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BOTW Fans Find Glitch That Lets You Get Master Sword Early
6.7.2021
It’s been more than four years since Breath of the Wild first graced basically everybody’s Nintendo Switch. You’d think that by this point, if only thanks to sheer numbers, players would have plumbed its every last depth and then some. But you’d be wrong. The latest big discovery? A comically...
Metroid Dread First Game To Take Advantage of New Switch Model
6.7.2021
Metroid Dread launches the same day as the new Nintendo Switch model, and though the game is not a Switch-OLED exclusive, Nintendo hopes its fancy enhancements will drive players to the new console.Read more
Japanese Ruling Party Official Says Digital Yen Clarity Will Be Revealed in 2022
6.7.2021
While the U.S. ramps up discussions of a digital dollar and China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) draws near, Japan’s CBDC, otherwise known as the digital yen, is getting closer to its realization as well. Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party member, Hideki Murai...
Nintendo's Leadership Reveal Their Favorite Video Games
6.7.2021
At Nintendo’s 81st annual general meeting of shareholders, a Q&A section allowed those present to ask all kinds of business-related questions. One, however, was so obvious I cannot believe it hasn’t been asked before: someone simply wanted to know what everyone’s favourite video games were.Read...
Animal Crossing Monopoly Has Just The Cutest Little Figures
6.7.2021
A Reddit user has found an early copy of the unannounced Animal Crossing edition of Monopoly, and while for the most part this is unremarkable news, I thought the game’s accompanying miniatures were worth a closer look.Read more
Japan Gets Its Chance At Star Wars With Anime Anthology
5.7.2021
This weekend, Disney announced Star Wars: Visions, an anime anthology of original shorts. Seven anime studios are putting their unique spin on the world of Star Wars, a first for the franchise. Yet, it feels like Star Wars has finally come full circle.Read more
Tekken Director's Failed Prank Could've Got Capcom In Trouble
5.7.2021
Tekken director Katsuhiro Harada and former Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono used to be hilarious Twitter rivals. Years ago, while at Gamescom, Harada thought he’d play a prank on Ono. It seemed like a pretty good one until he found out Ono had outsmarted him. Read more
Japan’s finance industry awaits clearer picture of digital yen in 2022
5.7.2021
The digital yen should be compatible with other CBDCs to counter China’s progress with its digital yuan, one official argued
American Troops Are Pulling Out Of Afghanistan, Leaving Pokémon Behind
5.7.2021
As the last major deployments of American and NATO troops prepare to leave Afghanistan, one of the most important milestones in their departure was the closing last week of Bagram Airfield, once the largest US base in the country.Read more
Binance’s Troubles Grow as Thailand Files Criminal Complaint — Similar Warnings by Cayman Islands, UK, Japan
4.7.2021
A growing number of regulators worldwide have come after Binance. Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a criminal complaint against the crypto exchange after the authorities in the Cayman Islands, the U.K., and Japan issued similar warnings on Binance and related...
The Top 10 Most Valuable Pokémon Cards In History
3.7.2021
The ongoing demand for rare and valuable Pokémon cards has led to a frenzy out there, as people spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on unopened boxes and rare cards. Celebrities and popular influencers have got involved over the last two years too, blowing up the situation further. It’s gotten...
Mario Golf’s Fun, But Battle Golfer Yui Blows Sh*t Up
3.7.2021
I recently went from playing zero golfing games to two. The first, Mario Golf: Super Rush, arrived on Switch last week, whereas the second, Battle Golfer Yui, released for the Mega Drive (that’s the Sega Genesis for my fellow Americans) in 1991 and never left Japan. And while they share a host...
Nintendo Wants To Make Skyward Sword HD Less Annoying
2.7.2021
In a new “Quality of Life” video released today, Nintendo revealed that some of the most notoriously annoying design choices found in the original version of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword are being fixed in the Switch’s upcoming Skyward Sword HD.Read more
Pokémon Battery Charger Caught Fire And Nobody Knows Why, But Pokémon Company Still Giving Refunds
2.7.2021
Launched in 2017, the Poké Ball Portable Battery Charger Anker 10000mAh was a mobile device charger aimed at Pokémon Go players in Japan.Read more
Japan Reacts To The BBC's Tokyo Olympics Promo
2.7.2021
As part of its Tokyo Olympics coverage, the BBC did a big, expensive-looking promo. It’s packed with fantasy-land Japan stuff (which is quite different from how the country actually is!), playing to different notions and expectations that visitors often have.Read more
New Pokémon Theme Park That Celebrates Nature Opening In Japan
2.7.2021
Earlier this week, The Pokémon Company teased what I thought were Pocket Monster handicrafts. I was wrong! But what was ultimately announced is way better than I could have ever imagined.Read more
Guilty Gear Strive Update Removes References To Taiwan, Tibet
1.7.2021
Alongside some gameplay adjustments, the latest Guilty Gear Strive update included stealth changes to the in-game glossary that have raised some concerns over the concessions they seem to make to the oppressive Chinese government.Read more
Final Fantasy XIII Mods Make 2009 Game Look Brand New
1.7.2021
It’s been a very long time since I’ve checked in on Final Fantasy XIII—like, over a decade—but the game had a PC version released back in 2014, which means modders have had some time to work with it in the meantime. And do incredible things.Read more
Final Fantasy 'Pixel Remasters' Cost A Bunch And Have Tiny, Tiny Text
1.7.2021
Square Enix is no stranger to bafflingly ill-considered remakes of classics, and it’s starting to look like the “pixel remasters” of Final Fantasy I-VI might suffer the same fate. In short: price big, text tiny.Read more
Here Are The July 2021 PlayStation Plus Games
30.6.2021
July’s PlayStation Plus lineup has some big hits, including Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and A Plague Tale: Innocence. As always, these games are only “free” if you have an active PlayStation Plus membership.Read more