Japanese Govenment Honors Creator of Kirby & Smash Bros Posted by Aaron on 25th Sep 2015 Every year at Tokyo Game Show the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry gives out an award to a person or group that have "contributed to the development of the Japanese home video game indus … read more
Japan Game Awards 2015 Posted by Aaron on 24th Sep 2015 As with every Tokyo Game Show, the Japan Game Awards for "Game of the Year" were given out, and this year the winners reflected the Japanese gaming industries continued shift towards mobile gaming. Ho … read more
This Is Why Konami Killed Its Console Games Posted by Aaron on 23rd Aug 2015 When I first came to Japan six years ago, the thing I noticed was that the portable industry was king here. Everywhere you went people were using a DS or PSP. However, since then, the smartphone has q … read more
Prototype SNES CD Add-on Found Posted by Aaron on 23rd Jul 2015 As I'm sure many of you know, before Sony created the PlayStation they were working in conjunction with Nintendo on creating a CD add-on for the SNES. Nintendo backed out of the deal but Sony put all … read more
World Video Game Hall Of Fame Inductees Announced Posted by Aaron on 5th Jun 2015 The World Video Game Hall of Fame (we mentioned its creation awhile ago) has announced their first six inductees, which were chosen from a field of fifteen possible candidates. And the envelope please … read more