On this week's show, programmers reverse engineer the code for Ocarina of Time, A fire on Yoshi’s Island closes down Super Nintendo World and Chinese port officials make the biggest bust in Pokemon history. All this and more, coming up!  In this episode:  00:00 - Intro 03:15 - 7.6 tons of Fake Pokemon Cards Seized in China 07:09 - 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim Announced for Switch 10:28 - Enigma Archives: Rain Code Revealed 13:41 - Fire on Yoshi's Island Closed Down Super Nintendo World 16:49 -...

On this week's show, we discuss the game of the year nominations, Hideo Kojima opens a movie studio and Naruto comes to Fortnite. All this and more, coming up!  In this episode:  00:00 - Intro 2:29 - Fighter Jets Draw DQ Slime In Sky Above Tokyo 05:11 - Naruto Is The Latest Skin In Fornite 08:17 - New Life-Sized Lucario Plushie In Japan 11:05 - Tamagotchi's 25th Anniversary 14:09 - Hideo Kojima Is Opening A Movie Studio 18:21 - Biohazard Episode Selection 25th Anniversary Edition 23:05 -...

On this week's show, Elden Ring gets a 20-minute gameplay reveal, Metal Gear 2&3 have been pulled from stores and Nintendo chooses a location for its next retail store! All this and more, coming up!  In this episode:  00:00 - Intro 04:00 - New Nintendo Store Opening in Osaka 07:00 - Cool New Game Theme Hotel Rooms 09:34 - Metal Gear Solid 2&3 Removed from Stores 15:35 - Elden Ring Gameplay Preview Discussion 22:18 - Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl ----- 'Japan Games...

On this week's show, Nintendo reveals its newest mobile game 'Pikmin Bloom', Nintendo Switch Online Expansion is off to a bad start with reports of low quality N64 emulation and Advance Wars Re-boot camp is delayed until Spring 2022! All this and more, coming up! In this episode: 00:00 - Intro 05:59 - Japanese Gamer Collects EVERY PSX Game 10:31 - Advance Wars Re-boot Camp Delayed to 2022 15:23 - NSO Expansion Pass Controversies 23:23 - Pikmin Bloom is Revealed --- NEW RELEASES --- 28:49 -...

On this week's show, Animal Crossing gets the mega update fans have been waiting for, Nintendo causes a stir with Switch Online pricing and Metroid Dread is the best-selling game in series history! In this episode:  00:00 - Intro 02:35 - Metroid Dread First Week Sales 07:55 - Ikebukuro SEGA Arcade Back From The Dead! 10:04 - New Details On Elden Ring 15:18 - Huge Animal Cross New Horizons Update 23:18 - Switch Online Expansion Pass Pricing --- NEW RELEASES --- 34:04 - Fatal Frame: Maiden of...

On this week's show, the final Smash Character has been revealed, A Pokemon theme park could be coming soon and the industry loses a musical legend. All this and more, coming up! In this episode: 00:00 - Intro 01:28 - Nintendo Denies A 4K Switch Is In The Works 05:31 - Pokemon Coming To Universal Studios Japan 09:50 - Kouichi Sugiyama Passes Away At Age 90 14:49 - Sora Is Coming To Smash Bros 23:30 - Metroid Dread Impressions --- NEW RELEASES --- 30:28 - Demon Slayer: Hinokami...

On this week's show, we review the highlights of Tokyo Game Show 2021, Sony acquires Bluepointgames and a Donkey Kong expansion is announced for Super Nintendo World. All this and more, coming up!  In this episode:  00:00 - Intro 02:45 - Sony Acquires Bluepoint Games 06:21 - Donkey Kong Theme Park Coming 2024 10:27 - Japan's New Gaming Bed --- TOKYO GAME SHOW 2021 --- 13:57 - Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin 17:00 - Final Fantasy VII: First Soldier 19:40 - Forespoken 23:14 -...

On this week's show, we discuss the latest Nintendo Direct, Pokemon Trading Cards come to mobile and Japan gets a Senior Citizens eSports team. In this episode: 00:00 - Intro 03:11 - SEGA Gigo Arcade Final Farewells 04:47 - Pokemon Trading Card Game Live 06:59 - New Info on Dragon Quest 12 09:06 - Japan's New Senior Citizen eSports Team --- NINTENDO DIRECT --- 12:08 - Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak 14:03 - Chocobo Racing 15:15 - New Game From Yoko Taro 16:52 - Expansion Pass for Hyrule...

