“I can’t quite put my finger on what makes Japanese magazines so special. Maybe it’s the layout of the pages and what appears to be the wealth of information kicked and stuffed in to each and every page. Like watching a shoe addict try to close a wardrobe.”
Famitsu. The final, original true bastion of the Japanese gaming press. Launched in 1986 and still going strong today, the original Famitsu publication remains but has since expanded to publish a wide variety of platform-specific titles. Hardware and software will come and go. Fans have grown older, had children of their own and they become hooked on Japans favourite weekly, monthly, daily, quartley, hourly and nanosecondly (if you follow @famitsu) gaming publication.
Although popular in Japan, these publications are often saught after by salivating otaku outside Japan. Not one of them cares a jot that ... Read More »