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Famitsu: Nintendo Switch 2 Crosses 2 Million Units Sold In Japan

September 18, 2025 by Bobby Kent
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Every Thursday we share the weekly Famitsu sales charts, which tracks physical boxed game sales and hardware sales in Japan. …

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Categories News Tags chart, Famitsu, Gaming, japan, mario kart world, News, nintendo, sales, Switch 2

Famitsu: Mario Kart World Returns To Top Spot

September 11, 2025 by Bobby Kent
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Every Thursday we share the weekly Famitsu sales charts, which tracks physical boxed game sales and hardware sales in Japan. …

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Categories News Tags chart, Famitsu, Gaming, japan, mario kart world, News, nintendo, sales, Switch 2

Japanese Shoppers Warned About Nintendo Switch 2 Scalping

May 26, 2025 by Bobby Kent
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I can’t believe we can finally say these words, but the Nintendo Switch 2 goes on sale next week. Yes, …

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Categories News Tags demand, Gaming, japan, News, nintendo, resellers, scalping, Switch 2

Famitsu Sales: Monster Hunter Wilds Has Biggest PS5 Launch In Japan

March 6, 2025 by Bobby Kent
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Every Thursday we share the weekly Famitsu sales charts, which tracks physical boxed game sales and hardware sales in Japan. …

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Categories News Tags capcom, chart, Famitsu, Gaming, japan, monster hunter wilds, News, ps5, sales

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Was Japan’s Most Downloaded PlayStation Game Of 2024

January 24, 2025 by Bobby Kent
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Last year was a big one for Final Fantasy fans, following the much-hyped release of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth on PlayStation 5 …

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Categories News Tags Charts, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Gaming, japan, News, PlayStation, ps5, sales

My Paldea Treasure Hunt: Visiting Japan’s Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Experience

September 12, 2024 by Kate Mitchell Jewett
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Through raging wind and pounding rain, I made my way south from Nagoya, Japan, aboard a limited express train bound …

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Categories Feature Tags Feature, japan, Paldea, pokemon, Pokemon feature, pokemon scarlet, pokemon scarlet and violet, pokemon violet

Cyberpunk 2077 To Be Censored In Japan; Uncensored In Australia

August 17, 2023June 30, 2020 by Axel Cushing
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Outside the US, rating boards that handle video games are usually more governmental, as opposed to the ESRB here. As …

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Categories News Tags Australia, CD Projekt RED, censorship, Cyberpunk 2077, japan, ratings boards

A Look Back: Nintendo Switch, Year One

June 14, 2023March 4, 2018 by Joseph Yaden

It’s hard to believe the Nintendo Switch (formerly known as codename NX) is already a year old. It seems like …

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Categories Nintendo, Opinion Tags Console, developer, Digital, eshop, Games, handheld, hybrid, japan, mario, nintendo, Review, sales, Switch, system, titles, year old, zelda

Japan Game Association Giving Away 100 Free Super Famicom

June 14, 2023April 27, 2020 by Kate Mitchell Jewett
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Japan’s handling of the current global coronavirus pandemic has been the source of significant controversy. Many feel that prime minister …

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Categories News Tags coronavirus, covid-19, Donkey Kong Country, Final Fantasy VI, Gaming, japan, News, Super Famicom

Console Tours: Celestic Town

October 17, 2020 by Tim Jewett
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In this week’s stop on the Console Tour we visit Celestic Town and cover in depth how the town is …

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Categories Nintendo, Video Tags Ainu, Bear, Butterburr, Console Tours, Dialga, Diamond, Giratina, Hokkaido, Issun, japan, Jewett, Kate, Pearl, Plakia, Platinum, pokemon, Sinnoh, Tim
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