Nippon Ichi Software is working on Disgaea D2 for PlayStation 3, set to launch in Japan in March 2013, NIS America tells Joystiq. Disgaea D2 stars Disgaea main protagonist Laharl, along with Etna and Flonne – the main characters from [...]
A Quarter Of Japanese eCommerce Giant Rakuten’s $5B/Year Revenue Is Mobile, And It’s Growing 3-400% Y/Y
Today, at Y Combinator’s Startup School at Stanford University, Rakuten Founder and CEO Hiroshi Mikitani took the stage to talk about the company’s culture, acquisitions and its crazy growth over the last year. Rakuten, for those unfamiliar, is a Japanese [...]
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R coming to Japanese Vitas in 2013
Either Arc System Works is reinvigorating the public’s awareness of its Guilty Gear brand for some nefarious purpose, or someone over there must have started reading all of my letters. At any rate, Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R [...]
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus hits Japanese PSN/XBLA this Oct.
There’s still no word on when or if it will ever make it to the US, but the PSN and XBLA re-release of Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus had its Japanese release window narrowed from a rather broad “summer” [...]
New Japanese DmC trailer shows Dante whipping platforms into shape
Here’s the latest trailer from Ninja Theory’s Devil May Cry reboot, hot off of the presses from Famitsu’s YouTube channel. You can see a few of Dante’s new navigation tricks around the confusing world of Limbo, as well as a [...]
Star Wars-themed GPS steers Japanese geeks away from the dark side
As if George Lucas wasn’t already milking his money-printing franchise for all it’s worth, comes this GPS gem out of Japan. To the (presumed) delight of fanboys everywhere, navigation maker Dinos has inked a licensing deal with Lucasfilm that conjures [...]
Japanese group transmits electricity through 4-inch concrete block, could power cars on roads
The decision to invest in an electric vehicle would be much easier to justify if the car in question offered unlimited range. That appears to be the concept behind a Toyohashi University research group’s wireless power prototype, which can successfully [...]
Sony to cut 10,000 jobs and slash bonuses, says Japanese newspaper
There have been some major adjustments at Sony HQ already, but Japanese business sheet Nikkei reckons they’re nothing compared to what’s on the horizon. It reports that, come an announcement on April 12th, Kaz Hirai will reveal plans to clear [...]
Japanese hardware sales, March 26 – April 1: Stiq Figures edition
Starting next week, the Japanese hardware sales report will be rebranded as “Stiq Figures,” which we hope you’ll agree is a hilarious and apt play on words with a little more spirit and personality. We spent literally minutes coming up [...]
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