Author: eigotaku
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Kirby 25th anniversary and pupupu train event.
Tokyo started two Kirby events today- one in Ueno’s Yamashiroya toy store celebrating the Nintendo mascots 25th birthday, complete with cake and message board. The other was an annual, train- centric special event in a ‘pop up store’ in Tokyo station’s character street. Queues at both events started at least 2 hours before opening, with…
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The Legend of Zelda- Breath of the Wild review.
The legend of Zelda franchise is now in its 30’s. While it would be understandable if not acceptable for conventions of the series to not only be industry templates, but influence countless game developers who grew up finding master swords, fairy fountains and cows down wells. Skyrim, the witcher, fallout and even the similarly cross…
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Tokyo architecture photography
A collection of my favorite architecture photography from around Tokyo.
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Snipperclips review- making the cut.
While intentionally or not, the early life of the Nintendo switch has been dictated by the mantra of ‘quality, not quantity’ regarding launch software. Arguably Nintendo’s biggest (and almost certainly its most important) launch game in over 20 years was delayed, delayed again, and then inevitably given a dual release alongside the failed Wii U.…
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5 games right at home on Nintendo Switch.
5 games that would be a perfect fit for switch. The Nintendo switch has been in the wild for little over a week now, and while E3 (and hopefully some big hitters from the big N) gradually gets closer and the recent indies announcements are encouraging, here a few games that would perfectly utilise the…
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