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 Of The Week

'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)

Ryan (Poyo)

Intro & Outro music is 'Super Mario Bros. 2 - Overworld' by the wonderfully talented Qumu:

https://youtu.be/ZyX0C-zRVZU

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

06:17 - Sony's JAPAN Studio Closes Down

20:52 - Has Nobuo Uematsu Scored His Last Full Game?

31:45 - Gen 2 Pokemon Manhole Covers in Japan

40:45 - New Releases

51:19 - Sales

01:01:35 - Japanese Of The Week

'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)

Ryan (Raipoyo)

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 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)

Ryan (Raipoyo)

In this episode:

00:00​ - Introduction

09:32​ - みんなのしゃべりチャット (Everybody's Chat)

15:19​ - Monster Hunter Rise Shuts Down A Japanese Company

22:48​ - End of the Mario 35th Anniversary

26:30​ - Super Nintendo World Impressions

32:40​ - Sales Charts

44:32​ - Japanese We've Learned This Week