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It’s Godzilla! But for once, people aren’t screaming and running away, but cheering and drawing near.
Park finally has a timetable to let us start racing Mario Karts, punching question blocks, and eating Luigi’s hat.
Two new Trainers take a walk through 20 years of Pokémon protagonists in a glistening nostalgia trip.
We finally know when we’ll be able to get up close and personal with Yokohama’s 18-meter (59-foot), 25-metric ton (55,500-pound) mobile suit.
Flipnote Warrior is a labor of love, but it might need your help to get finished.
Kappazushi is usually a friend to our budget…and maybe it still is with the Mega-size Crab and Salmon Roe Sushi Rice Bowl.
Don’t believe us? Come on in and take the 360-degree model of Hayao Miyazaki’s Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind for a spin.
All it takes is a few seconds to earn a free night, and they’ll even give you complimentary beer and sashimi.
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