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  • Arcade Mania in Metropolis

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    In case you missed it, a few excerpts from Arcade Mania appeared in last week’s issue of Metropolis (760), and can be read online here. As previously mentioned, the book is already out in Japan, and can be ordered from a few places (you’ll find links on the book’s official site). The same edition comes…

  • Arcade Mania in the Wild

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    Well look at this, copies of Arcade Mania at Kinokuniya in Umeda, Osaka. The photo was taken by Brian, who spotted. No book sightings for me yet, although admittedly I’ve only checked the Junkudo store in Ikebukuro. Also, below, Robert from Sweden imported the book from Amazon Japan and displays it proudly!

  • Arcade Mania, in English

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    I just wanted to clear something up, since I’ve gotten some mail about it — following this post, and a post I wrote on Game|Life. The version of Arcade Mania now on sale at Amazon Japan is indeed in English, and is the exact same edition that will be released worldwide in January.

  • Arcade Mania Now on Sale!

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    And it starts! Arcade Mania is now available for purchase on Amazon Japan! Buy a copy, hell, buy two, you never know when you might lose one. The book sells for 2,100 yen, and that’s with free shipping if you live in Japan — remember, Amazon Japan does ship internationally. If you prefer to wait…

  • Tokyo Game Boy Lives!

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    As promised, I’ve now launched my new sideblog, a place where I can talk about gaming to my heart’s content. It’s called Tokyo Game Boy, after the Tokyo Boy monicker I’ve used for years. Unlike what I do here, it won’t necessarily be about Tokyo or Japan-related topics, and I don’t plan on being news-y…

  • New Feature: Game Discussion

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    I’ve been wanting to add more game-related content to the site, but was trying to find the right way to do so without alienating readers who come for coverage of the Tokyo/Japan design and cultural scene. One of the non-intrusive ways I’ll be doing so is by setting up discussion pages on games — new…

  • Smiling, Courtesy of the Xbox 360

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    Before attending last night’s PauseTalk, I was the Conrad Tokyo hotel in Shimbashi to attend a Microsoft Xbox 360 media event — I have posts over at Game|Life about the 360 price cut and Ninja Blade, with two more posts up later today. The point of this post is that I like the photo above…

  • Yosawya San by Omodaka

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    Love this 8-bit music video for Omodaka’s track “Yosawya San.” Via Tokyomango.

  • Arcade Mania in Print

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    Look what got delivered to me this morning: beautiful print copies of Arcade Mania! I can’t even start to describe the thrill of finally getting to hold this thing in my hands, and it looks absolutely terrific, even better than what I was hoping. To update you on a few things, the official site for…

  • Red Ring of Death

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    That horrible image you see above is the sign of depression for any Xbox 360 owner: the Red Ring of Death. It means that your Xbox 360 has died. That’s what I’m getting on mine right now.