It’s rare to see a game collaboration between teams in Japan and the West, but it does occasionally happen! We got to pose some questions to Mario Rizzo, co-founder and CEO of Artisan Studios, the team developing one such project: Super Neptunia RPG. Read on to learn more about what it’s like for the globetrotting team to work with Compile Heart and what to expect from the release.
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8/16 update: the game has been released in North America and Europe!
Flip Over Frog (ひっくりガエル), out this week on the Nintendo Switch eShop! Being, well, us, we took a look at the new digital version of this small-batch card game, which is also the first look for those outside Japan at the card game itself!
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If you want to import Japanese games, the WonderSwan is exactly the sort of thing that may interest you the most. It’s a regional exclusive, but it’s not a huge old computer that you can’t afford. It has franchises you may know, and many games that simply were never ported anywhere else. Oh, and it’s weird and you can carry it around with you to show people that they should talk to you about weird stuff. Read on for our recommendations!
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SNK’s Neo Geo Pocket Color is a charming handheld with a cool little click-stick and a library of games worth checking out. Want to get started on the platform? We’re here to help!
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After the success of Nintendo’s first two classic devices, many have suggested the company will follow up with a third. Will it be an N64? Or will it be a Game Boy? Maybe neither? Let’s look at the case for each, and what would likely be included.
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Summer’s a great time to watch a Let’s Play! That’s what we hear, anyway. Each Friday in July, we’ll be posting episodes of our full campaign playthrough of Advance Wars: Dual Strike, the 2005 DS game from Intelligent Systems and the last release to feature the franchise’s iconic world and characters. Join us!
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Nintendo’s Game Boy Advance is a friendly, capable handheld with a wealth of great games that just didn’t make it to America. Its combination of power and relative simplicity means that there are some interesting experiences you can have and they’re not as text-heavy as more modern platforms’ offerings. Here are the best of the best!
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After a long drought, the Shining series is back in the West. Most remember it from its early days on the Genesis, but Shining enjoyed a decent amount of success on the GBA and PS2 before disappearing from areas outside Japan for over a decade. It’s great to see Shining Resonance Refrain‘s worldwide release, but, well, is it fun to play?
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While the Lumines series has seen life over the past decade or so, there’s a particular charm to the initial PSP release, and a return addresses that nostalgic urge more than newer entries like Electronic Symphony and the mobile releases. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen the game revisited, but it’s the latest, it brings with it a polish and some new features that make it worth a return.
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