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After finding out about The Legend of Alfur, a Japanese indy-made FPS for the PC, it struck me how weird it was to hear the words “Japanese-made” and “FPS” in the same sentence. While typically thought of as “overly violent games from the West” in Japan, they have recently grown in popularity here in Japan. Call of Duty: Black Ops and Modern Warfare 2 and 3 each sold a quite respectable 400k copies in Japan.
Yahoo! Japan is running an auction that will give one lucky winner the chance to virtual pilot the one-to-one scale Gundam in Tokyo’s Odaiba. Don’t get too excited just yet.
Did you see the Super Moon (née “SuperMoon”)? On May 5, the moon was, as NASA pointed out, 14 per cent bigger and 30 per cent bright than all other full moons of this year. Impressive! Even the giant Gundam in Tokyo’s Odaiba checked out it out.
It’s like best of both worlds made better — way better. Japanese model builder mashed Gundam Wing with Pokémon to create this Pikachu Wing. Brilliant!
Akihiro Hino, boss of game maker Level-5, is responsible for Gundam Age. And Gundam Age is a bit crap, so everyone hates it. Want to see just how unpopular it is?
Clive Lee is a Singapore-based game designer, a Flash programmer and a cosplayer. He is also a hero. Lee specialises in amazing Gundam cosplay, bringing the huge mecha to life with huge costumes. His work is truly impressive. Just look at the detail and craftsmanship that goes into each of his outfits. Bravo.
Japan is getting Gundam MS-06 Zaku II shaped tofu. It’s green!
