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Japanese Media Seems To Want Otaku To Be More ‘Otaku-ish’

For the longest time in Japan, to be an otaku was to be an outcast. To be labelled an “otaku” was to be branded with the staple of being an awkward, obsessive social outcast, and/or potential sexual predator/criminal. While the times have changed, it appears that Japanese mass media’s preconception of the “otaku stereotype” has not.

PlayStation

I May Have Misjudged Freedom Wars

My good friend Martin has a saying whenever we talk about upcoming movies: “Trailers lie”. Rarely will what we see in a trailer accurately encapsulate what the actual finished movie or game will be like.

In Real Life

Here Are 10 Games Japanese Players Recommend

2013 is approaching the halfway point and this year, we’ve already seen several heavy-hitting game releases. Often, it’s difficult to choose a single game to buy out of several when you have a limited budget. The biggest and most influential factor in making a choice is usually other players’ opinions.

In Real Life

What Japanese Devs And Players Think Of DLC

Nintendo

Here, Try Out The Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies Demo For Yourself

News

Behold, From The Depths Of Your Fears: Land Sharks!

Presenting the latest addition to the Monster Hunter gallery o’ monsters: Sharks that can crawl on land.

PlayStation

I’m Still Not Clear On How This ‘Niche’ Game Will Not Be For Everyone

Game developer Compile Heart unveiled the first game for their Galapagos RPG brand. Titled, fairy fencer f, the game is labelled as a fantasy RPG for the PlayStation 3 and will utilise the talents of concept artist Yoshitaka Amano, composer Nobuo Uematsu and the Earthbound Papas, and the Hyperdimension Neptunia team.

Nintendo

New Japanese 3DS Peripheral Will Allow Kids To Enjoy Their Arcade Pokémon At Home

OK, a little clarification is probably needed here. The new peripheral, the Pokémon TRETTA Lab for Nintendo 3DS, is a 3DS attachment and software bundle developed by Japanese toy company Takara Tomy A.R.T.S and game developer marvellous AQL that allows players to load data of captured Pokémon from the arcade game, Pokémon TRETTA, to analyse, compare and simulate battles with.

PlayStation

What Japanese Gamers Have To Say About The Cheaper PS Vita

The PS Vita is doing much better these days. The game library is still not as robust as I’d like, but I don’t get depressed so much when I check the Vita section of my regular game store these days.

In Real Life

Japan’s Planned ‘Cyberspace Defence Force’ Is Not As Cool As It Sounds

According to Hiroshi Ito, the top man at the Lac Cyber Security Research Institute in Japan, the JSDF’s scheduled “Cyberspace Defence Force” (tentative name) will consist of 100 people and the expected increase in Japan’s IT defence network is… unfortunately, not that much.

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