Sega Sammy recently released their Fiscal Year Ending March 2021 first quarter financial results, encompasing the period from April to June 2020. As such there was the usual investor’s Q&A which featured Haruki Satomi (President and Group COO) and Koichi Fukazawa (Senior Executive Vice President and Group CFO). One of the questions concerned the recent
Japan
Sega, via the Game no Muzukashii Hanashii column in Famitsu magazine written by Zenji Nishikawa, revealed Fog Gaming. This week’s Famitsu magazine technically isn’t out yet, and the following is from the usual Famitsu leaks. If additional, crucial details are included in the column itself, we’ll be sure to update this story or publish a
This year marks the 18th anniversary of Square Enix’s long running MMORPG Final Fantasy XI. To celebrate the incredible milestone, I was able to interview Director Yoji Fujito and Producer Akihiko Matsui and get some insight into both the past and present of the game, Fujito and Matsui’s history before they worked on FFXI, what
CERO, the Computer Entertainment Rating Organization, announced it will resume activities on May 7. In a statement published on May 4, the organization announced it will start rating Japaneses games again while strengthening measures to ensure the safety of its employees. Here’s a quick translation of the statement: “Our Organization was temporarily closed due to
Cero, the Computer Entertainment Rating Organization in Japan, announced it will be closing down for a month due to the Coronavirus. On April 7, Japanese Prime minister Shinzo Abe announced the country is entering a state of emergency from April 8 until May 6. The citizens have been urged to stay home as well, in
If there is one thing that PlayStation is known for, it’s an eclectic range of games that come from all varieties of backgrounds, countries, developers, and more. That is especially the case for Japanese games, given Sony’s roots, and the latest sale on the PlayStation Store gives fans of Japanese games a ton to choose
Forget Animal Crossing: New Horizons, we’re getting new SNES and NES titles through the Nintendo Switch Online service, as announced by their official Twitter account! As well as providing gamers access to online features, the library of cult classic games on offer incentivises those still undecided about signing up. Not long after it hit 15
The Animal Crossing: New Horizons themed Switch stole the internet’s heart when Nintendo showed it off for the first time Thursday night, so much so that it left many trying to figure out a good enough reason for buying another Switch. But $300 is a lot of money, money that is often not so easily
It’s no secret that the Nintendo Switch has been a runaway success all around the world with at least 41.67 million units sold. That being said, last year turned out to be specifically great in Japan according to data recently released by Famitsu. The data, which was originally posted by @oscarlemaire and translated by DualShockers’
In the days since Death Stranding has released, we’ve started to get a better picture of how the game has been selling in various regions around the world. Not only did the Kojima Productions-developed title get off to a strong start in the UK, but it seems as though it has performed quite well in Japan,
Just a few weeks back, Nintendo revealed that the Nintendo Switch had now sold over 15 million units in the region of North America alone. Today, it was revealed just how well the platform has done in Nintendo’s home country of Japan. Japan has now seen over 10 million Switch units sold in the country,
Final Fantasy XI will be receiving a massive new update this month. The developers also revealed that a big surprise awaits fans for the 20th anniversary of the game. During the video and developer’s blog titled “Freshly Picked Vana’diel 44 Digest,” they stated that “starting next fiscal year, we’re going to focus our development and operations on
Another day, another step towards American Puritanism in the gaming industry. Uncovered overnight by the dedicated Devil May Cry 5 fanbase, it appears that Capcom may be rolling out a new Day 1 update to the heavily-anticipated game which will cover up some partial nudity. Weirdly, enough — it appears that this update is only affecting one
It’s been nearly a week since the initial controversy surrounding one of Catherine: Full Body‘s endings. While developer and publisher Atlus has largely kept their mouths shut while the internet dukes it out, voice actors for the English version have been controlling the message, either avoiding the situation entirely or telling fans to not judge until the
Just last week Nintendo announced that they are remaking The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening for the Nintendo Switch. With the hype building into a fever dream state, fans are digging up old promotional material for the original game on Game Boy. Some ads may have been better left alone though. Sparked by a reddit post
The remastered version of Catherine — titled Catherine: Full Body — kicked up a fair amount of controversy this weekend, with the recent Japanese release including allegedly transphobic dialogue and story beats. Though developer or publisher Atlus hasn’t offered a formal response to the allegations, a Catherine: Full Body voice actress has asked everyone with concerns to wait “until the game
Have you always wondered what a Chocobo tastes like? Same. And while this may not be the real deal, trying out Japan-exclusive Final Fantasy XIV‘s limited edition fried chicken is the next big thing. Even better, the Final Fantasy XIV Karaage-kun Limit Break Flavor is reportedly pretty good. The light-hearted review comes from Giuseppe Nelva at publication Twinfinite,
While here is hyped for the upcoming release of Resident Evil 2’s remake, it appears the Western version of the game will be the place to play. If the demo is any indication, the remake of Capcom’s legendary horror game has a lot of the gore censored out. This is all to be expected is known
Product keys and save data modification are the topics of a recent revision to Japan’s Unfair Competition Prevention Act last month. The following comes from Gamesindustry.biz as the official information is only in Japanese: Distributing tools and programs for altering save data Selling serial numbers or product keys that are unauthorised by the maker of