On this week's show, the Nintendo Switch finally gets a basic feature, a new Skyward Sword music collection is coming to Japan and the worlds of Final Fantasy 14 & 15 collide! In this episode:  00:00 - Intro 02:28 - Nintendo Switch Gets Bluetooth Audio 10:08 - Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword CD Collection 14:05 - The Gamecube Turns 20! 23:49 - Final Fantasy XV Comes to FFXIV --- NEW RELEASES --- 27:35 - Death Stranding Directors Cut 31:00 - F.I.S.T: Forged in Shadow Torch 33:10 - Bug...

On this week's show, we discuss the Play Station showcase, the Nintendo Switch OLED version appears in the wild, and Resident Evil (Biohazard) gets a complete 25th-anniversary boxset and we give our impressions on the September PlayStation Showcase. In this episode:  00:00 - Intro 03:10 - Playstation Showcase Impressions 20:26 - Nintendo Switch Hands-on Report 30:06 - Biohazard 25th Anniversary Episode Selection --- NEW RELEASES --- 37:05 - Aragami 2 39:26 - Dragon Ball Z:...

On this week's show, Nintendo Announces it’ll be skipping Tokyo Game Show 2021, Yakuza series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi is set to leave SEGA for a Chinese publisher and Final Fantasy VII-XII are coming to PS Now. In this episode:  00:00 - Intro 01:15 - Nintendo Will be Skipping TGS 2021 04:25 - Yakuza Creator Toshihiro Nagoshi Leaving SEGA 08:42 - Daemon X Machina Get NSO Free Trial 12:40 - Shuueisha Bringing Some New Games 19:44 - Final Fantasy Coming to PS Now --- NEW RELEASES --- 25:25 -...

The SNES just turned 30! So we take a break from the usual news to discuss some of our favourite titles from this classic console. In this episode:  00:00 - Intro 02:25 - Yoshi's Island 08:20 - Super Metroid 12:55 - Starfox 17:05 - Secret of Mana (聖剣伝説2) 21:45 - F-Zero 25:00 - Mario Paint 29:25 - Tetris Attack 32:50 - Super Mario RPG 36:20 - Donkey Kong Country 40:35 - Sim City 44:15 - Super Chase H.Q. 45:42 - Super Smash TV 'Japan Games Cast' is the weekly Japanese gaming news podcast,...

On this week's show, Metroid Dread gets a new trailer, The Sega Saturn Mini is real, kind of... and a new Pokemon edition Switch Lite is revealed! In this episode:  00:00 - Intro 01:05 - Delicious Pikmin Candy 03:33 - Grandfather of Sudoku Maki Kaji Passes Away 10:15 - New Metroid Dread Trailer 19:00 - Mini Sega Saturn... Kind of 26:15 - Pokemon Diamond & Pearl Edition Switch Lite --- New Releases --- 30:54 - Override 2: Super Mega League 33:30 - NEOGEO POCKET COLOR SELECTION Vol.1 36:00...

On this week's show, we catch up on Nintendo’s Indie Showcase, New info teased for Pokemon remakes and Famitsu gives an inside look at Final Fantasy with its creators. All this and more, coming up! In this episode:  00:00 - Intro 01:20 - Goomba Takes a Tumble at Super Nintendo World 05:20 - Indie Showcase Skips Japan 14:57 - Pokemon Presents Upcoming 23:14 - Final Fantasy Creators Divide Deep in 2 Hour Interview --- NEW RELEASES --- 33:12 - Ghost of Tsushima Directors Cut 36:28 - Legend of...

On this week's show, a Japanese all-girls school starts its own eSports club, another legendary arcade closes, Nintendo sues developer Colopl for $30m and Sony completes its acquisition of Cruchyroll. All this and more, coming up! In this episode:  00:00 - Intro 01:27 - Sony Buys Crunchyroll 07:29 - SEGA Gigo Arcade Closes 13:43 - Nintendo Sues Colopl for $30m 19:47 - Japanese All-girls School get eSports Club 25:13 - Pokemon x Seiko Watch Collaboration --- NEW RELEASES ---- 28:58 - Yugioh...

On this week's show, Pokemon Snap gets new DLC, Okami comes to Monster Hunter Rise, Animal Crossing Monopoly is announced & the one million Pokédollar bike is real! All this and more, coming up! In this episode: 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - New Pokemon Snap DLC 06:26 - Okami/Monster Hunter Collab 12:45 - The Pokemon Red/Blue Bike is Real! --- New Releases --- 18:56 - Animal Crossing Monopoly Announced 23:25 - Trails of Cold Steel 1 & 2 27:15 - Picross S MEGA DRIVE & MARK3 edition 29:27...

