The US premiere of Retro Game Master, the Japanese TV series that forces “middle management” comedian Shinya Arino to play Japan’s most popular and difficult video games often in a single marathon session, hits Kotaku this week.
It’s over. That’s what people say about Japanese gaming. While there are bright spots in Japan, Western games (and gamers) now rule the roost. It’s easy to forget just how great Japanese games used to be.
