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Japan Games Cast
by Kantan Gamer
'Japan Games Cast' is the weekly Japanese gaming news podcast, recorded in Japan, in English. Covering the hot topics, trending gaming stories, and new releases in Japan. Hosts Julian (UK) and Ryan (US) also share stories of life as gamers living in Tokyo and weekly Japanese phrases that will help you enjoy your favourite games in their original language!The show is also recorded in a video format over on Youtube, so if you'd like to watch along and enjoy the trailers and gameplay as we watch, come and join us over at: www.youtube.com/kantangamerIf you enjoy the show then please consider leaving a rating or even a review and we will be eternally grateful.
Episodes
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Yoshi's Island Ride is Set Ablaze!
On this week's show, programmers reverse engineer the code for Ocarina of Time, A fire on Yoshi’s Island closes down Super Nintendo World and Chinese port officials make the biggest bust in Pokemon history. All this and more, coming up! In this episode: 00:00 - Intro 03:15 - 7.6 tons of Fake...
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Hideo Kojima To Open A New Movie Studio
On this week's show, we discuss the game of the year nominations, Hideo Kojima opens a movie studio and Naruto comes to Fortnite. All this and more, coming up! In this episode: 00:00 - Intro 2:29 - Fighter Jets Draw DQ Slime In Sky Above Tokyo 05:11 - Naruto Is The Latest Skin In Fornite 08:17 -...
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Metal Gear Solid Removed From Digital Stores
On this week's show, Elden Ring gets a 20-minute gameplay reveal, Metal Gear 2&3 have been pulled from stores and Nintendo chooses a location for its next retail store! All this and more, coming up! In this episode: 00:00 - Intro 04:00 - New Nintendo Store Opening in Osaka 07:00 - Cool New Game...
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A New Pikmin Game! But It's Not What You Think...
On this week's show, Nintendo reveals its newest mobile game 'Pikmin Bloom', Nintendo Switch Online Expansion is off to a bad start with reports of low-quality N64 emulation, and Advance Wars Re-boot camp is delayed until Spring 2022! All this and more, coming up! In this episode: 00:00 - Intro...
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AC:NH Gets A SERIOUS Upgrade
On this week's show, Animal Crossing gets the mega update fans have been waiting for, Nintendo causes a stir with Switch Online pricing and Metroid Dread is the best-selling game in series history! In this episode: 00:00 - Intro 02:35 - Metroid Dread First Week Sales 07:55 - Ikebukuro SEGA Arcade...
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Sora in Smash & Pokemon Coming to USJ
On this week's show, the final Smash Character has been revealed, A Pokemon theme park could be coming soon and the industry loses a musical legend. All this and more, coming up! In this episode: 00:00 - Intro 01:28 - Nintendo Denies A 4K Switch Is In The Works 05:31 - Pokemon Coming To Universal...
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Donkey Kong Theme Park Coming 2024!
On this week's show, we review the highlights of Tokyo Game Show 2021, Sony acquires Bluepointgames and a Donkey Kong expansion is announced for Super Nintendo World. All this and more, coming up! In this episode: 00:00 - Intro 02:45 - Sony Acquires Bluepoint Games 06:21 - Donkey Kong Theme Park...
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Bayonetta 3 is Here & Open World Kirby!?
On this week's show, we discuss the latest Nintendo Direct, Pokemon Trading Cards come to mobile and Japan gets a Senior Citizens eSports team. In this episode: 00:00 - Intro 03:11 - SEGA Gigo Arcade Final Farewells 04:47 - Pokemon Trading Card Game Live 06:59 - New Info on Dragon Quest 12 09:06…
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Nintendo Switch FINALLY Has Bluetooth Audio
On this week's show, the Nintendo Switch finally gets a basic feature, a new Skyward Sword music collection is coming to Japan and the worlds of Final Fantasy 14 & 15 collide! In this episode: 00:00 - Intro 02:28 - Nintendo Switch Gets Bluetooth Audio 10:08 - Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword CD...
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Nintendo Switch OLED Hands-on Report
On this week's show, we discuss the Play Station showcase, the Nintendo Switch OLED version appears in the wild, and Resident Evil (Biohazard) gets a complete 25th-anniversary boxset and we give our impressions on the September PlayStation Showcase. In this episode: 00:00 - Intro 03:10 -...
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5 Final Fantasy Titles Coming to PS Now
On this week's show, Nintendo Announces it’ll be skipping Tokyo Game Show 2021, Yakuza series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi is set to leave SEGA for a Chinese publisher and Final Fantasy VII-XII are coming to PS Now. In this episode: 00:00 - Intro 01:15 - Nintendo Will be Skipping TGS 2021 04:25 -...
