From Rekuru: Cosplay is one of the coolest and fun way to express your love for your favorite anime character and this person seems to enjoy doing it for Love Plus…or Nintendo? I’m not sure if he is heading towards a cosplay event or its just a part of Nintendo’s advertising strategy. Either way its a cool and unique idea. More »

Pokemon is one if the biggest worldwide crazes that Japan has ever come up with. Embedded into the childhoods of millions around the globe, the series is still going strong. It’s no surprise, then, that Japan would have a talk show dedicated to Pokemon! On a recent episode of Pokemon Sunday, some new footage of the upcoming Pokemon games, Black and White, were released! More »

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From Rekuru: Kazunari Ninomiya of Arashi turns 27 today! He does not look 27 at all thus fans call him “Forever 17.” He is at the peak of his popularity. He is starring in several movies such as Gantz (which is two movies) and Ohoku (based on a manga). Not to mention his activities with Arashi, which include their upcoming tour and album, and their regular shows (Himitsu no Arashi-chan, VS Arashi, and Arashi ni Shiyagare). More »

Itadaki Street is a Monopoly-like board video game series produced by Square Enix that mixes together characters from their beloved Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest franchises. The newest addition to the cast? A chibi-fied Lightning from Final Fantasy XIII. More »

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From Rekuru: It’s more or less exactly like it sounds. Japanese McDonalds is now developing software to use with the Nintendo DS in order to better train it’s employees. Just when you thought the Japanese couldn’t get any more Nintendo DS obsessed we find out about this. More »

From Girlybubble: Ah, Lady Gaga and Cooking Mama. Two of my favorite loves combined make Cooking Gaga. Instead of cooking cute Japanese dishes, Cooking Gaga teaches you how to make useful dishes like poison diner sandwiches as seen in the Telephone music video. More »

From Ziggytek: NPD reports that for the first time in several years, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 has earned first place in the monthly gaming console sales rankings. The 360 moved 422,000 units. Meanwhile, over in Japan, Sony’s PSP go continues to be a disaster, with 3-month sales totals of only 17,618 handhelds. More »

From Girlybubble: Nintendo DS owners, Cooking Mama lovers like myself, brace yourself. It’s been officially announced that Cooking Mama will return sometime this fall as Crafting Mama. She’ll have over 40 craft projects, along with a scrapbook in which you can save pictures of your creations. You can even team up with a friend via local multiplayer, if the crafting gets too lonesome. Some craft projects include sewing Mama’s apron and decorating her house. More »

From Girlybubble: Meet Mamegoma, San-X’s bean seal. You might ask what a bean seal is, and I’ll tell you. It’s a bean-shaped seal. I know, such a tough concept to grasp, but when you feast your eyes on the cuteness that is Mamegoma, you’ll understand all that is bean seal. More »

From Girlybubble: I accepted my invite to the Hello Kitty Party for Nintendo DS by buckling down and getting myself my own copy to play. Hello Kitty is to cake as Jinra is to fat kid. After playing the game in its entirety, I’ve concluded that while it’s unbelievably cute and all kinds of adorbz, I’m probably too old to be partying with Hello Kitty. More »

From Girlybubble: Not only is there a Hello Kitty Party Magazine, there now exists a Hello Kitty Party game for Nintendo DS. I’ve recently myself become a Nintendo DS owner and it is with great confidence that I say that Nintendo DS, by itself, is already a party. I can’t imagine what playing Hello Kitty Party on DS would be like. More »

From Rekuru:

The end of the year is rapidly coming to a close and with it, a decade as well. I decided it would be nice to look back at 2009 and reflect on what this past year has taught us. Below, I’ve compiled 10 things that we (or at least some of us) learned over the course of 2009. More »

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Best known for their shorts and subsequent film of everyone’s favorite cheese-loving englishman and mute dog, UK-based Aardman Studios have come up with these short but sweet animations for the recently released Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks using the Nintendo DSI application Flipnote Studios. Below, for your viewing pleasure, you will find the Spirit Tracks animations as well as a few others they have made with the application. Enjoy. More »

From Rekuru:

Recently, more and more video games have been getting the manga treatment and it seems the Legend of Zelda is no different. More »

From Rekuru:

The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks Link returns to form in the latest and greatest Zelda game for the DS. More »

From Wirebot:

I don’t care what video game haters and protesters say - video games are educational. They can teach you better hand-eye coordination, decision making, leadership skills, and, perhaps most importantly of all - dating secrets.

Why else would Harvest Moon be around for so long? Do you really think that it’s the exciting premise of waking up every morning to do chores, raise and water crops, and pull weeds from your farm? Of course not! It’s the dating and courting aspect that makes the game so appealing. Every Harvest Moon game is about two things: farming, and getting married. But you don’t just pick a girl you like and marry her. You have to win her heart, increase her affection towards you, and only then can you try to push your relationship beyond “just friends” to “just married.”

I think some men need to play Harvest Moon, to learn a thing or two. Here are 7 lessons that Harvest Moon teaches you about dating and winning a woman over (and please note that while these are addressed at men, and are about women, most of them can be applied to either sex). More »

From Wirebot:

You heard right: The good Sonic The Hedgehog games are getting a release on the Nintendo DS system in one fine little cartridge! Finally, we will be able to play (legally) all the awesome original hedgehog inspired games that plagued our childhood. Or if you are not an old man like me, you will get to finally experience these masterpiece platformers of old in a new portable way, whenever you like. With the first four original Sonic games on this compilation(Sonic The Hedgehog, Sonic The Hedgehog 2, Sonic The Hedgehog 3 and Sonic & Knuckles ), as well as goodies like pictures and videos to unlock, this release will be the perfect thing to pick up once the holiday rush is over and your craving some old school action. That is, if you haven’t bought these same games already within the past couple years. More »

Lately, we’ve been reflecting a lot on the things in life that are most dear to us. Things in life we are most thankful for and things we genuinely appreciate. Given that it’s Thanksgiving week and it is still indeed, Ninja Month, we’ve all come to the conclusion that all of us at Ningin, Rekuru and Wirebot are thankful for the same thing: Ninjas. Believe it or not, ninjas happen to be our driving force in life. Key figures we look up to, even! We’re also very thankful for you. To express our gratitude, I present to you the Ninja Thanksgiving Special. More »

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Square Enix really knows how to impress an audience. At Tokyo Game Show, they featured four Kingdom Hearts trailers, one of which was the upcoming DS game: Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days.

The trailer featured various mind blowing teasers that included Organization XIII members, the return of Riku and Mickey, various ass kicking and a new character, Xion. The drama didn’t just stop there, at the end the words “February 2009” flashed leaving me completely thrilled and depressed. Note that this is first to be released in Japan leaving the rest of us non-Japanese speakers to wait it out in the cold.

In addition to the DS game, Square Enix plans to release Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep for PSP and Kingdom Hearts 3 for rumored PS3, both of which are still TBA. More »

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