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News A Lost Super Mario Anime Has Been Found and Shown Off in Japan
Super Mario: The Lost Lessons
With the popularity of the Super Mario series you'd think that, with all of the licensing Nintendo has done over 30+ years, some items will have gone missing. One of these was a short educational film in Japan called “Super Mario’s Traffic Safety”, also known as “Super Mario no Koutsuu Anzen” in Japanese...
News Monster Hunter XX Switch Ver. Special Pack Sells Out In 100 Minutes
Try to look surprised
Remember that amazing Monster Hunter XX Nintendo Switch Ver. Special Pack we told you about the other day? It recently went up for sale on Capcom's "e-Capcom" online store, where it promptly sold out in around one hour and forty minutes. The pack contains all of the usual Switch gear and a copy of the game, but what...
News Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Nintendo Switch Are Still On Top in Japan
Modest sales all around
The Media Create charts for Japan have rolled out as always, and for the second week running show a quiet retail scene at present in the country. Starting with software we still have Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in first place, finishing comfortably ahead of the evergreen Monster Hunter XX (Double Cross) and The Legend of Zelda:...
Random Kid Creates Switch From Cardboard, Father Caves And Gets Him The Real Deal
Good things come to those who make their own consoles
What is it with the Nintendo Switch and cardboard-based clones? Not so long ago we reported on a story in which a Japanese child crafted his own Switch system out of stuff that would normally end up in the recycling bin, and now we've got another tale of industrious craftsmanship, again from the...
News Nintendo's Response To Blind Rhythm Heaven Fan Will Warm Even The Coldest Of Hearts
"I will always support you, Nintendo"
Japanese boy Hibiki Sakai was diagnosed with retinoblastoma in both eyes at the age of one and a half, and following the surgical procedures necessary to save his life has been completely blind since the age of two. That hasn't stopped him indulging in many passions; he's a talented drummer and, like many...
News Nintendo Is Selling An Empty Splatoon 2 Bundle Box For Five Bucks In Japan
Saw you coming
The Switch is popular, but when you add Splatoon 2, it becomes even more desirable - something which became apparent recently when the freshly-announced Splatoon 2 hardware bundle sold out in seconds on Amazon Japan. Those Japanese fans who missed out on bagging the hardware shouldn't feel too downhearted, however - Nintendo is...
News Amazon Japan's Videogame Bestsellers List Has A Bit Of A Splatoon 2 Theme
Stay fresh
While Splatoon has been a success for Nintendo in the Western world, with strong sales on the Wii U and lots of anticipation for the upcoming release of Splatoon 2 on the Switch, it's fair to say Japan has gone absolutely crazy for the franchise, even prompting a Splatoon manga serialisation. This Japanese love for the squid-themed...
News Minecraft Plays a Prominent Role in New Japanese Commercial for Nintendo Switch
Fun with friends
Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition recently landed on the Switch and we had a great time with it in our review. This is truly a game which benefits from the portability that the Switch offers, making it perhaps the ultimate version of Minecraft to play on-the-go. Minecraft on Wii U was a big hit in Japan, with many Japanese gamers...
News Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Nintendo Switch Stay on Top in Japan
Switch and 3DS games lock out top 9 in software chart
Last week we saw a strong debut for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in Japan, which in turn boosted Nintendo Switch hardware sales. The latest results from Media Create are now out and provide some interesting updates on what's hot and what's not in the country. The software charts lack any big...
News Nintendo Switch Led Japanese Hardware Sales in April
It prints money!
Nintendo is performing relatively well in Japan at the moment, with healthy sales for the Nintendo Switch in April. Famitsu has revealed the monthly sales data for April (27th March - 30th April) and it turns out that 234,817 Nintendo Switch units have been shifted, according to the magazine's figures. The 3DS is in rude...
Random Super Mario Stamps Powering-Up Japan Post Offices
No mail by Paratroopa sadly
Ever wanted to send mail from the Mushroom Kingdom? Well now National Japan Post has the next best thing. From 28th June this year post offices across the Japan will be offering a new selection of stamps commemorating the Super Mario series. The stamps will be sold for 82 Yen (around 56 pence) and each will...
News Dragon Quest "Bubble Slime" New Nintendo 2DS XL Revealed for Japan
Releases alongside Dragon Quest XI
Nintendo sure doesn't waste any time. Despite only revealing its new console to the world this morning, it has already announced a themed New Nintendo 2DS variant: the "Bubble Slime" New Nintendo 2DS. As of right now, the console is region exclusive to Japan, where it will be known as the New Nintendo 2DS LL. It...
