Bionic Commando Gets Firm Release Date For Japan [Only In Japan] While Capcom's Bionic Commando has been vaguely dated as "May" for the West, the game now has a firm release date for Japan. Bionic Commando will be released in Japan on June 25 and priced at ¥7,340 (US$75). The game is an updated versio [..]
Gears Of War 2 Gets Night Vision Goggle Booty In Japan [Only In Japan] If it's good enough for Modern Warfare 2, it's good enough for Gears, apparently. Microsoft is holding a contest for Japanese Gears Of War 2 fans that could net them a pair of night vision binoculars and a BBQ set. Sure, Gears aficionados ca [..]
Japan Is TOTALLY Sold Out of Xbox 360s (New Shipment Next Month!) [Only In Japan] Remember when we thought the Xbox 360 was sold out at one Japanese store? That's not all. It's sold out across the whole damn country. Like, sold out sold out. It's so sold out that Microsoft Japan actually put out an official statement about the sit [..]
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New PSP Finally Dated for Japan, Bundles Announced [Only In Japan] Sony Computer Entertainment Japan also announced today that the revamped PSP (PSP-3000) has a Japan release date: October 16th. According to the press release, the new PSP will be priced at ¥19,800 (US$183). What's more, Sony announced that the upcoming PSP [..]
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Sony Japan's January Software Deals [Only In Japan] Xbox Japan isn't the only company offering January deals. Sony is adding new PSP and PS3 titles to its budget "the Best" line. Those titles are: Disgaea 3 PLAYSTATION 3 the Best January 15, 2009 ¥3,990 (US$TK) Lost Planet PLAYSTATION [..]
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Resident Evil Zero Dated For Japan (And Only Japan) [Japan] Japan-only Wii version of Resident Evil Zero has been dated for, well, Japan. The GameCube port will hit The Land of the Rising Sun July 10th and will retail ¥4,190 (US $TK). You know, one good thing about these Wii ports is [..]
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The Ten Biggest Selling Games In Japan For December [Only In Japan] Famitsu publisher Enterbrain has crunched data for December sales, and tallied up the ten biggest games in Japan. Wonder what's number one with a bullet? Sure ya do! Here's the list for the December 1 to December 28, 2008 sales period: [..]
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EA Bossman Shrugs Off Declining Wii Sales In Japan [Only In Japan] Wii sales in Japan have been on the decline. But don't expect that trend to be indicative of a worldwide shift in tastes, notes EA CEO John Riccitiello. He believes the Wii is still strong. While Wii sales have dipped in recent months, to the po [..]
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What Budget Games Did Japan Flock To In 2009? [Only In Japan] There comes a time when even underappreciated PlayStation 3 games like Valkyria Chronicles can outsell the Metal Gear Solid and Grand Theft Autos of the world. And, at least in Japan, it's when those games reach "greatest hits" budget prices. Famitsu—and we're guessing pa [..]
Resident Evil 5 On Sale In Japan Right Now [Only In Japan] Multi-platform title Resident Evil 5 went on sale in Japan. Big game on sale in Japan means one thing: Lines of Japanese people. At the Yodobashi Camera in Akihabara, sales were healthy. Japanese game site Famitsu reports that the PS3 version [..]
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Multi-platform title Resident Evil 5 went on sale in Japan. Big game on sale in Japan means one thing: Lines of Japanese people. At the Yodobashi Camera in Akihabara, sales were healthy. Japanese game site Famitsu reports that the PS3 version [..]
