We are under 12 hours away from The Famicast 316! We'll be joined by @genkigamer.bsky.social to talk about EVO Japan, The Super Mario Galaxy 2 Movie's release here, the FFVII Rebirth x Asahi Lemon Sour bar in Tokyo and more! youtube.com/live/DH53ouO...

me and my boy @genkigamer.bsky.social

I will be at EVO Japan today!

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book display box Made in Unreal Engine.

Splatoon Raiders display box!

New Pragmata Hugh and Diana plushies at the Capcom Store!

Yakuza series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi’s Nagoshi Studio has deleted its YouTube channel! This comes after publisher NetEase pulled funding for Gang of Dragon and the studio reportedly needed $44M to finish the project. It seems like no one is willing to step in at the moment.

Tomodachi Life Living the Dream was the #1 best selling game in Japan this week selling 565,405 physical units at launch!

Shout out to Pragmata Director Cho Yonghee! He was a designer on Metal Gear Rising Revengeance and Weapon Designer on NieR: Automata. Pragmata is his debut as Director and he and Capcom have knocked it out of the park!

This week's Japan Famitsu Hardware Sales! 1. Switch 2 - 44,280 2. Switch - 31,496 3. PS5 - 10,730 4. Xbox Series - 454 www.gematsu.com/2026/04/fami...

Book Off and Mount Fuji

Denfaminico Gamer posted a survey of the RPGs that made people cry the most (4,700 people) 1. Final Fantasy X 2. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII 3. Persona 3 4. Okami 5. Mother 3 6. Tales of the Abyss 7. Dragon Quest XI 8. Final Fantasy IX 9. Suikoden II 10. Final Fantasy XV

Crimson Desert has sold over 5 million copies worldwide

Tomodachi Life Living the Dream reviews! 10 - Digitally Downloaded 9 - XGN 8.5 - Indigo Geek 8 - VGC 8 - GamesRadar 8 - Dexerto 8 - Console Creatures 8 - My Nintendo News 8 - CGMagazine 7 - IGN 7 - Giant Bomb 7 - Game Informer 7 - Gamereactor UK Metacritic - 77 OpenCritic - 78

Tomodachi Life Living the Dream devs recreated their Nintendo office inhabited by the development staff’s Miis using the games Island Builder feature! lol

Capcom are making a BIG push on Nintendo Switch 2! It’s part of their strategy to grow and expand the audience for their games.

Pragmata Diana Amiibo!

Donald Glover (Yoshi) says the Japanese ice cream Choco Monaka Jumbo is his favorite thing in the world! “So good, it’s my favorite thing in the world.”

Nintendo Support official account reminded people about the battery saving feature on Switch 2! “On Nintendo Switch 2, you can slow down battery deterioration by turning on ‘Stop Charging Around 90%’.”

Hi-Fi Rush display box!

The Last of Us Joel and Ellie statues! via @hobbywatch_jp

Pragmata Famitsu cover! 🔥

Pragmata review scores! 10 - Radio Times 10 - GamesSpew 9.5 - PSU 9 - GameSpot 9 - Giant Bomb 9 - Final Weapon 9 - Nintendo Life 9 - Screen Rant 9 - DayOne 9 - Forbes 9 - Gameliner 8.5 - Noisy Pixel 8 - VGC 8 - Eurogamer 8 - Push Square 8 - IGN Metacritic - 86 OpenCritic - 87

Resident Evil Requiem Leon and Grace Amiibo!

According to Circana's PlayerPulse, 62% of US players of Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth were aged 35 or older. That number goes to 77% if you go 30+. www.gamesradar.com/games/final-...

This is NOT the direction games should be going in. In every shot the Art Direction was taken away for the senseless addition of "details". Each DLSS 5 shot looked worse and had less character than the original. This is just a garbage AI Filter. Lets not do this shit.

Tokyo's LARGEST Video Game Store Tour! I made a video tour of Yodobashi Camera Akihabara, the largest video game store in Tokyo. It has a massive PlayStation and Nintendo section. A small taste of Japan! WATCH: youtu.be/SVWFaajV3ks

Nintendo Today featured a cute animation of OG pixel art Link to mark the 40th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda!

