PlayStation

I Think I Just Played The Prettiest Game On The PS3

What determines somebody’s “best-looking” game on a system is a subjective thing. Some will prefer clean lines, others copious effects. Me, I can do without either if a game just has great art.


September 6, 2011
PlayStation

Ni No Kuni Is Looking Beautiful In This New Trailer

Here’s a new trailer for the upcoming Ni No Kuni for the PS3. The more I see of this game, the more I clench my fists, grind my teeth and try and will it into already being out. And in English.


September 1, 2011
PlayStation

Meet The Most Beautiful PS3 Of Them All

Level-5 and Studio Ghibli’s Ni no Kuni may well be one of the prettiest games on the PS3 when it’s released, so it’s only fitting that its special edition console is just as easy on the eyes.


August 26, 2011
PlayStation

More Painfully Pretty Screens From Studio Ghibli’s PS3 Game

Now that the PlayStation 3 instalment of Level-5′s Ni No Kuni has a release date, Japanese gamers know exactly how long they have to drool over the gorgeous visuals before diving into Studio Ghibli’s video game adventure.


August 24, 2011
PlayStation

That Studio Ghibli Game Is Finally Coming To The PS3 (But It’s Expensive!)

About a thousand years ago, Fukuoka-based game developer revealed it was working on a PlayStation 3 version of Ni no Kuni, its collaboration with venerated anime house Studio Ghibli.


July 20, 2011
In Real Life

Did Pokémon Beat Ghibli?

In its first weekend, anime Pocket Monsters Best Wishes! The Movie placed second at the Japanese box office, behind the new Harry Potter. Ghibli’s Kokurikozaka kara, co-written by Hayao Miyazaki and directed by his son, placed third. [Eiga.com via ANN]


June 21, 2011
In Real Life

Among Rumored Blacklists, Studio Ghibli Makes Its Voice Heard

Protests don’t get any more polite than this. Late last week, a banner appeared on a Studio Ghibli building outside Tokyo’s city centre. The banner read: “Studio Ghibli wants to make movies with electricity that’s not from nuclear power plants.”


May 16, 2011
In Real Life

Where Studio Ghibli Meets Minecraft

The modders at Oz Workshop have achieved something remarkable: recreated something in Minecraft that is not mildly amusing, but genuinely awe-inspiring.


PC

Minecraft And Studio Ghibli – Together At Last

Kotaku AU

Here’s a Monday morning factoid to shock you all out of your stupor – if you don’t like Studio Ghibli, you’re dead inside. You most likely take no joy in any aspect of life and there’s a tinny, rusting machine where your heart used to be. That’s no way to live. That’s no way to live at all. Anyways, this vid – which attempts to recreate some of the stunning locales featured in Ghibli movies – is probably my favourite Minecraft video of all time.


December 10, 2010
News

Ni No Kuni’s First 15 Minutes Translated For Your Listening Pleasure

newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://www.youtube.com/v/mDlZkG7c5Ho&hl=en&fs=1&hd=1","customParams":[] ,"width":570,"height":360,"ratio":0.615,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube","wrap":true,"agegate":false} );

Ni No Kuni, the Nintendo DS title from animator Studio Ghibli and Professor Layton developer Level-5, is out in Japan. Those outside The Land of the Rising Sun are out in the cold. This video might make things all better.