News Q-Games alumni form Denkiworks The new Kyoto-based studio's debut title will be a "love letter" to Japan July 11, 2023 Marie Dealessandri
Feature A decade of championing Japan's indies: The story of BitSummit As Kyoto's annual convention returns this week for its 11th edition, co-founder John Davis reflects on the event's growth and future July 10, 2023 Alicia Haddick
Feature A night at Tokyo Indies We explore the origins of the Japanese indie scene, and how the monthly meetup is helping to drive it forwards June 15, 2023 Alicia Haddick
Feature Indie spirit in Japan and Switzerland: Rinaldo Wirz on captaining Momo-pi We talk to the co-founder about cross-cultural experiences, indie development in Japan as a foreign developer, and working on Shueisha IP May 9, 2023 Alicia Haddick
News Xenoblade developer Monolith Soft raises wages Nintendo-owned studio says base salary increase is "in line with rising prices" May 2, 2023 James Batchelor
Feature Shueisha Games' quest to become the "Japanese Devolver" Indie publisher’s Michiharu Mori and John Davis on working on IP old and new, and avoiding being pigeonholed May 2, 2023 Marie Dealessandri
News Switch reclaims top spot in March for consoles sold | Japan Monthly Charts The latest Kirby remains the best-selling software title, while Nintendo boxed sales comprised 31.5% of the market April 11, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Microsoft's Activision acquisition approved by Japanese regulator Japan Fair Trade Commission does not believe merger would "substantially restrain competition" March 29, 2023 James Batchelor
News US Members of Congress slam Sony's "monopoly" in Japan PlayStation accused of anti-competitive practices over the "high end" games market in the country March 28, 2023 Marie Dealessandri
News PlayStation 5 tops Japanese monthly charts for the first time UPDATE: The newest Kirby title was February's best-seller, while Nintendo boxed sales made up 34.5% of the market March 15, 2023 James Batchelor
Data Japanese players spent $2.9 billion on boxed games and consoles in 2022 Japan Annual Report: Switch was the best-selling hardware of the year, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet were the biggest games Jan. 12, 2023 James Batchelor
News Splatoon 3 passes 3m sales in second month | Japan Monthly Charts Late release of Bayonetta 3 and Persona 5 Royal mean Nintendo's shooter holds on to No.1 spot Nov. 18, 2022 Marie Dealessandri
News Japan's PC games market nearly doubled in four years Local research firm reports revenues rose to $896 million last year, with players up to 16 million Nov. 7, 2022 James Batchelor
News The Callisto Protocol cancelled in Japan Horror title unable to get a rating from the country's ratings board CERO Oct. 28, 2022 Danielle Partis
News Splatoon 3 sold 2.7m boxed copies in three weeks | Japan Monthly Charts Nintendo shooter account for 69% of all retail games sold, boosts Switch hardware sales Oct. 11, 2022 James Batchelor
Stub Splatoon 3 sells 3.45 million copies in Japan after three days Nintendo report cartoony shooter saw the highest three-day domestic sales of any Switch title Sept. 12, 2022 Press Release