Articles on Video Games, Japan

Nintendo turns broadcaster: Original shows coming to Wii - Jan 5, 2009

Crave With the hottest and most affordable video games console on the market today still doing business like economists in a recession, Nintendo is in the perfect position to exploit its Wii ... Read story »

Xbox 360 Pro console: Going soon? - Aug 6, 2009

Crave Video game console SKUs seem to be dropping like flies these days. Just 24 hours after hearing about how Japan may lose the 80GB PlayStation 3, rumors are starting to ... Read story »

Rumor: PS3 Slim to be manufactured in July? - Jul 1, 2009

Crave Alleged spy photo of PS3 Slim's packaging. We had a feeling we'd soon be hearing more on the rumored PS3 Slim, and sure enough, some enticing tidbits have hit the blogosphere. ... Read story »

Guess who went to the 2009 Tokyo Game Show - Oct 1, 2009

Blogs Come for the games, stay for the booth babes. (Or is it the other way around?) Don't expect a preview of your favorite games here. Established video game sites had access ... Read story »

DIY driving station at its best - Oct 22, 2009

Crave A hardcore racing simulation fan from Japan has created this very rudimental, yet somewhat cool DIY driving station out of PVC pipes, a wooden plank and cable ties. While it ... Read story »

Plastic peripherals that changed the way we game - Sep 14, 2009

Features We've put together a list of some the most innovative peripherals and game titles that have helped change the way we play games. Read story »

Which game console should you buy? - Oct 8, 2009

Features If you're torn between a Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360 and PlayStation3, here's an overview of the pros and cons of each game console. Read story »

Goldeneye game glitch turns into viral meme in Japan - Mar 17, 2009

Blogs Here's one of the strangest and coolest Internet memes I've ever seen. And surprise, surprise, it's coming out of Japan. It's called the Goldeneye 007 Get Down phenomenon, and it all started ... Read story »

A brief history of downloadable console games - Jun 9, 2009

Features Downloadable games were big at this year's E3, but they're nothing new. Here's a brief history of downloadable games--and what to expect in next-generation consoles. Read story »

N-Gage first with Resident Evil Degeneration game - Sep 18, 2008

Crave Nokia and Capcom today announced at the Games Convention Asia in Singapore that Resident Evil Degeneration will be released on N-Gage and is slated for an end-2008 release. This game is ... Read story »

So, Sudoku isn't Japanese? - Jun 17, 2006

Blogs I must be blamed for being an ignoramus to think that Sudoku originated from Japan. Reading an article in ... Read story »

Can MMOG be used for education in schools? - Jan 26, 2007

Blogs I'm reserving my comments since I was frantically trying to conquer Japan and China and pass my law exams at the same time some two decades ago. According to a recent ... Read story »

EA inks two partnership deals, including Epic Games - Aug 16, 2008

Crave Electronic Arts' vice president of Corporate Communications, Jeff Brown, holds up a disc containing the first completed code of Spore, the company's long-awaited evolution game from Maxis and Will Wright. Electronic ... Read story »

Virtual reality treadmill - Jul 29, 2008

Crave The concept of combining workout and play is nothing new with games like Wii Sports and Wii Fit coming to mind. But the University of Tsukuba in Japan is pushing the ... Read story »

Wii Fit craze set to launch May 19 - Apr 16, 2008

Crave Rumors have been circulating for several weeks that the upcoming Nintendo interactive fitness game, Wii Fit, which comes bundled with the Wii Balance Board peripheral (pictured), would be priced at US$89.99. ... Read story »

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