opening weekend in the country was at number one, the film was taken down a few notches the following weekend thanks to the latest Detective Conan movie subtitled "The Fist of the Blue Sapphire". https://twitter.c...
One would think the headline is an early April's Fool joke (it's only a few days), but it's real. Hello Kitty and Mobile Suit Gundam are going to duke it out in lieu of their respective anniversaries: 45th for the former, 40th for the latter. According to a Crunchyroll report, the project involves a LINE campaign where fans can vote for their fa...
A surprise announcement was revealed at the recent "2019 PLUS ULTRA STAGE" in the AnimeJapan 2019 event (via Crunchyroll), and a second My Hero Academia / Boku No Hero Academia movie has been confirmed to release in Japan sometime this winter. Just like the first movie (My Hero Academia: Two Heroes) in 2018, the second untitled My Hero Academia mo...
It's been a while since we've heard about the Sega Mega Drive Mini. Which is why it's great that Sega will be talking more about it later this week. The Sega Fes 2019 website received an update (via Siliconera), stating that there will be more info about the upcoming retro console on 30 March at noon (GMT +8). The stage event (streamed on Nico Nic...
In case you couldn't tell from the Kakuchopurei Instagram page (yes we have that, please follow us kthanxbai), I was down in Tokyo for the JAEPO 2019 game festival arcade esports extravaganza. And there are tons to do if you love games, arcade games, cosplay, anime, and the culture. Like, a TON. There's a number of arcade games we saw and checked ...
We have the winners for the PlayStation Awards 2018; some were expected but there were also several surprises as well. The PlayStation Awards 2018 officially recognizes titles that have been released on the PS4, PS3, and PS Vita from October 1, 2017, to September 30, 2018. Unlike other awards shows like The Golden Joystick Awards or the upcoming Th...
Hyped for The Game Awards 2018? Before that arrives, catch The PlayStation Awards 2018 next week on Monday, December 3, 2018. How? It will be streamed live via YouTube, and we have embedded the video (English) below for your convenience. The PS Awards 2018 will officially recognize titles that have been released on the PS4, PS3, and PS Vita from...
If you're a fan of Nintendo's family-friendly imaginary monster cockfighting RPG series, you don't need a reminder that the Nintendo Switch Pokémon Let's Go game will be out this Friday worldwide. However, if you happen to be in Japan, you may want to check out this ongoing Mr. Donut promotion featuring, you guessed it, Pokémon-shaped donuts....
Over 30 years ago, games industry veteran Yuji Horii created one of the most enduring and iconic JRPG franchises of all time, Dragon Quest. It has been revealed that Horii had divorced his wife and recently married an old flame from an affair over two decades ago. According to Yahoo Japan (as translated by user Sage on Resetera), Horii finally spil...
Good news for all you Dragon Quest 11 fans out there, as the game has proven to be an incredible success for Square Enix. The developer announced that total worldwide shipments and digital sales for Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age have exceeded four million units. According to the press release, this impressive milestone includes both the...
Want to win a PS4 Pro and PS VR set just for voicing out your favourite PlayStation game? Of course you do. Sony PlayStation just opened up the User's Choice Award voting bit for its upcoming PlayStation Awards 2018 event on 3rd December. If your entry gets picked, you win the aforementioned prizes. We'll break down the details for you. The v...
It's a sad day for live Mario Kart fans in Japan and the rest of the world. Nintendo has filed a lawsuit against Mari Mobility Development Co., Ltd for their infringement of the Mario Kart brand for their live street go-kart racing that's all the rage in Tokyo. The reason? Because the MariCar guys are damaging the Mario Kart franchise with the r...
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