Japanese video game stocks plummeted on February 4, 2026, with major companies like Nintendo, Capcom, and Konami seeing significant declines amid earnings reports and broader industry pressures.

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In the view of Danganronpa and upcoming Shuten Order creator Kazutaka Kodaka, the only way for the Japanese video game industry to retain their “uniquely Japanese” identity amidst an ever-growing ...

Rachael Hutchinson, Elias Ahuja Professor of Japanese and Game Studies, is building bridges between two academic disciplines with a new project, “Translating Japanese Videogame Theory.” Hutchinson ...

Artificial intelligence technologies are being adopted faster than ever before by developers in Japan, according to a newly released survey conducted by the organization behind the Tokyo Game Show.

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Gamers are getting impatient, but game developers and their livelihoods are hoping for that Switch 2 reveal to be a success. It seems that Japanese game companies are pinning their hopes on the Switch ...

Forever ensnared in a love-fued between 1800s literature and modern gaming, Eman Fatima tries her best to appease both her hobbies by tapping away at her keyboard and writing about her favorite games ...

Indie game developer and publisher Gaming Factory, with co-publisher 4Divinity, dropped a new gameplay trailer for JDM: Japanese Drift Master. This one really puts the Drift in the title as it shows ...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) will host 10 Japanese game-related companies at the Japan Pavilion at Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2025 from March ...

Summertime is associated with beaches, family vacations, and big action movies, but it's traditionally something of a desert for major video game releases. So if you're dying for something new to play ...