Japanese game creators discuss 2026 ambitions

Japanese game creators discuss 2026 ambitions

4Gamer.net has published the 2026 edition of its annual end-of-year interviews with Japanese game creators. The website interviewed 194 creators this year, several of which tease new titles and announcements to come in 2026. Get the notable tidbits below. ■ Arc System Works Kenji Satou (Known for River City: Rival Showdown, River City Saga: Three…

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Famitsu Sales: 12/15/25 – 12/21/25

Famitsu Sales: 12/15/25 – 12/21/25

Famitsu has published its estimated physical game software data for Japan for week of December 15, 2025 to December 21, 2025. On the hardware side, Switch 2 sold 221,033 units, the Switch family sold 38,184 units, the PlayStation 5 family sold 19,307 units, the Xbox Series family sold 184  units, and the PlayStation 4 family…

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KANADE now available for Switch in Japan

KANADE now available for Switch in Japan

A Switch version of visual novel KANADE is now available for Switch via Nintendo eShop in Japan at a launch discount price of 1,584 yen, publisher Good Smile Company and developer Frontwing announced. It supports English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese language options. KANADE first launched for PC via Steam on June 12. Here…

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Famitsu Sales: 12/1/25 – 12/7/25

Famitsu Sales: 12/1/25 – 12/7/25

Famitsu has published its estimated physical game software data for Japan for week of December 1, 2025 to December 7, 2025. Octopath Traveler 0 was the highest selling new release of the week, debuting at 21,698 units on Switch, 19,533 units on PlayStation 5, and 18,083 units on Switch 2 for an opening week total…

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Animoca, Solv to help Japanese Bitcoin companies generate yield

Animoca, Solv to help Japanese Bitcoin companies generate yield

Solv generates Bitcoin yield through lending markets, liquidity provisioning to automated market maker pools, and participation in structured staking programs. Web3 gaming giant Animoca Brands has partnered with decentralized finance platform Solv Protocol to help large Bitcoin holders in Japan generate yield from their holdings. The partnership aims to combine Solv’s infrastructure with Animoca Brands’…

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A Living Sphere: Japan’s Self-Contained Food Ecosystem Points to Urban Agriculture’s Future

A Living Sphere: Japan’s Self-Contained Food Ecosystem Points to Urban Agriculture’s Future

Perched at the Osaka Health Pavilion during Expo 2025, a translucent dome hums with life. Inside, tomatoes ripen above brackish water while pufferfish swim below, their waste feeding the plants that clean their home. This is “Inochi no Izumi,” or “Source of Life,” a 21-foot-high sphere that reimagines how cities might feed themselves. The dome’s…

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