Hudson

News

Konami Is Keeping The Hudson ‘Brand’ Around

11:05PM January 18, 2012 | Brian Ashcraft

Even though Konami dissolved game maker Hudson and even though Takashi Meijin left and Momotaro Dentetsu‘s creator quit, Konami said today it’s keeping the Hudson brand around. More »

News

Goodbye Hudson. It’s Been Fun.

11:00PM January 17, 2012 | Brian Ashcraft

On March 1, Konami’s takeover of Hudson will go into effect. The merger will mean that Hudson ceases to exist and is dissolved into Konami. Best known for Bomberman, Hudson became a fully-owned Konami subsidiary in last year. [Infoseek]

In Real Life

Can Game Creators Really "End" Their Games?

11:30PM December 12, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

For years, Japanese gamers have enjoyed the Momotaro Dentetsu series of train-themed, board game-style video games. If all good things must come to an end, it sounds like Momotaro Dentetsu is finished. Kaput. More »

Nintendo

In The Case Of The Inferior New Tetris Game, I Declare The 3DS Not Guilty

4:01AM September 29, 2011 | Stephen Totilo

How do you mess up Tetris? The answer, clever reader, is not: “Put it on the Nintendo 3DS.” The 3DS isn’t the problem. More »

In Real Life

Is This The World’s Oldest Gamer?

4:00PM July 21, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Old people play video games. By old, maybe that means sixty years old? Seventy? How about 99 years old. More »

Nintendo

What’s With All The Cancelled 3DS Games?

7:00PM July 19, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Maybe it’s bad timing or just bad luck. But there’s a growing list of cancelled 3DS games. That’s not good. More »

News

You Can’t Take Your Nickname With You

6:00PM May 25, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Hudson Soft human mascot Takahashi Meijin is leaving Hudson. His gaming nickname might be staying put. More »

In Real Life

The Young Girl Who Loves Old Games

4:00PM May 24, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

After one of Japan’s most beloved gaming mascots Takahashi Meijin revealed that he was leaving Hudson Soft, 23-year-old pin-up model Haruna Anno took to Twitter and her blog. She knew that he was leaving beforehand and talked to Takahashi about his decision, revealing that the conversation made her weep. But there’s an upside. More »

News

Insanely Fast Button Presser Says Goodbye

5:00PM May 23, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

For nearly 30 years, Hudson’s human mascot has been Takahashi Meijin, who rose to prominence during the company’s heyday. Today, he revealed he’s leaving the company. More »

Retro

The HD Console Game From…1993?

2:00PM May 12, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

While most people would peg the beginning of the high definition era around the time of the PlayStation 2 (some games able to run in 1080i), here’s one game that was running in HD nearly twenty years ago. More »