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It’s OK To Pee On The UK’s Newest Game Console

First, they put advertisements in front of men’s urinals, figuring dudes who have to answer nature’s call are a built-in audience. Now, men’s latrines are becoming interactive as the urinal consoles that have been in place in Japan begin their march westward.


Report: Nintendo 3DS Can Film 3D For A Chunk Of Time

10 minutes isn’t an eternity. But on YouTube, 10 minutes is a fair bit of time. And, according to Japanese news source the Nikkei, that’s how long you can shoot 3D on the 3DS.


Real Mario Kart On The Streets Of Tokyo, Drawing Huge Crowds

The dudes from Japanese car site Cliccar get out of their boring civvies and got dressed up as Mario and Luigi. Then, they hopped in two street legal X-Karts and took to the avenues and boulevards of Tokyo.


The Legend Of Heroes & Dynasty Warriors Take Down Dark Souls

After debuting strongly in first place in Japan a couple weeks back, PlayStation 3 role-playing game Dark Souls has been defeated. Taking its first place position is another role-playing game, the latest in Falcom’s Legend of Heroes line.


For Under A Grand, You Can Put Magic On Your Desktop

Sick of buying action figures? Don’t like what others design? You could always make customised figures from bits and bobs of other toys as well as your own elbow grease.


Nintendo Reminds Japan That The 3DS Has Games

It does! So stop all that nonsense about the 3DS having no games. More impressive is that the 3DS has a strong line-up of third-party titles. The 3DS might be making its way through a rough patch, but right now, it could just be some temporary turbulence.


The Games, The Girls And Prizes Of Japan’s Amusement Machine Show

The 49th Amusement Machine show wrapped up recently in Japan. The show played host to new arcade games like Sega’s Operation G.H.O.S.T., new medal games for Monster Hunter and Pokémon, and a bunch of prizes.


Tokyo Game Show Is Also About Chinese Arcade Games

Chinese arcade games with characters named “Lancelot” or with sharks that can drive and are dressed like pirates with some sort of Native American headdress.


Yesterday Was The Biggest Tokyo Game Show Day. Ever!

Some of the booths are smaller, sure. Some companies weren’t even there. Right now, they’re probably having regrets, because the first public day of the 2011 Tokyo Game Show was the biggest ever.


Sometimes You Don’t Wait For Games At Tokyo Game Show

Sometimes you wait for other things. Sometimes you wait for food. Sometimes the bathroom. Sometimes you wait for, well, yeah.


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