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SNES 30th Anniversary Special!
The SNES just turned 30! So we take a break from the usual news to discuss some of our favourite titles from this classic console. In this episode: 00:00 - Intro 02:25 - Yoshi's Island 08:20 - Super Metroid 12:55 - Starfox 17:05 - Secret of Mana (聖剣伝説2) 21:45 - F-Zero 25:00 - Mario Paint 29:25 -...
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Sega Saturn Mini is Real, kind of...
On this week's show, Metroid Dread gets a new trailer, The Sega Saturn Mini is real, kind of... and a new Pokemon edition Switch Lite is revealed! In this episode: 00:00 - Intro 01:05 - Delicious Pikmin Candy 03:33 - Grandfather of Sudoku Maki Kaji Passes Away 10:15 - New Metroid Dread Trailer...
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Goomba Takes a Tumble at Super Nintendo World
On this week's show, we catch up on Nintendo’s Indie Showcase, New info teased for Pokemon remakes and Famitsu gives an inside look at Final Fantasy with its creators. All this and more, coming up! In this episode: 00:00 - Intro 01:20 - Goomba Takes a Tumble at Super Nintendo World 05:20 - Indie...
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Japanese All-girls School gets eSports Club
On this week's show, a Japanese all-girls school starts its own eSports club, another legendary arcade closes, Nintendo sues developer Colopl for $30m and Sony completes its acquisition of Cruchyroll. All this and more, coming up! In this episode: 00:00 - Intro 01:27 - Sony Buys Crunchyroll 07:29…
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The ¥1,000,000 Pokémon Bike is Real!
On this week's show, Pokemon Snap gets new DLC, Okami comes to Monster Hunter Rise, Animal Crossing Monopoly is announced & the one million Pokédollar bike is real! All this and more, coming up! In this episode: 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - New Pokemon Snap DLC 06:26 - Okami/Monster Hunter Collab 12:45…
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Video Game Music Takes Olympic Gold
On this week's show, the PS5 becomes the fastest-selling console in history, the Olympic opening ceremony has a surprising soundtrack and Nintendo Ends digital payments on the Japanese eShop. All this and more, coming up! 00:00 - Intro 01:13 - PS5 Hits 10 Million Units Sold 11:06 - Video Game…
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SEGA's Judgement Series Set To End Early
On this week's show, SEGA’s Judgement series looks to be ending early, Super MIDI Pack brings chiptune to the masses and Taiko no Tatsujin gets a stick upgrade. All this and more, coming up! 00:00 - Intro 01:30 - Steam Deck 07:00 - SEGA's Judgement Series Set to End Early 14:10 - Super MIDI Pack...
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Legendary Nintendo Bar Opens to the Public
On this week's show, Legendary Nintendo Employees Bar opens to the public, Kirby’s Dream Factory comes to Tokyo and we discuss the new Nintendo Switch OLED model! All this and more, coming up! In this episode: 00:00 - Intro 01:05 - Low Poly Food From Video Games 04:15 - Legendary Nintendo Bar…
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Skyward Sword Gets Much Need QoL Updates
On this week's show, Skyward Sword gets some much-needed Quality of Life updates, more news on FF Pixel Mastered and real-life pokemon snap comes to Tokyo. + much more! 00:00 - Intro 01:10 - Japan Top Selling Games in 1st Half 2021 05:30 - Nintendo 81st Annual Stockholders Briefing 15:40…
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Japan's New Pokemon Plane!
On this week's show, Nintendo retires the Switch online lounge service, Pikachu takes to skies, and new artwork is revealed for Shin Megami Tensei 5 + much more! In this episode: 00:00 - Intro 06:13 - Crabs In Games 08:13 - Pokemon Colors Event 13:40 - Nintendo Closes Online Lounge 20:42…
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Nintendo Wins E3
On this week's show, we recap on Nintendo’s E3 Direct, Ni No Kuni get criticized over its privacy policy and N64 turns 25! In this episode: 00:00 - Intro 06:00 - Advance Wars Re:Boot Camp 12:08 - Breath of the Wild 2 25:20 - Metroid Dread 34:00 - Shin Megami Tensei V 39:55 - N64 Turns 25 in Japan...
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Godzilla Goes Mobile & Nintendo Direct Predictions
On this week's show, Square Enix announces a slew of new titles, Godzilla goes mobiles and we discuss our E3 Nintendo Direct predictions. In this episode: 00:00 - Intro 05:55 - Cloud Buster Ice 09:30 - Square Enix Announcements 20:10 - NieR:Automata x Fall Guys 23:30 - Godzilla Goes Mobile 28:20…
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Okami Cafe in Tokyo & Tamagochi Returns!
