News Tagged: Japan
News: Game Center CX Looks at the Virtual Console
Is Arino up to the challenge?
If you don't already know what Game Center CX is well, I'll tell you: a Japanese T.V. show which started out being about Japanese arcades and retro games, with a "challenge" featuring Shinya Arino, a Japanese comedian with meagre gaming skills. The series has had its own DS game (released in the west as Retro Game Challenge) and a sequel has just been..
News: Japan To Get Dracula X And Metal Slug Next Tuesday
Even the most optimistic Nintendo fan would be hard pressed to deny that this week’s European Virtual Console update was a tad underwhelming. Just to make you feel even worse about it, not only is Japan getting four (count ‘em) games this coming Tuesday (22nd), but two of those releases are Castlevania Dracula X: Rondo of Blood and Metal Slug.
Envy is a terrible thing, isn’t it?Rondo is..
News: Wii SNES Controller Hits Japan
We don’t get jealous often here at Virtual Console Reviews – we don’t need to, being the famous international playboys that we are – but when we spotted some shots of one particularly lucky chap unpacking his limited edition Wii Super Famicom (SNES in the West) controller, we couldn’t help but go a little green with envy.
It was reported some time ago that Japan would be getting this..
News: Japanese Virtual Console List
Nintendo has released the launch list for the Japanese virtual console.
Today Nintendo has announced the final Japanese launch list, boasting an impressive 39 titles!Of course I doubt this list will be of much use to anyone. Most people will be importing from America. This can be used as a good reference to compare the different areas. Hopefully Nintendo will release more Nintendo 64 games.Famicom..
