Track: Break The Night With Colour | Artist: Richard Ashcroft | Album: Keys To The World
Nioh Statue Costs Nearly $1,000
Japan’s Prime 1 Studio has crafted a 24-inch statue of Nioh hero William. It’s nice! And expensive.
This Isn't Just A Cat Cafe, It's Like A Cat Theme Park
If you’re going to pick one cat cafe in Tokyo, this one seems nice.
Nintendo Now Selling Cardboard Separately In Case You Destroy Your Nintendo Labo Creations
Before purchasing Nintendo Labo, one of my concerns was about replacement parts. What if my kids destroy the cardboard? What if I accidentally sit or step on a Toy-Con? Good news, because starting today, Nintendo’s online shop will start selling replacement cardboard.
South Korea Makes Corn Dogs Better With Tulips
At Everland, South Korea’s largest theme park, tulips are in bloom. To celebrate its Tulip Festival, the flowers are even emblazoned on corn dogs.
SNK Is Working On New Hardware Packed With Games
The SNK brand is celebrating its 40th anniversary. To mark this milestone and to thank fans, the Osaka-based game company is working on a “new game machine” that will feature a compilation of popular Neo-Geo games.
The Sega Saturn Reborn As A Scale And Body Monitor
The Sega Saturn doesn’t only live on in our memories, but as a bathroom scale in Japan.
Iconic Shibuya 109 Building Is Changing Its Logo
If you’ve been to Tokyo, you’ve seen Shibuya 109. The building is a symbol of Japanese youth culture. If you’ve played Square Enix’s The World Ends with You, then you also are familiar with it.
A Life-Sized Anime Figure Worth Pondering
One of the most famous Devilman tableaus shows the character sitting deep in thought on Tokyo Tower. The pose is recreated in toys and small figures. A few years back, it was even turned into a life-sized figure, which folks are now rediscovering.
As previously reported, arcade game Border Break is coming to the PS4 in Japan, so third-party peripheral maker Hori is making these twin sticks. According to Famitsu, they’re priced at 18,334 yen ($171). However, if pre-orders don’t reach 3,000 units, the controllers won’t go into production.
The Best Affordable Japanese Whisky You Can Buy
Japanese whisky sure can be expensive. While older bottlings can easily fetch thousands of dollars or, at the super-premium end, hundreds of thousands, there are Japanese whiskies that are both affordable and excellent.
Konami Is Making A New Castlevania Game For iOS
It’s called Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls and going into closed beta in Japan. No word yet on a release date or if the action game will get an international release.
YouTuber Apologizes For Seven Minutes After Tournament Loss
Last Saturday, YouTuber Mokou posted a video in which he said he’d retire from pro gaming if he didn’t win any prize money at this past Sunday’s Puyo Puyo tournament. He lost and now he’s really sorry.