DSi LLDamn. I'm a sucker for new Nintendo DS's - looks like I'll be on the hunt for the new DSi LL.
Almost exactly one year since the DSi was released in Japan, Nintendo have announced a new version of the console: the DSi LL. This is the fourth version o...
BayonettaHave only completed one level on Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 but already have a game that I need to get - Bayonetta.
Brought to us from the same guy who brought us the Devil May Cry series featuring a megane musume running around slashing and shooting at t...
Re AngelA Thai dating sim called Re Angel has received so much support from Japanese gamers that they recently released a Japanese version of the game. If your Japanese skills are a wee bit better than your Thai then you may want to give the trial version a...
NDS BackupIn the past, Nintendo has tried many times to crack down on companies that make backup devices for the Nintendo DS - the devices known as "Majikon" [マジコン] in Japanese.
Now Nintendo has a new strategy - get the public to report shops selling th...
Japanese CommercialsJust pre-ordered by copy of Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 at Amazon but just before I did, thought I'd check out the official site to check the release date (this Thursday) and came across these interesting ads ^^;Oppai in Wall 1 Foot Prints Shake Do you noti...
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2Find out why everybody is nodding their heads by watching this promo vid for Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2.
Very much looking forward to the game even though I didn't get round to completing Sigma 1 on the PS3. Did finish it on the NDS though but was disap...
Western Games in JapanX-Men Origins: Wolverine has just been released in the theaters over here and despite the amount of moolah that they are pouring into TV advertising and what have you, there are no plans to release the game "X-Men Origins - Wolverine - Uncaged Editio...
Japan ArcadesMio and Ritsu hit the arcades in this Game Center diorama. I've always called them "arcades" back in the UK but have gotten used to the term "Game Center" which is abbreviated as "geh-sen" (ゲーセン)。
Photos from Miki80 via Frankie.
PS3 Slim LaunchPS3 Slim launched yesterday. So how did it go? Well it didn't seem to be as popular as the launch a few years ago - understandable as its only a different shape with no new cutting edge features.
PS3 SlimIts been nearly 3 years since the launch of the PS3. The first model weighed ton and even today, it sounds like its going to take off when the fan kicks in.
I use the PS3 more for watching AVI's these days rather than play games. The last game I got...
Vanguard PrincessI find Vanguard Princess much more fun to play than Street Fighter and I think its because of all the cute moesome characters in it - but not only that, its very playable and entertaining too!
Is available for download from Vector - click the blue...
Eroge Websites BlockedLooks like eroge maker Minori has blocked access from outside of Japan who will see the following message:-
minori official website.
This website cannot be browsed excluding Japan.
Some foreigners seem to be having an antipathy against EROGE.
T...
Muscle MarchThe game that your Wii has been waiting for - Muscle March by Namco.
Original text from Nrvnsqr below.This is quite possibly the single most glorious WiiWare title I have ever seen. I would happily sacrifice an infant or three of Namco could local...
The Old Republic Jedi vs SithMost awesome trailer for the up n coming Star Wars: The Old Republic. I feel like dusting down my Vader armor all of a sudden.
The dome of the helmet fell off though - need to find a way to secure it.
Original text from AnimeRookie below.Choo...
PSP GoLooks like details for Sony's PSP upgrade is out. Still no touch screen?
Some details from Kotaku below.
• Gran Turismo, LittleBigPlanet, Jak & Daxter and Metal Gear Solid are all either confirmed or mentioned.
• The Go's 16 gigs of flash memory a...
Rapelay"Ryojyoku" [凌辱] is a term in Japanese to refer to the act of insulting or violently raping.
The game Rapelay by Illusion is a ryojyoku eroge where the player can violently rape girls on the train and also rape their younger sister, mother, impregn...
Book OffA man aged 47 was arrested by police of the Nara prefecture for dumping 284 ero books/magazines (adult material) together with 53 videos (DVD?) in a field.
The man said that when he was cleaning his house, he came across all this ero stuff and had t...
