Japan

Nintendo has just announced that they will be broadcasting a Nintendo Direct in Japan tomorrow, focusing solely on the 3DS.

Whilst no details about specific games have emerged as yet, …
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The latest sales data from Japan is in, and this week we see Yokai Watch 2 retain its number one spot for the seventh consecutive week, beating several newcomers on …
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When Final Fantasy Explorers is released on the 3DS eShop in Japan this December 18, players will have the opportunity to purchase the first of this new spin-off series in …
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As reported last month, Square Enix are bringing a new Final Fantasy spin-off series to the 3DS in Japan this Winter. More information has come to light about Final Fantasy …
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This week’s sales data from Japan has been released, and it’s a very interesting week. Yokai Watch 2 retains it’s number one position for the sixth week in a row, …
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How quickly the weeks pass by! The latest sales report from Japan is in, and this week we see that Yokai Watch 2 – as expected – has sold well over …
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Following the success of Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction which was released in cinemas across Japan last month, details surrounding the next Pokémon movie have already emerged.

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With Super Smash Bros. For 3DS due for release in Japan in little over a month, Nintendo has released the first of presumably many trailers.

The commercial is a very …
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This week’s sales data from Japan is in, and we have a very similar situation to last week, in fact the top three games are exactly the same.

Yokai Watch …
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Sega is releasing a new peripheral for the 3DS in Japan, this one a little more unique in its robotic concept.

Poochi the Robotic Dog is an interactive robotic …
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Japan’s sales data for last week is in, and Nintendo’s 3DS continues to dominate the software and hardware charts.

This week saw the release of Yoshi’s New Island, some four …
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We reported last March on the positive sales of the Square Enix JRPG series, Bravely Default, which had sold 200,000 at the time. The title has continued to sell very well, now hitting …
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The latest sales data is in from Japan, and this week Yokai Watch 2 retains it’s position at the top, beating out several new entries on competing platforms. The Wii U has …
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An amusing new Mario Kart 8 commercial has launched in Japan, featuring some slow-motion drive-bys and the priceless looks on some of the characters faces, like Koopa and Peach.

Most …
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If you’re lucky enough to pre-order Bayonetta 2 from Amazon Japan, you will be rewarded with an authentic bonus item unlike any other.

It’s a Bayonetta 2-branded cleaning cloth.

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The Japanese sales data from last week is in, and Yokai Watch 2 has debuted firmly on top of the software charts. The game sold extremely well, with over 1.3 …
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Square Enix have revealed their first trailer for the upcoming 3DS port of Dragon Quest X.

This is the first of a series of trailers due to air before the …
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Two mini-games that feature in Kirby’s latest 3DS adventure, Kirby: Triple Deluxe, will be receiving their own spin-off titles on the Japanese 3DS eShop later this month.

The two games …
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