On this week's show, Nintendo Announces Plans for a new museum, Pokemon is still Unstoppable and Japanese Arcades are slowly dying! In this episode: 00:00 - Intro 07:25 - Pokemon Is Still Unstoppable 15:20 - Okami Cafe in Tokyo 22:40 - Tamagochi Returns 27:55 - Japanese Arcades are Struggling to...
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The Power of JRPGs Defeats COVID
This week on the Japan Games Cast we check out some creative COVID countermeasures, Ni No Kuni Crossworlds gets shown off in more detail and multiple new Dragon Quest titles are revealed! In this episode: 00:00 - Intro 07:30 - Creative COVID Counter-measures 13:08 - More Ni No Kuni Crossworlds...
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Pikachu Has Been Arrested!
On this week's show, a new Zelda Amiibo causes controversies, a Monster Hunter online event is coming and Pikachu has been arrested All this and much more! In this episode: 00:00 - Intro 06:00 - Updates 08:40 - Pikachu Gets Arrested 10:55 - New Nintendo Switch Online Games 15:25 - Nintendo…
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Is Dragon Quest 12 Almost Here?
'Kantan Gamer Cast' is the weekly Japanese gaming news podcast, covering the hot topics coming straight from Japan, discussing the ups and downs of playing games in Japanese and our general experiences of being gamers, living in Tokyo. Hosts: Julian (Kantan Gamer) on Twitter @kantan_japan Ryan...
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Creepy 'Nier' Head Paraded Through Tokyo
On this week's show: In this episode: 00:00 - Intro 06:20 - Final Fantasy Online Event 19:40 - Nier Head Is Paraded Around Tokyo 24:50 - Konami PUll-out of E3 30:30 - Legend of Mana Pre-Orders Begin 35:15 - Ni No Kuni 2 is for Switch is Leaked 40:05 - Resident Evil Village Gets An Adorable Puppet...
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Super Nintendo World Is On Lockdown
In this episode: 00:00 - Intro 12:45 - Super Nintendo World Closes Due to COVID-19 18:10 - Signed Pokemon Card Sells For $250,000 25:30 - Retro Store 'Super Potato' Opens International Online Store 35:00 - Get A Personalised FFXIV Photobook 41:15 - New Releases 50:50 - Japanese Sales Charts 58:15…
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Pokémon Snap Print Stations Make A Comeback!
'Kantan Gamer Cast' is the weekly Japanese gaming news podcast, covering the hot topics coming straight from Japan, discussing the ups and downs of playing games in Japanese and our general experiences of being gamers, living in Tokyo. In this episode: 00:00 - Intro 04:20 - Takaya Imamura Retires...
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Smash Bros University Opens In Japan
In this episode: 00:00 - Intro 04:20 - Pro Gamer Opens Online Smash Bros University 14:20 - Pokemon Snap Guide Reveals More Details About The Game 23:40 - An Iconic Akihabara Landmark Is Replaced By Genshin Impact 29:10 - New Releases 42:30 - Japanese Sales Charts 50:00 - Japanese Words/Phrases…
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Sony's JAPAN Studio Closes Down
This week in Japanese gaming. Sony closes it's JAPAN Studio after 2 decades, Legendary composer Nobou Uematsu may have scored his last full game and Gen 2 Pokemon man-hole covers arrive in Japan. Watch the video version on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/cP4fFLui1Ww In this episode: 00:00 - Intro...
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Monster Hunter Rise Shuts Down Japanese Company
This week in gaming in Japan: Monster Hunter Rise Shuts Down Japanese Company, the Switch gets a new voice chat app and Mario's 35th anniversary comes to an end with the opening of Super Nintendo World! All this and more. Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/7iOq6jLgSRM 'Kantan Gamer...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
'Japan Games Cast' is the weekly Japanese gaming news podcast, recorded in Japan, in English. Covering the hot topics, trending gaming stories, and new releases in Japan. Hosts Julian (UK) and Ryan (US) also share stories of life as gamers living in Tokyo and weekly Japanese phrases that will help you enjoy your favourite games in their original language!The show is also recorded in a video format over on Youtube, so if you'd like to watch along and enjoy the trailers and gameplay as we watch, come and join us over at: www.youtube.com/kantangamerIf you enjoy the show then please consider leaving a rating or even a review and we will be eternally grateful.
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'Japan Games Cast' is the weekly Japanese gaming news podcast, recorded in Japan, in English. Covering the hot topics, trending gaming stories, and new releases in Japan. Hosts Julian (UK) and Ryan (US) also share stories of life as gamers living in Tokyo and weekly Japanese phrases that will help...
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