Mario Kart Wii is everywhere, even in Japanese drama such as in Episode 7 of Last Friends.
You can see Aida Michiru (Nagasawa Masami) vs Ogura Tomohiko (Yamazaki Shigenori) here.
Princess Peach vs Wario.
Image: Fuji Tokyo
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Hong Kong comics, Monkey God (大圣王), is being made into a Wii game and will debut in Japan this July. From the Famitsu shots, it looks like an adventure game which follows the storyline of the comics.
I believe the magical staff will be replaced by the Wiimote.
Images: Famitsu | Via: GameSpot China
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In honor of the 140th racing of the Belmont Stakes, I figured that I would give you a short list [in no particular order] of horse racing games. You know, cause if you can’t actually race a horse you might as well play a sim of racing a horse.
#1 Gallop Racer 2006 - Available […]
Online games are sort of heading the motion-sensing mouse way. Previously covered X Ping Pong sports online game uses the motion of the mouse to execute cool ping pong moves in the game, which means you don’t have to hit the keyboard buttons for direction-control. This type of game control is also seen in Street […]
19th March is the release of Contra: Dual Spirits (Contra 4) in Japan so in usual fashion, babes cosplayed Bill Rizer and Lance Bean or try to be them in order to make waves for this DS game.
Image: 17173
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Japan Sanrio has worked with Hong Kong Typhoon Games to bring Hello Kitty Online, a English MMORPG which features Sanrio characters such as the invincible Hello Kitty, the cutish My Melody and Kermit-cousin Kerokerokeroppi. After creating your character, you start off from the Flower Kingdom (sounds familiar). As like most MMORPGs, you can slay monsters […]
I admit I can’t cook a proper dish in the kitchen although I excel in Cooking Mama. For young Japanese women who never step into the kitchen and prepare a proper meal in their whole lives, Mr Kouzi Aida is their saviour. Aida-san uber-popular easy recipe books have sold millions in Japan and is about […]
Another China-Made MMORPG has failed in overseas market. Allias Story, a 3D MMORPG developed by China, is going into the deadpool after just 5 months of operation in Japan. Although China-made online games are well-received in Mainland, they are not able to achieve stellar success in overseas markets due to different tastes and demands of […]
What the heck is the story with these? I found them on http://asame2.web.infoseek.co.jp/mariof1.html and I have no clue what’s going on. The one thing I do know is that Mario and Luigi look just a bit too “chummy” in the last picture that I posted.
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DS kicked some major console ass last week according to Media Create.
The “little hand held that could”, sold 124,627 in Japan, up from 116,694 the week before.
The next closest system was the Wii with 54362.
Microsoft’s 360 got a thorough spanking and only moved 7117 units.
If the DS keeps on selling like it’s selling, it will […]
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