Katawa ShoujoSo you've seen a load of Japanese eroge but what about eroge developed outside of Japan?
Jacob at Fakku has a QA with one of the developers of an up n coming game called Katawa Shoujo.
Some nitty gritty about the game taken from the official site...
Tech48"The future looks like its going to be amazing!" says the lady in this video clip after learning what the up n coming eroge Tech48 is about.
The game comes with some sort of webcam which detects the players movements and adjusts the view on the sc...
20090407 Giveaway - Lay DThe folks at Kanojo Toys want to keep sending over the latest samples of cutting edge Japanese technology - because it seems that a load of you are buying stuff from their store through the partner placements dotted around the site ^^;
This time i...
Japanese Gaming PopulationAccording to a report over at Impress the Japanese gaming population dropped by 30.3% between 2007 and 2008 which has been estimated to be drop of about 6 million people.
They also have statistics from folks who don't game - 45.4% said they have no...
DSTTA Majikon [マジコン] is the word used to refer to devices that allow you to play opensource/homebrew games on a games machine - like the AceKard2.
Up until a while ago, one could do a search on Yahoo auction and come up with a load of results for...
Half Life MovieHow creative could you be if given 500 USD?
Indie filmmakers have filmed the first two episodes of their new Half-Life-2-based miniseries for a total budget of $500. Now, that's an indie filmmaker budget! "Originally envisioned as a project to tes...
Amazon UK Sells ErogeUpdate - Just posted this on BoingBoing.
Amazon in toraburu for selling the eroge Rapelay.
A game that involves the player stalking victims and then raping them in a virtual world is being offered for sale by online retailer Amazon.com, the Belfa...
Street Fighter IVOut in the next two days in Japan - Street Fighter iV. The clip below reminds me to go get a copy.
Remember being so excited back in 1991 about the arcade version of Street Fighter II which I spent quite a few 10 pences on. Found the game most inter...
Final Fantasy XIII UpdateLatest Final Fantasy XIII trailer. Looks pretty awesome. Am more of a shooting or 2D platform game person myself. What genre of games do you prefer?
Original text from Mirage below.Recently, Final Fantasy XII's countdown revealed a new trailer. T...
Wii ShoesAnother practical use of Wii remote jackets.
Maybe they could also be used as Tenga too?
Via hirorentina
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Final Fantasy Online Banning550 users of the online game Final Fantasy XI were banned for taking advantage of a bug which allowed them to duplicate items that are found or taken from others in the battle field.
Square Enix put up a notice detailing how there were another 400 u...
Wii and PS3 PeopleA comparison of how Japanese media portray Wii buyers vs PS3 buyers...
Via Sankaku.
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Wall O GamesA collection of games owned by Gordon.
Are you honest and buy your games or do you prefer to obtain open-sourced copies?
Original text from gordon below.So what we are seeing here is somebody's humble collection of PC games boxes. Most of them ar...
Acekard 2 DSIMufufufu. Finally get to play homebrew games with the AceKard 2 on the DSi. Amazonian comrade is staying over and came via the peoples republic - he nabbed one before he came to Japan.
The Acekard does not work out of the box and you need to downl...
Top Selling Games of 2008 in JapanSankaku has a post up of the top 10 selling games of 2008 as follows...
1. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Capcom/PSP)
2. Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo/DS)
3. Wii Fit (Nintendo/Wii)
4. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo/Wii)
5. Super Smash Brothers Brawl...
Lots of OppaiEroge maker Akabee Soft has issued an official apology for sending out packages with "Oppai ga ippai" (Lots of Oppai) printed on the box for postman, mom and all to see ^^;
The Oppai set cost [currency=15000] and consisted of a load of oppai mouse...
Mirrors EdgeLooks like packaging for Mirrors Edge gets a face (and oppai) lift to be a more moesome character for the Japanese (?) audience.
What do the Japanese think?
"not moe at all"
"No need to make her oppai bigger"
"(the artist) needs to learn fro...
