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

1:00AM November 29, 2011 | Evan Narcisse

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. More »

Nintendo

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

8:00PM October 21, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

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. More »

Nintendo

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

8:00PM October 11, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

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. More »

News

The Legend Of Heroes & Dynasty Warriors Take Down Dark Souls

7:40AM October 7, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

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. More »

In Real Life

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

5:00PM October 6, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

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. More »

Nintendo

Nintendo Reminds Japan That The 3DS Has Games

10:00PM September 21, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

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. More »

In Real Life

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

8:00PM September 20, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

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. More »

In Real Life

Tokyo Game Show Is Also About Chinese Arcade Games

7:30PM September 18, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

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. More »

News

Yesterday Was The Biggest Tokyo Game Show Day. Ever!

10:00AM September 18, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

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. More »

In Real Life

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

4:00PM September 17, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

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