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Top 30 Best Selling Japanese Games of 2012: “Not Again!”

Author: Artefact
Categories: Games, News
Date: Jan 26, 2013 02:25 JST

Tags: DS, Namco Bandai, Nintendo, PS3, PSP, Rankings, RPG, Statistics, Wii U

Authoritative 2012 sales figures for Japan’s video game market have been released, with Nintendo’s array of child-friendly mega-franchises dominating sales more strongly than ever.

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Anonymous commented on April 29, 2013 14:08
Translated: Waah. My totally cool japu-japu otaku desu names have been changed and I don't like it.... More
Shima-kun989 commented on February 2, 2013 07:08
i FCKING HATE the ENGLISH NAMES they give them, its SATOSHI, and HIKARU, and idk all the other ones, but YEAH...... More

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Nene Smashing Wedding “Amounts To Bullying The Groom”

Author: Artefact
Categories: Games, News
Date: Nov 26, 2012 21:58 JST

Tags: Bullying, Comiket, DS, Events, Love Plus, Marriage, Otaku, Relationships, Twitter

An otaku wedding where the bride arranged for the surprise destruction of her new husband’s (ex) virtual girlfriend Nene by ceremonially smashing the memory card with a mallet has prompted a wave of disgusted criticism online, with even non-Love Plus fans decrying it as “bullying” and “tasteless.”

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Anonymous commented on December 4, 2012 15:12
Interesting how some people get epically butthurt over having their comment downvoted and imagine downvoters are all Japanese.... More
Anonymous commented on December 1, 2012 18:56
is that.. sal9000?... More

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Nintendo Unveils 3DS XL

Author: Artefact
Categories: Games, News
Date: Jun 22, 2012 21:28 JST

Tags: Announcements, DS, Nintendo, Technology, Video Gallery

Nintendo has announced its new model 3DS XL, boasting a bigger screen, chunkier console and heavier weight – barely a week after Miyamoto had apparently been insisting that no such console existed.

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Nerd commented on July 4, 2012 13:45
Not release a mid-gen hardware revision with exclusive games is what I'd expect. I don't own a GO, but if Playstation Minis had quality releases but were only playable on the PSPGO, it would be just... More
Shimazaki commented on July 1, 2012 05:33
But you see, at the end, the Circle Pad Pro XL, has been revealed, so, i forseen the future here...........or nintendo is just so straight that every one saw it coming.... More

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Final Fantasy XIII-2 Beaten by Tales – “Final Fantasy is Dead”

Author: Artefact
Categories: Games, News
Date: Dec 22, 2011 10:02 JST

Tags: DS, Marketing, Namco Bandai, PSP, RPG, Square Enix, Tales of Xillia, Tales Series

Final Fantasy XIII-2′s first week sales figures reveal it has been outsold by Tales of Xillia, a fact which is being greeted as a massive humiliation and confirmation that Final Fantasy brand now lies in ruins.

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Anonymous commented on January 18, 2012 07:28
As do I.... More
Anonymous commented on January 3, 2012 02:00
LOL have you guys ever thought that the sales were affected by the recent earthquake? idiots.... More

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Hiroki Narimiya as Phoenix Wright – “No Objections!”

Author: Artefact
Categories: Games, News
Date: Oct 28, 2011 06:31 JST

Tags: 2D vs 3D, Adaptations, Announcements, Capcom, Courts, DS, Live Action, Movies

Unexpectedly for a game-based film, the casting of Hiroki Narimiya as Phoenix Wright (Naruhodō Ryūichi) in the upcoming movie adaptation of Capcom’s Ace Attorney (Gyakuten Saiban) series has been meeting with widespread approval online.

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Anonymous commented on February 20, 2012 12:10
He looks ok, but he seems to fit the role... More
Anonymous commented on November 2, 2011 22:22
I have fan girls now. No objection!... More

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Shoko-tan Possessed by Zelda

Author: Artefact
Categories: Games, News
Date: Jun 17, 2011 00:21 JST

Tags: Bizarre, DS, Idol, Mental Illness, Nintendo, Otaku, Shoko-tan, Zelda

The 3DS version of Nintendo classic The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time has been released and appears to be exerting strange influences over popular blogging idol Shoko-tan…

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Anonymous commented on June 25, 2011 13:32
He did, he stated he was playing the original with his pregnant wife when they decided on the name... More
Justwon commented on June 24, 2011 03:16
Finally, another who knew....... More

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Australia Bans Dead or Alive Dimensions

Author: Artefact
Categories: Games, News
Date: Jun 15, 2011 17:14 JST

Tags: Australia, Censorship, Dead or Alive, DS, Nintendo, Sweden

Following the illustrious example set by Sweden, Australia’s game censorship board has revoked the rating of Dead or Alive Dimensions, effectively banning it, accusing the game of containing “content not drawn to the board’s attention.”

