News Tagged: japan

Nintendo just confirmed that they are going to launch their next-gen console, the Wii U, on December 8, 2012 in Japan. The console is going to be on offer in two sets: the Premium Set for 31,500 yen ($405) and the Basic Set for 26,250 yen ($338)...

Konami officially revealed that the Xbox 360 version of their forthcoming game, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, won't be making it to the Japanese market. Platinum Games is the development studio behind the project. Konami also confirmed that the game will remain exclusive to PS3 in Japan...

Square Enix confirmed that the company will be postponing the launch of their sci-fi themed game, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, which is already available in the United States and across Europe. The publisher said that their game "shows expressions forbidden by the Japanese games ratings board...

The PlayStation 3 edition of Rockstar's crime themed action adventure L.A. Noire has topped the Japanese sales chart (for the week ending July 10). Check it out: 1. LA Noire (PS3) 2. Infamous 2 (PS3) 3. Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon (PS3) 4...

Okay, so, now Japan raised the severity level of the ongoing nuclear crisis to 7 (which is the maximum, as far as nuclear disasters go), giving the Fukushima Daiichi power plant situation the same urgency as the Chernobyl disaster. Does this mean we can't eat any fruit and vegetables this Spring? Because I was really looking forward to that.

Okay, I have a question for you guys. All this shit that's been going on in Japan, right, I mean, before I say anything, of course, our hearts go out to all of those that were affected by this catastrophe, but I was just wondering. There's tons and tons of footage of the massive post-earthquake tsunami hitting the north-east coastal region of Japan...

Well, in a manner of speaking. Call of Duty: Black Ops, the highly successful first-person shooter, has topped sales charts in the UK, US and, according to the latest reports, even in Japan. Check out the new weekly Japanese software chart (thanks, CVG): 1...

This just in. Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption has entered the Japanese weekly software sales chart. Check it out: Japanese chart (week ended October 10): 1. Pokemon Black & White (Pokemon, DS): 231,638 (3,992,855) 2. Macross F Itsuwari no Utahime (Namco Bandai, PS3): 152,699 3...

After this year's Tokyo Game Show, Capcom's Keiji Inafune wasn't pleased much with what he saw. In fact, he trashed Japanese developers for creating "awful games." Wait, wait, is this the same company that made it clear they're going to develop all new major IPs at home (i...

Gamers in Japan seem to be taken by Cavia's recently released action adventure, NIER (or rather Nier: Replicant, as it's called in Japan). The Japanese top ten sales chart for the week ending April 25 can be seen below (thanks, Kotaku): 1...

Sony's PSP remained the bestselling gaming platform in Japan during the week ended January 31 (cheers Edge). Here's how the numbers go: 1. PSP - 47,875 (52,909) 2. Wii - 42,309 (45,167) 3. DSi LL ' 34,863 (24,059) 4. PS3 - 34,431 (26,966) 5. DSi - 24,783 (20,373) 6. DS Lite - 6,811 (4,966) 7. Xbox 360 - 4,089 (3,343) 8. PlayStation 2 - 2,182 (2,088) 9. PSPgo - 1,645 (1,773) Data compiled by Media Create.

Developer and publisher Capcom revealed its plans to shun Western-based development studios that were working under its arm. From now on, the company is going to develop a majority of new IP in Japan. The decision was made after Western-developed titles like Bionic Commando and Dark Void flopped at retail...

Most of us have New Year's resolutions. Well, here's Capcom's. The powerful Japan-based publisher decided to develop all major new game IP at home. Company prez Haruhiro Tsujimoto revealed that he would drop Western studios completely if there weren't so many games to make with so few resources...

Contrary to earlier reports that PS3 sales are down in Japan, word is that the PlayStation 3 is now selling like crazy. "Sony's PS3 has recorded its biggest weekly sales total in Japan since launching in November 2006," reports EO. Famitsu publisher Enterbrain has the figures: - the PS3 sold 150,832 units during the week ended September 6 - the new PS3 Slim was largely to thank, racking up 150,252 sales. Well, things are finally starting to pick up for Sony.

Just spotted on GI that sales of the PlayStation 3 have plummeted 65% on last week in Japan just ahead of Sony's launch of the new PS3 slim, officially putting the system last on the Japanese hardware sales chart. Media Create provides the full Japanese hardware chart for the week ending August 24: 1...