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Video game insights and photos from Japan!
Play In Ginza special event at Ginza Sony Park to celebrate the 5th anniversary of PlayStation 5! #PS5
November 20, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Exhibition of all the Limited Edition PlayStation 30th anniversary special posters! #PS5
November 20, 2025 at 5:19 AM
They have all the PlayStation home consoles from PS1 to PS5 set up with matching TVs from each era at the Play In Ginza PS5 event!
November 20, 2025 at 5:17 AM
PlayStation logo original concept designs and the final design! #PlayStation
November 20, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Silent Hill f actress Konatsu Kato was nominated for Best Performance at The Game Awards!
November 19, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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And the Wii... well its a GameCube.
November 16, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Nintendo prototypes its next console using the current one.

For example at the Nintendo Museum the prototype for the DS was 2 GBA screens put on top of each other. While the Wii U prototype was 2 Wii Remotes glued to the sides of a monitor lol
November 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Square Enix announced Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Dear Destiny novel, a sequel to Traces of Two Pasts by Kazushige Nojima! #FF7

It will tell the story of Aerith and Tifa before they join the main plot and also include the story of Cloud as a Shinra soldier!

Releases on January 30, 2026 in Japan
November 14, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Pikachu and Gameboy manhole cover inside the Nintendo Museum!
November 14, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Shigeru Miyamoto’s signature is on the wall of the Nintendo Museum!
November 14, 2025 at 1:42 AM
IRL Kirby Vending machine!
November 14, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Nintendo character art wall at the Nintendo Museum!
November 14, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I got the Miyamoto street pass at the Nintendo Museum! ✨
November 14, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Super Mario Galaxy Rosalina standee has started to appear in Japanese game stores!
November 14, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Nintendo Museum was amazing and I would recommend it as a must go location for Nintendo fans visiting Japan!
November 14, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Pikmin are hidden throughout the Nintendo Museum!

One of the fun things you can do there is try to spot them. Shigeru Miyamoto really loves those Pikmin!
November 14, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Wind Waker real stained glass art at the Nintendo Museum! 🔥
November 14, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Clair Obscur Expedition 33 special art work by Legendary Final Fantasy Artist Yoshitaka Amano! 😱 via @lostincult.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Sad to hear about the Square Enix layoffs. I hope those affected can find new work soon.
November 7, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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Get ready for BitSummit PUNCH!

📍 Miyako Messe, Kyoto
📅 22 - 24 May 2026

Our theme this year is "High Impact" 💥

🎮 Exhibitor registration now open: bs-entry-system.com

#BitSummit #BitSummitPUNCH #パンチ
November 1, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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Here's a big old chat I had with Hamaguchi-san, which in many ways was a bit of a casual hangout before we did the MCM panel. We talk about all sorts - part 3, dataminers finding non-final versions of Rebirth's pivotal scenes, and how Square lost all of the design data for the original FF7.
The big Final Fantasy 7 interview: How the Remake Trilogy director plans to iterate ahead of Part Three, despite having "almost no documentation" from the original game to reference

www.eurogamer.net/the-big-fina...
October 30, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Metal Gear series has sold 65.1 million copies worldwide!
October 30, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Silent Hill series has sold 13 million copies worldwide!
October 30, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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This is one of the toughest things I've ever had to write. Hope you can make time for it. #Itagaki
October 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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September 2025 U.S. Video Game Market Highlights Thread from Circana - Borderlands 4 Led Several Hit New Releases Helping Deliver 10% Growth in September US Video Game Spending
October 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM