Tokyo Game Life

Vincent from Gamer Travels Japan returns to take us to the official Pokemon Cafe in Tokyo! We run down every detail about this chill cafe including what Charmander tastes like and what you need to know before your visit! Plus I look at a trio of exciting Switch releases: Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Splatoon 3 Side Order, and Balatro! Follow our guest! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gamertravelsjapan/ (0:00) - Intro Feature (0:58) - Pokemon Cafe w/ Gamer Travels Japan Games (22:03) - Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Switch) (29:09) - Splatoon 3 Side Order (37:52) - Balatro News (43:46) - Nintendo Direct Parter Showcase and Mother 3 news (49:14) - Closing Social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TokyoGameLife Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tokyogamelife/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tokyogamelife Threads: https://www.threads.net/@tokyogamelife Website: https://tokyogamelife.com/ Like and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!

David from Project Goemon takes us on a trip to a wild version of Edo era Japan as we chat about the Ganbare Goemon series, aka Mystical Ninja starring Goemon! We explore the series’ unique blend of Japanese culture with comedy, recommend some Japan only Goemon games, and of course tell you Goemon’s ultimate Smash move set. In the games section, I share some thoughts on the first part of Another Code Recollection, Another Code: Two Memories. Plus a deep dive into the latest Nintendo financials and some predictions for the first Nintendo Direct of 2024! Follow our guest! Site: https://projectgoemon.wordpress.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProjectGoemon (0:00) - Intro Feature (1:02) - Ganbare Goemon series w/ Project Goemon Games (27:57) - Another Code: Two Memories (Switch) News (34:23) - Nintendo financials (39:04) - Nintendo Direct predictions (41:49) - Closing Social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TokyoGameLife Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tokyogamelife/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tokyogamelife Threads: https://www.threads.net/@tokyogamelife Website: https://tokyogamelife.com/ Like and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! Send questions and suggestions to: tokyogamelife@gmail.com

Joshua ‘Nantenjex’ Goldie aka The Nintendo Chronicler joins the podcast as we take a thorough look at Another Code Recollection! We explore the franchise’s unique place in Nintendo history, discuss the surprising changes of the remake, and finalize Ashley’s Smash move set. And I take you to Yodobashi Camera Shinjuku, one of the coolest game stores in all of Japan! Follow our guest! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NantenJex Another Code video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYe3VYs48eo Twitter: https://twitter.com/MrNantendo Linktree: https://linktr.ee/joshua.goldie (0:00) - Intro Games (0:58) - Another Code Recollection w/ Joshua ‘Nantenjex’ Goldie Feature (38:31) - Yodobashi Camera Shinjuku News (51:54) - Mini Mario plushies (52:35) - Zelda theme park rumor (52:35) - Splatoon 3 Side Order gets a date (54:25) - 3DS/Wii U online closing (55:08) - Switch successor 8-inch screen rumor (56:06) - Closing Social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TokyoGameLife Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tokyogamelife/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tokyogamelife Threads: https://www.threads.net/@tokyogamelife Website: https://tokyogamelife.com/ Like and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! Send questions and suggestions to: tokyogamelife@gmail.com

Official Hard Off ambassador Alex Kraus returns to chat about Book Off, the biggest chain of used bookstores in Japan. A hotbed for retro games, we chat about the history of the store, amazing finds, and how you can get retro games for cheaper. In the game section I chat about Konami’s arcade run and gun Mystic Warriors and the physics platformer Giga Wrecker Alt from Game Freak! Follow our guest! Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexfkraus Threads: https://www.threads.net/@alexfkraus Ebay: https://www.ebay.com/str/retrodreamsretrogames Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/RetroDreamGames (0:00) - Intro Feature (0:56) - Book Off w/ Alex Kraus Games (23:58) - Mystic Warriors (28:57) - Giga Wrecker ALT. News (33:10) - Earthbound 30th anniversary (34:27) - Tokyo Game Dungeon 4 (35:09) - Xbox games possibly hitting Switch (36:05) - Closing Social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TokyoGameLife Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tokyogamelife/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tokyogamelife Threads: https://www.threads.net/@tokyogamelife Website: https://tokyogamelife.com/ Like and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! Send questions and suggestions to: tokyogamelife@gmail.com

Tokyo resident Dale from Dale Plays Games returns to dish out some predictions for Nintendo in 2024! What big games do they have on the horizon? What’s the next step in Nintendo’s expansion to other media? Will the Switch 2 logo still be red? We look at our crystal ball to answer all. Plus we also chat about the final piece of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet DLC, The Indigo Disk! In the feature I give the details on the myriad of Earthbound pop up shops in Tokyo and give some merch recommendations! Follow our guest! Dale Plays Games: https://www.youtube.com/@dale_dpg Twitter: https://twitter.com/dale_dpg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dale_dpg (0:00) - Intro Games (1:08) - Nintendo in 2024 predictions w/ Dale Plays Games (43:18) - Pokemon Scarlet and Violet: The Indigo Disk Feature (1:02:37) - Earthbound pop up shops News (1:12:40) - Salmon Run merch at Nintendo Tokyo (1:13:32) - Mystic Warriors now on Switch (1:14:15) - Like A Dragon pop up shop in Tokyo (1:14:52) - Closing Social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TokyoGameLife Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tokyogamelife/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tokyogamelife Threads: https://www.threads.net/@tokyogamelife Website: https://tokyogamelife.com/ Like and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! Send questions and suggestions to: tokyogamelife@gmail.com