Big news. I wrote a biography on Nobuo Uematsu and it drops this Fall, published by @viz.com. It is jam-packed with amazing revelations about the Final Fantasy composer that the public has never heard about, as shared by himself and those closest to him. This is the definitive chronicle on Uematsu.

Here is a handful of pics of Nobuo Uematsu from the actual dinner where we were vibing so hard that we decided to work on a biography together. A few days later I had a deal with @viz.com to publish it and the rest is history. I hope you enjoy this intimate deep dive into his life.

This is awesome. Haven't been to BitSummit? Bah! And yet, you can still experience it thanks to @genkigamer.bsky.social's hard work. Thank you Genki-chan. @bitsummit.bsky.social #BitSummit

Final Fantasy Nendoroid reveal video!

Final Fantasy Nendoroids finally announced! Includes Warrior of Light, Chocobo and FF14 characters!

Sony CFO Lin Tao says Ghost of Yotei sold better than Ghost of Tsushima in the same time period and has significantly contributed to their results "Yotei... exceeded the sales of the previous title in the same period of time and significantly contributed to the financial results of the quarter"

PlayStation 5 outsold the Switch 2 globally over the 2025 holiday period! • PS5 - 8M • Switch 2 - 7.01M

End of an era. I used to work at Game in the UK during the Wii, DS, PS3 and Xbox 360 era. One time I had to wear a Mario suit and do the Mario voice to greet people. I could only see through Mario’s mouth hole, so I couldn’t see people’s faces. Just their feet. lol. Sad to see video game shops go

BitSummit 2025 Tour! I made a video tour of Japan's biggest indie game show, BitSummit! Includes PlayStation and Nintendo Indies booths along with lots of cool indie games! Also a live performance by Final Fantasy Composer Nobuo Uematsu! A small taste of Japan! WATCH: youtu.be/goor21AD9Nk

BitSummit 2025 Tour! I made a video tour of Japan's biggest indie game show, BitSummit! Includes PlayStation and Nintendo Indies booths along with lots of cool indie games! Also a live performance by Final Fantasy Composer Nobuo Uematsu! A small taste of Japan! WATCH: youtu.be/goor21AD9Nk

Blue eyed Toon Link Wind Waker screenshots from E3 2002!

I never knew this until today but the initial design of Toon Link in The Wind Waker had blue eyes and dark yellow sleeves! Initial design art Final design art

Nintendo Today posted key art from The Legend of Zelda The Wind Waker! It is a version of Toon Link with blue eyes before his design was finalized! 👀

The title for FF7 Remake part 3 has been decided! “I remember an interview I did at Paris Games Week about how we’d narrowed it down to two It was up to Mr. Nomura to decide which it is. And yes, after returning from Paris Games Week, he did choose one, so I can say the title has been locked."

Naoki Hamaguchi says FF7 Remake Part 3 development is going very smoothly. Says it is playable and they are now trying to polish it! “I believe that at this point the game is playable, technically, but we are still trying to polish it so it is at a quality where we can deliver it to our players.”

PlayStation Store PS5 top games for 2025 in Japan and North America! I'd choose the games on the left side every day of the week!

Chrono Trigger 30th Anniversary concert official pamphlet is up for pre-order on @hobbygenki.bsky.social ($19.48) hobby-genki.com/en/square-en... It was sold out at at the concert venue and includes an Akira Toriyama art gallery and special messages from the Chrono Trigger OG creators!

Legendary Final Fantasy Composer Nobuo Uematsu is doing a European Tour in May with his ConTIKI band! • Italy, Milan - May 2nd • Netherlands, Amsterdam - May 5th • France, Paris - May 9th Amazing chance to see the legend perform classic FF songs & his own music www.hiddendoor.it/calendario-e...

Legendary Final Fantasy Composer Nobuo Uematsu is doing a European Tour in May with his ConTIKI band! • Italy, Milan - May 2nd • Netherlands, Amsterdam - May 5th • France, Paris - May 9th Amazing chance to see the legend perform classic FF songs & his own music www.hiddendoor.it/calendario-e...

SAROS display in Tokyo! #PS5

Chrono Trigger original art by Akira Toriyama! 🔥