On this week's show, the PS5 becomes the fastest-selling console in history, the Olympic opening ceremony has a surprising soundtrack and Nintendo Ends digital payments on the Japanese eShop. All this and more, coming up! 00:00 - Intro 01:13 - PS5 Hits 10 Million Units Sold 11:06 - Video Game Music Takes Olympic Gold 20:38 - Nintendo Ending Digital Payments on Japanese eShop 28:35 - New Releases 40:45 - Japanese Gaming Phrases ----------- 'Japan Games Cast' is the weekly Japanese gaming news...

On this week's show, SEGA’s Judgement series looks to be ending early, Super MIDI Pack brings chiptune to the masses and Taiko no Tatsujin gets a stick upgrade. All this and more, coming up! 00:00 - Intro 01:30 - Steam Deck 07:00 - SEGA's Judgement Series Set to End Early 14:10 - Super MIDI Pack Brings Chiptune to the Masses 22:35 - Bandai Announces New Taiko no Tatsujin Sticks 28:45 - Nintendo Switch Online gets a New Puzzle Game 33:25 - New Releases in Japan 42:10 - Japanese Gaming...

On this week's show, Legendary Nintendo Employees Bar opens to the public, Kirby’s Dream Factory comes to Tokyo and we discuss the new Nintendo Switch OLED model! All this and more, coming up! In this episode: 00:00 - Intro 01:05 - Low Poly Food From Video Games 04:15 - Legendary Nintendo Bar Open to the Public 10:15 - Kirby's Dream Factory is Coming to Tokyo 17:05 - Super Mario 64 Sells for $1.5m! 24:30 - Nintendo's New OLED Switch 32:45 - New Release: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward...

On this week's show, Skyward Sword gets some much-needed Quality of Life updates, more news on FF Pixel Mastered and real-life pokemon snap comes to Tokyo. + much more! 00:00 - Intro 01:10 - Japan Top Selling Games in 1st Half 2021 05:30 - Nintendo 81st Annual Stockholders Briefing 15:40 - Skyward Sword Quality of Life Updates 26:05 - Final Fantasy Pixel Remastered Info 33:50 - Ghost of Tsushima PS5 Edition + DLC 42:00 - Real Life Pokemon Snap! 51:00 - New Releases in Japan 01:03:50...

On this week's show, Nintendo retires the Switch online lounge service, Pikachu takes to skies, and new artwork is revealed for Shin Megami Tensei 5 + much more! In this episode: 00:00 - Intro 06:13 - Crabs In Games 08:13 - Pokemon Colors Event 13:40 - Nintendo Closes Online Lounge 20:42 - Nintendo Store Tokyo Collaboration 28:59 - New Densha De Go Controller 36:15 - Japan's New Pokemon Plane 40:50 - More Shin Megami Tense V Artwork Revealed 45:55 - New Releases In Japan 59:04 -...

On this week's show, we recap on Nintendo’s E3 Direct, Ni No Kuni get criticized over its privacy policy and N64 turns 25! In this episode: 00:00 - Intro 06:00 - Advance Wars Re:Boot Camp 12:08 - Breath of the Wild 2 25:20 - Metroid Dread 34:00 - Shin Megami Tensei V 39:55 - N64 Turns 25 in Japan 48:10 - Ni No Kuni Privacy Policy Causes Trouble 56:45 - New Releases 1:11:33 - Japanese of the Week Hosts: Julian (Kantan Gamer) - Twitter @kantan_japan Ryan (Raipoyo) Intro &...

On this week's show, Square Enix announces a slew of new titles, Godzilla goes mobiles and we discuss our E3 Nintendo Direct predictions. In this episode: 00:00 - Intro 05:55 - Cloud Buster Ice 09:30 - Square Enix Announcements 20:10 - NieR:Automata x Fall Guys 23:30 - Godzilla Goes Mobile 28:20 - Mario & Rabbids Sequel Announced 34:55 - Nintendo Direct Predictions 50:40 - New Releases 57:30 - Japanese of the Week ----------- 'Kantan Gamer Cast' is the weekly Japanese gaming...

On this week's show, Nintendo Announces Plans for a new museum, Pokemon is still Unstoppable and Japanese Arcades are slowly dying! In this episode: 00:00 - Intro 07:25 - Pokemon Is Still Unstoppable 15:20 - Okami Cafe in Tokyo 22:40 - Tamagochi Returns 27:55 - Japanese Arcades are Struggling to Survive 35:05 - Nintendo's Plans For A Museum 42:20 - New releases 56:10 - Japanese Of The Week Hosts: Julian (Kantan Gamer) - Twitter @kantan_japan Ryan (Raipoyo) Intro & Outro music...