Nintendo has announced a special physical bundle for the upcoming rereleases of the beloved Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen and it looks rather special. It should be noted that the games themselves are download codes which expire in July 2026. The expiration date is presumably to stop people from hoarding and selling at a later date… Read More »Japan: Nintendo announces special physical bundle for Pokemon FireRed & LeafGreen
Rosen, who led Sega from the 1960s into the 90s and who died on Christmas Day, was a hugely important figure in the history of arcade and home gaming
It is difficult to think of a more influential figure in the arcade game industry than David Rosen, who has died aged 95. The co-founder of Sega, who remained a director of the company until 1996, was instrumental in the birth and rise of the video game business in Japan, and in the 1980s and 90s oversaw the establishment of Sega of America and the huge success of the Mega Drive console.
As a US Air Force pilot during the Korean war, Rosen found himself stationed in Japan, and once the conflict was over, he stayed on, intrigued by the country and seeing possibilities in its recovering economy. In 1954 he set up Rosen Enterprises and noticing that Japanese civilians now required an increasing number of new ID cards he started importing photo booths from the US to answer the demand. From here he expanded to pinball tables and other coin-operated machines, importing them for installation in shops, restaurants and cinemas. In 1965, he merged the company with another importer, Nihon Goraku Bussan, whose coin-op business Service Games was shortened to Sega for the new venture.
The Pokemon franchise shows no sign of declining popularity in The Land of the Rising Sun as it has emerged that the most recent entry Pokemon Legends: Z-A on Nintendo Switch 2 has shifted over one million physical copies in Japan. This means that Pokemon Legends: Z-A is the second Nintendo Switch 2 game to… Read More »Japan: Physical sales of Pokemon Legends: Z-A on Nintendo Switch 2 surpass 1 million copies
The latest Famitsu readers most wanted video game charts are here and there’s a new No.1 this week as Kirby Air Riders is finally now available. The new No.1 is the long-awaited sci-fi game Pragmata from Capcom. Pragmata narrowly beat Resident Evil Requiem to the top spot as Pragmata received 482 votes and Resident Evil… Read More »Japan: Famitsu readers most wanted video games
The Japanese download card for the upcoming Metroid Prime 4: Beyond has revealed the game’s file-size and it is listed at 29GB. It could end up being slightly bigger if it gets a Day One patch etc, but it should be around that size when it launches on the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2… Read More »Metroid Prime 4 Switch 2 download card reveals file-size is 29GB
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Famitsu are as follows: Switch 2 – 90,410 Switch OLED – 13,270 Switch Lite – 7,675 PS5 – 4,254 Switch – 2,932 PS5 Pro – 2,660 PS5 Digital Edition – 777 Xbox Series X Digital Edition – 246 Xbox Series X – 183 Xbox Series S – 58 PS4 – 16 For comparison’s sake,...
Brave x Junction’s North American and European Nintendo Switch releases have been indefinitely put on hold due to possibly containing “legally problematic sexual content involving children.” This is despite already being released in Japan, and on other platforms in the west on its original release date of October 9, 2025. Developer Rideon announced this delay shortly before the game’s initial...
