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Super Nintendo World opening delayed again due to COVID-19
The Nintendo theme park is located in Osaka, where a state of emergency has just been declared due to rising numbers of infections.
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Nintendo seals court victory against knock-off 'Mario Kart' tour company
The company formerly known as MariCar lost its Supreme Court appeal.
Nintendo Direct will show off Super Nintendo World on Friday
At 6 PM ET on Friday there will be a Nintendo Direct stream presenting the new theme park.
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Japan's Hayabusa2 probe returns its asteroid sample to Earth
Scientists will learn much more about asteroid 1998 KY26.
Watch the trailer for Studio Ghibli's first fully CG movie
'Earwig and the Witch' embodies the spirit of Ghibli movies.
Two classic RPGs are being ported to a 1980s Sharp PC
You can play 'Ys' like it's 1987 all over again.
Square Enix will allow most employees to work from home permanently
The new policy goes into effect starting in December.
Microsoft will start testing xCloud in four more countries on November 18th
Xbox cloud gaming is coming to Australia, Japan, Brazil and Mexico.
Sega sells its arcade business due to the COVID-19 pandemic
It doesn't know when business might pick up again.
Microsoft makes a last-minute Xbox Series S price cut in Japan
It'll now cost 29,980 yen, the same as the Nintendo Switch.
Watch a Toyota-backed flying car's first public, piloted test flight
SkyDrive has edged one step closer to flying taxi service.
‘Ni No Kuni’ mobile MMO looks utterly gorgeous
But it has only been confirmed for Japanese iOS and Android phones.
Apple Maps' Street View-like feature expands to cities in Japan
Look Around lets you see 360-degree views from ground level.
AppleCare+ monthly plans are available in Canada, Japan and Australia
They're the first new countries since the plans launched last year in the US.
Uber is finally available in Tokyo as a taxi service
It's one of the last few big cities left for Uber to serve.
ARM chips are inside the world's most powerful supercomputer
For the first time, an ARM-based system is number one spot on the Top500 list.
Japan releases contact-tracing app using Apple and Google tech (updated)
Japan hired Microsoft engineers to build the COVID-19 Contact-Confirming Application.
Interstellar is still struggling to put private rockets in space
Japan's private spaceflight industry is still in its early days.