According to this Xbox Japan blog, Microsoft is still trying to make inroads into the Japanese market for some reason. In a country where only Xbox 500 units are sold each week, where mobile and handheld gaming is king, and where local companies have preferential treatment and backing from gamers and the gaming industry alike, […]
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Nintendo to shed light on the NX console this year
According to financial investing news site Barrons, Nintendo’s upcoming mystery console, the NX, will be showcased around during E3 time this year, and should hit stores in late 2016. Gamers and analysts have long speculated that the NX will incorporate both handheld and traditional console gaming – a theory that was supported by this quote from Nomura […]
E3 2015: Why the Shenmue Kickstarter is a SHAMmue
Unless you are living under a rock, Sony dropped a few megaton bombs at their E3 Conference. The announcements that the Last Guardian is not going to be vaporware and the release of a remastered Final Fantasy 7, got gamers near a boiling point. Then an old Japanese man made an appearance and all hell […]
Sword Art Online Anime Review
Do any of you old timers remember watching Ninja Scrolls on VHS? That was my first taste of anime way back in the day. I am not a hardcore anime guy but I’ve watched my fair share of them including movies such as Akira and Ghost in the Shell. Episodic series including: Naruto, Bleach and […]