Gallery Kirby's 25th Birthday Is Celebrated With Special Events In Tokyo
For he's a jolly pink fellow
As we all know, Kirby turns 25 this year. To mark this momentous milestone, Nintendo has arranged various events in Tokyo which will run through the rest of the month and into early May. Two of them started today. One can be found in Ueno's Yamashiroya toy store and comes complete with cake and message board. As you...
News Fire Emblem Echoes and Nintendo Switch Lead the Way in Japanese Charts
Switch sales increase once again
You know it's the middle of the week when the Media Create chart results emerge in Japan, and in recent times they've brought happy news for Nintendo fans. That trend continues this week, with a major release on 3DS and hardware positives to consider. Starting with software we have Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of...
Video Japanese Clothing Brand EDITMODE On How It Began Working Officially With Nintendo
Plus a tour of sleepy Kyoto and loads of gaming merchandise
If you like video game-branded clothing then chances are you'll already know about EDITMODE, which - via its King of Games brand - produces some of the finest official Nintendo clothing available right now. In the latest episode of toco toco - a YouTube show which focuses on Japanese...
Soapbox All The Video Game Magazines You Grew Up With Were Rubbish
Japan had it so much better, thinks Ian Cortina
All the video game magazines you and I grew up with were crap. We were robbed. Dealt a poor hand. Okay, that might be a little extreme, they were not crap per se - we just never had it as good as our friends in Japan. Sure, many a mag tried and came very close - Super Play immediately springs to mind...
News New Nobunaga's Ambition Title Confirmed For Nintendo Switch
Famitsu spills the beans
Japanese publication Famitsu has revealed that a new entry in the popular Nobunaga's Ambition series is coming to the Nintendo Switch. More details will be revealed in this week's issue, but we know that the title will also hit PS4 and PC. Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence has already been ported to Nintendo's new...
News Square Enix Has a Café In Tokyo, and It's Sold Out
A fantasy filled menu, Chocobo parking extra
It's been well documented that Akihabara has one of the largest clusters of game, anime and technology shops in Tokyo, the capital and largest city in Japan. You could spend from morning til midnight just walking up and down the many streets and shopping for classic games, new games, DVDs and Blu-Rays,...
News These Splatoon 2 Switch Accessories Certainly Are Quite Fresh
Gotta love that front cover
Japanese firm Keys Factory is releasing a range of Splatoon 2 accessories alongside the game later this year. These include Joy-Con covers in both soft-touch silicon and hard-feel plastic, neoprene pouches and - perhaps most exciting of all - flip-down screen covers very much like the ones seen on tablets like the iPad...
News Nintendo Switch Sales Remain Strong in Japan
Monster Hunter XX (Double Cross) also maintains momentum
The weekly Japanese chart results are out to remind us that it's the middle of the week, and it's been a quiet period in the country. That said, the lack of change hasn't been too negative for Nintendo. Starting with software, no new releases have performed particularly well, leaving Switch...
News Nintendo Switch and Monster Hunter XX Lead Japanese Charts Once Again
Mario Sports Superstars creeps past 50,000 sales
The Media Create results are available, as is the norm for a Wednesday, and they bring more positives for Nintendo in what is generally a quiet week for releases. Starting with software, the highest new entry in the top 20 is LEGO Worlds on PS4, but that's in fifth place with just 11,578 sales...
Video Retro-Style Action RPG Kamiko Looks A Safe Bet For Western Switch Release
From the developer of Fairune
Skipmore's forthcoming pixel-rich Switch title Kamiko looks set for a western release, if the latest Japanese trailer is anything to go by. The short clip includes the logo of Circle Entertainment at the end, a company famous for localising Japanese games for western release. The game sees players controlling one of...
News Mario Sports Superstars Has Modest Japanese Launch as Nintendo Switch Tops Hardware Chart
Monster Hunter XX (Double Cross) still leads software
It's the middle of the week, which means we have the Media Create chart results out of Japan showing the top-selling games and systems in the country. There are a few new releases across various systems, though nothing has changed in the number one spots. Starting with software we still have...
News Nintendo Switch Is Selling Faster In Japan Than The PS4 Did, But Not As Quick As The Wii U
519,504 units sold in four weeks
The Nintendo Switch has shifted 519,504 units in its first four weeks on sale in Japan - which means that it has passed the half-million sales marker faster than Sony's PlayStation 4 did. The PS4 - the best-selling home console of this generation with 53.4 million units sold as of January this year - shifted 439,810...
News Nintendo Switch Hardware Sales Grow in Japan as Monster Hunter Stays at Number One
Good times
It's time, once again, for the Media Create chart results out of Japan; they give as an idea of what's connecting with the Japanese gaming market and what is ultimately falling short. Kicking off with software, Monster Hunter XX (Double Cross) remains at number one in its second week, passing one million retail sales in the process...
