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Super Mario Collection Coming to Wii in Japan to Celebrate Mario's 25th Anniversary

By Xav de Matos, Sep 13, 2010 10:15am PDT

In case you didn't know, everyone's favorite Princess-saving plumber is celebrating his 25th Anniversary this year. For gamers in Japan, Nintendo...

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"Correct. They will make bank. A lot of people like the old school mario stuff. Still, goofy ..."

- matrixneo42 see all 24 comments

Monster Hunter Frontier Online, Xbox 360 Hardware Sales See Significant Decline in Japan

By Garnett Lee, Jul 09, 2010 2:40pm PDT

Last week, the Xbox 360 saw an 800% increase in hardware sales in Japan; however, this week Microsoft's home console have seen a substantial drop...

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"Is Japan even relevant these days? I thought all the rage was China. "

- 5150Joker see all 19 comments

Xbox 360 Hardware Sees Sales Boost in Japan, Thanks to Monster Hunter

By Xav de Matos, Jul 02, 2010 8:55am PDT

The Xbox 360 is enjoying a sudden boost in hardware sales in Japan, thanks, in large part, to the recent release of Monster Hunter Frontier Online,...

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"What a fuking moron. You need to get out sometime and see what the world is like."

- Xulu see all 9 comments

Namco Bandai Working on RPG Textbooks for Schools

By Brian Leahy, May 24, 2010 12:20pm PDT

Andriasang (via Joystiq) reports that Japanese video game company Namco Bandai is working with textbook publishing company Gakko Tosho to bring RPG...

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"I think this is a great idea....but at the same time, if Namco Bandai has time for stuff like ..."

- trunk8 see all 5 comments

White Knight Chronicles 2 Dated for Japan

By Brian Leahy, May 12, 2010 2:00pm PDT

1up reports that Sony Computer Entertainment Japan has set a release date for White Knight Chronicles 2, a sequel to Level 5's original RPG...

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"Well, there you have it folks. The only two people in the world who actually enjoyed White ..."

- artadius see all 4 comments

Nintendo Reportedly Planning DSi with Larger Screen in Japan

By Jeff Mattas, Oct 26, 2009 3:35pm PDT

A report in Japan's Nikkei financial newspaper (reposted via NeoGaf) reveals that Nintendo plans to release a new iteration of the DSi with a...

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"nintendo is worse than apple when it comes to giving a big FU to all its previous owners of ..."

- araczynski see all 16 comments

Japan 'Needs to Be More Creative,' Claims Japanese Developer

By Chris Faylor, Sep 10, 2008 8:00pm PDT

Japanese developers need to be more creative if they hope to once "again lead the gaming market," according to PlatinumGames boss Atushi Inaba....

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"In my opinion, Nintendo is clearly the worst at this. They leave their fans clamoring for a new ..."

- FLESHPOUNDER see all 38 comments