If you’re in Japan and have the skills to go along with the dream of working in the video game industry Capcom is looking for you. Yeah, this doesn’t apply to most Siliconera readers, but Capcom has a surreal recruiting…

The Pinky St. figurines have grown quite popular in Japan due to the adorable character designs, customization options and interchangable parts. They’ve even inspired PS2 (Mahoroba Stories) and DS games (Pinky St. Kira Kira Music Hour, Pinky St. Kira Kira Music Night). Some of the most popular Pinky St. releases, however, are versions of popular video game characters.

Monster Hunter Portable 2G is a commercial success in Asia. However, Capcom hasn't given any sign if we’re going to see them bring it to North America. The game just came out in March so we could hear an announcement…

I don’t frequent McDonalds, but I have noticed groups of PSP owners huddled into a booth when I stopped in once for a late night snack. I wasn’t aware that this was common in Hong Kong. According to weekly game…

Usually, we ignore sales numbers. Commercial success doesn’t necessarily correlate with quality or the subjective value of entertainment or vice versa. However, Capcom keeps updating us with how many copies of Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G they shipped in Japan.…

Video game soft drinks are all the rage and a game as popular as Monster Hunter should have one. Coinciding with the release of Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G is a health drink sporting one of ten collectable caps. Vitamins? Yeah,…

The Hunters Pack G isn’t the first Monster Hunter Portable PSP bundle pack. About a year ago Sony released a Champagne Gold PSP to commemorate the release of Monster Hunter Portable 2nd. The limited edition Monster Hunter PSP-2000 takes a cue…

Capcom announced Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G will debut on March 13, 2008 in Japan. The disc is a stand alone expansion disc for the PSP , but if you have Monster Hunter Freedom 2 you can import your data…

While most of the Monster Hunter news has been focused on the Wii, the PSP version is doing quite well on its own. Monster Hunter Freedom 2 went on to sell over a million copies in Japan and that warrants…

Dengeki Online is quickly writing up the announcements from Nintendo’s press briefing and this is a big one. Capcom is developing the next entry in the Monster Hunter series for the Wii. While Monster Hunter hasn’t kicked off in North America, the…

A quick reminder that Wild ARMs 5 with the original Japanese theme song in the game should be in your local retailer by the time you read it. I know Persona 3 has been fomenting excitement in the RPG community,…

Capcom is going to release Monster Hunter Freedom 2 in September and there is some swag if you pre-order the game. If you reserve the game at Gamestop you get a bonus Watermelon Pet Poogie. Last year Capcom had a similar…