Famitsu Sales: 4/21/25 – 5/4/25

Famitsu Sales: 4/21/25 – 5/4/25

Famitsu has published its estimated physical game software data for Japan for the two weeks spanning April 21, 2025 to May 4, 2025. The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy for Switch was the highest selling new release of the past two weeks, moving 26,732 retail units. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 for PlayStation 5 followed at…

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‘Bullet Train Explosion’ Director on Creating the Netflix Action Thriller, Working Officially With Japan’s Shinkansen

‘Bullet Train Explosion’ Director on Creating the Netflix Action Thriller, Working Officially With Japan’s Shinkansen

Shinji Higuchi’s action thriller Bullet Train Explosion debuted on Netflix on April 23 with something of a bang, with the movie enthusiastically embraced by viewers and climbing as high as No. 2 in the streamer’s global non-English films list. The movie was another win for Netflix Japan, and notably a breakout feature for the region…

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Natsu-Mon! 20th Century Summer Kid + Broadcast Over Sunset physical bundle for Switch launches July 10 in Japan

Natsu-Mon! 20th Century Summer Kid + Broadcast Over Sunset physical bundle for Switch launches July 10 in Japan

Spike Chunsoft will release a Natsu-Mon! 20th Century Summer Kid + Broadcast Over Sunset physical bundle for Switch on July 10 in Japan, the company announced. As its title implies, the bundle includes the base game Natsu-Mon! 20th Century Summer Kid and the downloadable content “Broadcast Over Sunset.” Both the base game and downloadable content…

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Mamorukun ReCurse! launches September 25 in Japan

Mamorukun ReCurse! launches September 25 in Japan

Vertical-scrolling shoot ’em up Mamorukun ReCurse! will launch for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series, Switch, and PC via Steam on September 25 in Japan, publisher City Connection and developer TAKE x OFF announced. As announced earlier today, Mamorukun Curse! will launch also worldwide in 2025. A specific release date was not announced. In Japan,…

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Early cancer detection startup Craif raises M

Early cancer detection startup Craif raises $22M

Cancer ranks as one of the top causes of death worldwide. The National Cancer Institute reported nearly 20 million new cancer cases and 9.7 million cancer-related deaths globally in 2022, with projections showing a rise to 29.9 million new cases by 2040. Craif, spun off from Nagoya University in Japan in 2018, is using microRNA(miRNA)…

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Famitsu Sales: 4/14/25 – 4/20/25

Famitsu Sales: 4/14/25 – 4/20/25

Famitsu has published its estimated physical game software data for Japan for the week of April 14, 2025 to April 20, 2025. Otome visual novel OVER REQUIEMZ for Switch was the highest selling new release of the week, opening at 7,286 retail copies sold. On the hardware side, the Switch family sold 25,408 units, the PlayStation…

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