Pink puff power has taken over the podcast as this episode is all about Kirby! Fellow Tokyo resident Genki joins me to talk about Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Kirby’s first 3D adventure. I also take a peek at some retro Kirby titles, Kirby’s Dream Land 3 and Kirby’s Dream Course. This episode’s feature is all about Yamashiroya, a six-story toy shop in Tokyo that’s home to amazing exclusive Kirby merchandise. How many Kirby plushies can you buy? Is HAL’s first 3D Kirby game the best yet? Should Marx be in jail? All will be answered in this episode!

Be sure to follow Genki on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Genki_JPN

(0:00) - Intro

Games

(2:25) - Kirby and the Forgotten Land with Genki

(19:11) - Kirby’s Dream Land 3

(28:35) - Kirby’s Dream Course

Feature

(36:06) - Yamashiroya, a toy shop featuring exclusive Kirby merch

News

(55:14) - Breath of the Wild 2 delayed until 2023

(58:44) - Kirby collaborations in Japan and Grammy win

(1:00:45) - Mario Golf coming to NSO

(1:01:37) - Nobody Saves the World and Pocky and Rocky Reshrined get dates

(1:02:29) - Yoshitaka Amano exhibition in Tokyo

(1:02:53) - Japanese Software and Hardware Sales

(1:04:53) - Japanese Gaming Phrase of the Week (移植 ishoku)

(1:05:41) - Japanese Tweet of the Week: https://twitter.com/goegoezzz/status/1510461682186739713?s=20&t=5ZNCpJLpKiTfacWMGWYEQw

(1:06:14) - Closing

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