Mario is still the most popular gaming character in Japan for 2010. The full list can be found here. It’s in Japanese, but Google translates it adequately enough.

Four new titles placed in the top ten on the Japanese software chart during the week ended March 7. Pokemon Ranger: Tracks Of Light for DS took the top spot, while .hack//Link for PSP and Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels Of The Starry Skies for DS took second and third respectively. The week’s other new top [...]

The third official entry in the Yakuza franchise (following up on PlayStation 3 after the Edo era prequel Yakuza: Kenzan!) Yakuza 3 continues the storyline following the events of Yakuza 2. The game returns to Kamiyacho, the setting of the original and the primary setting of the sequel, and features Kazuma Kiryu in the main [...]

The latest entry in the 2D King of Fighters series has been announced by Osaka-based game developer SNK Playmore. It is The King of Fighters XIII. The title runs on the Taito Taito X2 arcade system board. Details are scant, and SNK is expected to reveal more about the arcade fighter in a preview next [...]

Experience the unique adventures of Eike who is given the ability to travel through time, alter his fate, and prevent his own murder in Shadow of Destiny! Travel through changing time periods in nine chapters and and use clues from the past to solve puzzles and change the dire destiny that awaits. Shadow of Destiny [...]

While the PlayStation 3 version of the epic-ish Final Fantasy XIII will ship on a single Blu-ray disc, Square Enix has confirmed the Xbox 360 game will be spread across three discs. We say pointless because for a game like this, three discs aren’t so bad. After all, Final Fantasy VII came on three discs. [...]