News Atlus Confirms Etrian Mystery Dungeon 2 And Shin Megami Tensei: Deep Strange Journey For 3DS
There's life in the old dog yet
If you thought that the 3DS was done and dusted now that the Switch is available, think again - Atlus has confirmed not one but two new RPG adventures for the veteran handheld. Etrian Mystery Dungeon 2 and Shin Megami Tensei: Deep Strange Journey are both fresh instalments in two of the company's most popular...
News Nintendo Switch and New 3DS XL Lead in Japan as Monster Hunter XX Arrives
Super Bomberman R squeaks past 50,000 sales, too
It's Media Create results time, in which we see what's hot and not in the Japanese market. A major 3DS release from Capcom predictably storms to the top, while it's a happy 1-2 for Nintendo in the hardware stakes. Monster Hunter XX (Double Cross) - also known as 'that new iteration that probably...
News Seiken Densetsu Collection Announced For Nintendo Switch
Better known as Secret of Mana in these parts
Square Enix has announced that it is bringing Seiken Densetsu Collection to the Nintendo Switch this June. The collection was teased yesterday when the official Twitter account for the RPG series posted a short clip showing Seiken Densetsu 3 running on Nintendo's new console. The pack includes:...
News Nintendo Switch Stays On Top in Japan Despite Sharp Week Two Decline
1-2-Switch passes 100,000 sales in the country
After the Nintendo Switch launch hubbub we've reached the week two Media Create sales results from Japan. They tell an interesting story, mainly one of a modest follow-on demand for the Switch and its games, which sees the system slip behind the equivalent Wii U momentum. Starting with software, a...
News You Can Now Download The Splatoon 2 Global Testfire On Your Switch, But There's A Catch
Won't go live until the 24th
If you are as excited as us about the upcoming Splatoon 2 Global Testfire event then you'll be interested to learn that you can download the demo right now from the Japanese Nintendo Switch eShop and stare at a placeholder screen until the event starts on 24th March. The demo
News Super Bomberman R's Japanese Sales Are The Best The Series Has Seen Since 1998
The time was right to light the fuse
Super Bomberman R was something of a shock announcement for the Nintendo Switch as the popular character appeared to be on something of a hiatus in recent years. However, according to Media Create sales figures from Japan the Switch launch title marks the best opening sales the franchise has seen in almost two...
News Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Content Is Coming To Monster Hunter XX
Launches this month in Japan on 3DS
Monster Hunter XX launches on the 3DS in Japan this month, and Capcom has just released details on a Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild collaboration in the game itself. The Zelda crossover will run between April 24th and May 31st and will give players the chance to participate in three event quests at 7-Eleven...
Matters Of Import Fusing Classics In Puyo Puyo Tetris On Nintendo Switch
We go hands-on with the import version ahead of the western release
Tetris is a pretty significant title in the history of Nintendo - had the company not been able to license the seminal Russian puzzler back in the late '80s then it's likely that the Game Boy wouldn't have been the massive global success it was. Long seen as the game which sold the...
News Nintendo Switch and Zelda: Breath of the Wild Lead Media Create Sales in Japan
Results shows Switch starting quicker than PS4 and Wii U
Earlier this week we shared some Famitsu data that pointed to a strong start for Nintendo Switch in Japan, and now the Media Create figures are available; they continue the generally positive news, too. Starting out with software, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on Nintendo Switch was...
News Nintendo Switch Reportedly Sells 313,700 Units in Japan Across Launch Weekend
Higher than Wii U, lower than Wii
The Switch is off to a strong start according to recent figures. After setting a new high in North America for initial sales, reports of Nintendo's latest console in its home nation have surfaced. Bloomberg tech reporter Yuji Nakamura tweeted the Famitsu sales figures for the weekend with comparisons against the...
Gallery Japan Gets Ready For Nintendo Switch Launch Day
Not long now
Tomorrow, European and North American gamers will finally get to see what all the fuss is about regarding the Nintendo Switch, but Japanese gamers will be breaking open their consoles hours earlier due to the fact that Japan Standard Time is ahead of both European time and EST. Japan-based writer Jon Cousins has been documenting...
News Wii U Hardware Sales Dip Below Xbox One in Japan as Nintendo Switch Looms
The end is nigh
It's the middle of the week, which means it's Media Create charts time. It's not a memorable week for Nintendo due to new releases on Sony hardware dominating, but there's a grisly landmark for Wii U to signify its upcoming passing of the torch to Nintendo Switch. Starting with software we have new releases (and Nioh) dominating the...