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Anonymous commented on July 2, 2012 08:00
Youhoo Mr. dingbat Aussie moralfag censor... If it doesn't look like a child and you didn't think or have it occur to you that it is a child when you looked at it... Then it isn't a "child"... More
Justwon commented on June 24, 2011 03:24
Good job sir!... More

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Senran Kagura Unleashes True Power of 3DS

Author: Artefact
Categories: Games, News
Date: Jun 6, 2011 23:04 JST

Tags: 3D CG, Announcements, DS, Eroge, Nintendo, Oppai, Pantsu

Busty 3DS schoolgirl beat-em-up Senran Kagura’s preview is even more jiggly than previously thought, coming so packed with bouncing 3D breast physics that overly excited 3DS fans have already proclaimed that “with this the 3DS will last 10 years!”

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Anonymous commented on June 15, 2011 00:45
Us men were born with 2 head....but only enuff blood to think with one at a time ¬_¬''''... More
Anonymous commented on June 10, 2011 00:30
>>Chichi chichi oppai boing boing Muteki Folgore, Tetsu no Folgore!!... More

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Top 10 Reasons You Didn’t Buy The 3DS

Author: Artefact
Categories: Games, News
Date: Jun 5, 2011 17:42 JST

Tags: DS, Marketing, Nintendo, Rankings, Statistics, Technology

Nintendo’s much trumpeted 3DS increasingly has a Virtual Boy air about it, with buzz and sales having subsided rather too quickly for comfort – Japanese asked why it is they haven’t bothered buying it explain why in this survey.

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zeeohsix commented on June 19, 2011 18:13
you can turn off the 3d in the 3ds. you can adjust how much 3d you want... More
Anonymous commented on June 8, 2011 15:45
What about the reason where I don't care?... More

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Metal Gear Solid 3DS Ideal vs Actuality

Author: Artefact
Categories: Games, News
Date: Jun 4, 2011 00:44 JST

Tags: Comparison, DS, Konami, Metal Gear, Nintendo, Ports

Solid Snake fans are lamenting the yawning gulf between the highly promising preview images of Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater 3D(S) and the actual gameplay images.

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Anonymous commented on August 31, 2012 22:01
You CANNOT COMPARE THE GRAPHICS of the 3DS without actually seeing the game in 3D! Obviously 2D representations of a game in full 3D will look bad. Do you guys even think before you post?... More
Anonymous commented on June 11, 2011 18:53
I think the lighting is different because its rendered for 3D now. 2D images are easier to filter with 2D background settings and cool lighting effects to give it the illusion of 3D, but when... More

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3DS Dead or Alive “Banned as Child Porn in Sweden”

Author: Artefact
Categories: Games, News
Date: May 22, 2011 08:32 JST

Tags: Censorship, Dead or Alive, Denmark, DS, Fighting Games, Law, Nintendo, Norway, Sweden

Nintendo has cancelled the Scandinavian release of Dead or Alive over concerns that it may fall foul of Sweden’s absurd child pornography laws.

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Anonymous commented on July 2, 2012 08:03
"features three sexy female characters under the age of 18" Wait if they are children then HOW CAN THEY BE SEXY?! PEDOPHILE!! (sarcasm)... More
Anonymous commented on June 26, 2012 05:58
Have you ever seen a jet-stream of cream!? That's what *was* missing from sweden. No more cum-powered flight!... More

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3DS Falls Flat? Not For Long – Senran Kagura Boob Action

Author: Artefact
Categories: Games, H, News
Date: Apr 14, 2011 07:55 JST

Tags: 3D CG, Announcements, DS, Eroge, Nintendo, Oppai, Pantsu

The hitherto all but untapped erotic possibilities of the 3DS are finally to be exploited, with the release of demi-eroge Senran Kagura.

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Anonymous commented on May 26, 2011 17:35
I'm so fucking sick of this rumor...nintendo won't brick shit and be on the receiving end of courtroom rapings...besides 1000 bucks says hackers make a custom OS the second nintendo tries to brick a system(if... More
Anonymous commented on May 26, 2011 17:31
All they have to do is have it send false data...... More

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