Founded in 1998 by Goichi Suda, Grasshopper Manufacture is best known for games like Killer 7, Lollipop Chainsaw, and No More Heroes. Today, the studio announced it is being acquired by Chinese conglomerate NetEase Games. Read more…
Masahiro Sakurai Explains How Sora Came To Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
As announced earlier this month, Sora became Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s final DLC character. But how did Sora, Keyblade and all, end up in Smash Bros.? In his latest Weekly Famitsu column, creator Masahiro Sakurai explains just that. Read more…
Japanese Pokémon Fan Theory Links The Regis To World War II
There are countless Pokémon fan theories. One of the most famous in Japan is that the Regis represent hibakusha—the survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings. Read more…
Nintendo Apologizes For Metroid Dread Bug And Promises An Update
Near the end of the freshly released Samus comeback, Metroid Dread, some players are getting an error message that reads, “The software was closed because an error occurred.” Said error prevents the player from proceeding, because the game goes into a …
Hideo Kojima On Japan’s Most Magical And Wonderful Train
The country of Japan is crisscrossed with train tracks. Many of them are memorable and great, but for me, one train stands apart as truly special—the Hankyu train. I’m not alone—it turns out Hideo Kojima agrees.In his forthcoming book, The Creative Gen…