Japan Games Cast

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 - Nintendo Store Tokyo Collaboration

28:59 - New Densha De Go Controller

36:15 - Japan's New Pokemon Plane

40:50 - More Shin Megami Tense V Artwork Revealed

45:55 - New Releases In Japan

59:04 - Japanese Gaming Phrases

Hosts:

Julian (Kantan Gamer) - Twitter @kantan_gamer

Ryan (Raipoyo)

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

https://youtu.be/ZyX0C-zRVZU

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

48:10 - Ni No Kuni Privacy Policy Causes Trouble

56:45 - New Releases

1:11:33 - Japanese of the Week

Hosts:

Julian (Kantan Gamer) - Twitter @kantan_japan

Ryan (Raipoyo)

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

https://youtu.be/ZyX0C-zRVZU

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 - Mario & Rabbids Sequel Announced

34:55 - Nintendo Direct Predictions

50:40 - New Releases

57:30 - Japanese of the Week

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'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)

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

https://youtu.be/ZyX0C-zRVZU

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 Survive

35:05 - Nintendo's Plans For A Museum

42:20 - New releases

56:10 - Japanese Of The Week

Hosts:

Julian (Kantan Gamer) - Twitter @kantan_japan

Ryan (Raipoyo)

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

https://youtu.be/ZyX0C-zRVZU

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 Details Revealed

21:00 - Dragon Quest OVERLOAD!

36:28 - New Releases

47:17 - Japanese Of The Week

Hosts:

Julian (Kantan Gamer) - @kantan_japan on Twitter

Ryan (Raipoyo)

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

https://youtu.be/ZyX0C-zRVZU

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 Wedding Trending in Japan

20:15 - New Zelda Merch at Nintendo Store Tokyo

24:35 - Controversy Surrounding New Zelda Amiibo

31:50 - Monster Hunter Event Coming This Week

35:30 - New Releases

50:40 - Japanese Phrases of the Week

Hosts:

Julian (UK) - Twitter @kantan_japan

Ryan (US)

For more gaming content straight from Japan, check out 'Kantan Gamer' over on Youtube >> www.youtube.com/kantangamer

'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 (Raipoyo)

In this episode:

00:00 - Intro

11:00 - Judgement Gets A Sequel

16:55 - New Pokemon Stamps & Shirts

24:30 - Upcoming Dragon Quest Event

30:10 - An Esports Gym Opens In Tokyo

36:00 - Nintendo Doesn't Deal With Yakuza

40:50 - New Releases

1:00:50 - Japanese Phrases Of The Week

If you enjoy the show then please feel free to reach out and let us know! You can also catch the video version of this episode over on our Youtube channel >> youtube.com/kantangamer <<

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 Show

46:10 - New Releases

50:20 - Japanese Sales Charts

58:45 - Japanese Gaming Phrases

Follow Julian on Twitter @kantan_japan

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 - Japanese Gaming Phrases

'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)

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

https://youtu.be/ZyX0C-zRVZU

'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 From Nintendo After 32 Years

14:40 - Animal Crossing New Horizons OST 7 Disc Collection

22:05 - New Pokemon Snap Print Stations Coming To Japan

31:05 - New Releases

44:20 - Sales Charts In Japan

48:35 - Japanese Phrases Of The Week

Hosts:

Julian (Kantan Gamer) - Twitter @kantan_japan

Ryan (Raipoyo)

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

https://youtu.be/ZyX0C-zRVZU