News Ultra Street Fighter II Is Punching Its Way Onto Switch On 26th May Worldwide
Violent Ken approves
Update: The May 26th release date for Japan now also applies to Europe and North America! Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers looks set to please old-school fighting fans when it launches on the Switch later this year. We liked it in our hands on impressions anyway. While the exac
News Japanese Nintendo Switch Owners Will Be Playing Neo Geo Games Next Month
And Blaster Master Zero, too
UPDATE: As several you have pointed out, this is part of the "Arcade Archives" range which is listed on Nintendo of America's official site. ORIGINAL STORY: Yesterday Nintendo revealed that the Switch Virtual Console won't be active at launch, with more information on the service coming in the future. However, we may...
News Pokémon and 3DS Continue on Their Merry Way in a Quiet Week for Japanese Charts
For Honor leads for PS4 with modest sales
A little later than normal on our part - apologies for that - we have the Media Create chart results out of Japan. There's not a huge amount of movement this time around, with new releases outside of Nintendo hardware having a rather limited impact. Starting with the software top 20, For Honor makes its...
Video New Japanese Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Commercial Contains A Massive Reveal
Consider this a spoiler warning
A new TV commercial for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has just gone live in Japan and it contains the usual mixture of sweeping scenery, epic set-pieces and action-packed gameplay. It also features a pretty juicy reveal which hasn't been seen in any other footage so far, so here's another spoiler warning...
Random Here's What Happens When A Toyota Takes On Street Fighter Baddie M. Bison
(Or Vega, if you'd prefer)
Wacky advertising crossovers are all the rage in Japan - we've already seen Mario hopping into a Mercedes, for example - and now it's the turn of Capcom's Street Fighter, which features heavily in this commercial for the Toyota C-HR. The clip uses graphics from the 1991 arcade smash hit Street Fighter II, with Ryu hopping...
News Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 Professional Makes Number One Debut in Japan
It's no joke
As it's the middle of the week it's time, as always, to see what's hot and what's not in the Japanese market. Despite a much hyped PS4 release landing it's a hardy old franchise on 3DS that took number one. Starting with that software top 20, Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 Professional has made its debut in top spot, seeing off the...
Video These Japanese Commercials For 1-2-Switch Are Utterly Charming
Two-player, anywhere
Nintendo has released a series of commercials to promote the quirky multiplayer appeal of 1-2-Switch, one of the lead titles for its forthcoming console. Each clip shows off a different mini-game, and the approach is similar across all of them - it begins with the host passing a Joy-Con to another player and instantly starting...
Video FIFA 18 Gets Shown Off In Japanese Nintendo Switch Commercial
He shoots, he scores
EA's forthcoming FIFA 18 for the Nintendo Switch has been shown off for the first time in a Japanese commercial for the console. The clip - which also showcases Dragon Quest Heroes - gives FIFA 18 some generous screen-time, and things are looking pretty decent. There were rumours that the game would be based on the PS3 and Xbox...
News Bomberman Is Coming To Arcades As Bombergirl
With anime girls and destructible clothing, obviously
As well as bringing Bomberman to the Switch in the form of Super Bomberman R, Konami - for reasons unknown - is creating an arcade title based on the franchise which uses anime-style girls instead of the titular Bombermen. According to 4gamer, this forthcoming title will be a 4-on-4 coin-op...
News BoxBoy! Retail Collection Hits Top 10 in Japan as Evergreen Titles Lead the Way
Pokémon and Yoshi still in top five
It's Media Create results time out of Japan, and this week there are no significant new big-hitters at the top of the charts - nevertheless fans of quirky eShop games may be interested in one new arrival on 3DS. In terms of software Resident Evil 7 is still top, followed by Pokémon Sun and Moon and Poochy &...
Video Trio Of Japanese Nintendo Switch Commercials Communicate Core Features
Taking the game with you
Nintendo has published a trio of Switch commercials for the Japanese market which focus on promoting what makes the console so unique when compared to its rivals. The adverts show off the system's biggest selling point - the fact that it can docked with your TV as well as used as a portable device - but attention is also...
News 3DS Titles Pushed Down by New Releases in Japanese Charts
Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World gets past 50,000 lifetime sales
It's Media Create Japanese charts time, and this week's result bring good news for Sony in particular, with new releases serving PlayStation systems well; for Nintendo it's a case of steady sales for older releases. In the software chart we have Capcom's Resident Evil 7: Biohazard...
News Japanese Gamers Think Nintendo Switch Is Too Expensive, But Don't Mind Paying For Online Access
Polling interest
A poll conducted by Japanese firm Hachima has revealed that a lot of players from Nintendo's homeland consider the Switch to be too expensive, but they don't mind paying for online services. The first question in the survey asked about intent to buy, with the top answer (34.01 percent) stating that they had no interest in buying...