Josh from the gaming history podcast Still Loading returns to chat about Game of the Year 2023! We share our favorite games we played this year, both old and new! And this year includes the bonus Omake Awards! Plus, a feature on Japanese gaming pamphlets you can pick up at game stores, and some news including Pokemon theme parks taking over the world! Follow our guest! Still Loading Podcast: https://stillloading.libsyn.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/StillLoadingPod Threads: https://www.threads.net/@stillloadingpod (0:00) - Intro Games (1:03) - Intro to Game of the Year 2023 w/ Josh from the Still Loading Podcast  (2:36) - Bonus Omake Awards (22:26) - Our Five Favorite Games from 2023 Feature (1:41:38) - Japanese Gaming Pamphlets News (1:52:12) - PokePark Kanto (1:53:45) - Four most anticipated games from The Game Awards 2023 (1:55:55) - Nintendo Live 2024 canceled (1:56:53) - Closing Social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TokyoGameLife Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tokyogamelife/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tokyogamelife Threads: https://www.threads.net/@tokyogamelife Website: https://tokyogamelife.com/ Like and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! Send questions and suggestions to: tokyogamelife@gmail.com

Archivist MrTalida of Keshi Corner joins the podcast to talk about keshi toys, unique retro figures with a strong Nintendo connection! We explore the history of these Japanese erasers, dig into the amazing Nintendo collaborations, and reveal how a dental scanner is preserving video game history! Plus, I give some final thoughts on the wonderful Super Mario RPG remake! Follow our guest! Keshi Corner: https://twitter.com/KeshiCorner Keshi Corner on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KeshiCorner MrTalida on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MrTalida (0:00) - Intro Feature (0:57) - Keshi Toys w/ MrTalida of Keshi Corner Games (28:48) - Super Mario RPG (2023) final thoughts News (38:42) - Nintendo Live 2024 update (40:00) - Hyper Beam merch and Sanei plushies (41:19) - Goldeneye and Jet Force Gemini on Japanese NSO (42:00) - Splatoon 3 Chill Season 2023 (42:35) - Closing Social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TokyoGameLife Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tokyogamelife/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tokyogamelife Threads: https://www.threads.net/@tokyogamelife Website: https://tokyogamelife.com/ Like and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! Send questions and suggestions to: tokyogamelife@gmail.com

Photographer and modder Christopher Graves joins to discuss the Game Boy Camera! Formerly the world’s smallest digital camera, it’s a unique piece of Nintendo history that still inspires people today. We dig into the history of the device, how to take good photos, and dig into the custom built Game Boy Mini Camera from our guest! Plus, some early thoughts on the joyous Super Mario RPG remake and some Nintendo sales info! Follow our guest! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegameboycamera/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thegameboycamera Site: https://gameboycamera.com/ (0:00) - Intro Feature (0:56) - Game Boy Camera w/ Christopher Graves Games (23:15) - Super Mario RPG (2023) News (32:27) - Nintendo Q3 sales report (36:37) - The Legend of Zelda live action movie (38:03) - Amiibo restock in Japan (38:41) - Closing Social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TokyoGameLife Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tokyogamelife/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tokyogamelife Threads: https://www.threads.net/@tokyogamelife Website: https://tokyogamelife.com/ Like and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!

YouTuber AustinSV joins the podcast to chat about the Pokemon Card GB series! Pokemon Trading Card Game came to Game Boy in the west in 2000, but did you know there is a Japan only sequel? We dive into this amazing yet short-lived Nintendo franchise. Plus we’re tripling up on the games section: early impressions on WarioWare: Move It, the viral sensation Suika Game, and final thoughts on Super Mario Bros. Wonder! Follow our guest! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AustinSV Livestreams: https://www.youtube.com/@GoToBedCast (0:00) - Intro Feature (0:58) - Pokemon Card GB series w/ AustinSV Games (27:25) - WarioWare: Move It! (36:20) - Suika Game (40:18) - Super Mario Bros. Wonder final thoughts News (52:12) - Devil World and others come to NSO (55:15) - Pokemon SV The Indigo Disk gets a date (56:05) - Closing Social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TokyoGameLife Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tokyogamelife/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tokyogamelife Threads: https://www.threads.net/@tokyogamelife Website: https://tokyogamelife.com/ Like and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! Send questions and suggestions to: tokyogamelife@gmail.com

Returning guest KyotoGamer joins the podcast to take us to Nintendo Kyoto, Nintendo’s third huge merch store in Japan! Its incredible design and exclusive merch sets it apart from the rest, so we get into all the details and give some important tips for your visit! In the games, I give some early impressions on the ambitious Super Mario Bros. Wonder! Follow our guest! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kyoto.gamer/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@kyoto.gamer (0:00) - Intro Feature (0:55) - Nintendo Kyoto w/ KyotoGamer Games (31:07) - Super Mario Bros. Wonder News (45:21) - Analogue 3D announced (47:32) - Splatoon 3’s Splatoween event (48:18) - Elephant Mario plushie from Sanei (48:54) - Closing Social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TokyoGameLife Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tokyogamelife/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tokyogamelife Threads: https://www.threads.net/@tokyogamelife Website: https://tokyogamelife.com/ Like and subscribe on your favorite podcast app! Send questions and suggestions to: tokyogamelife@gmail.com