I had a surprise recently when FedEx turned up on my doorstep with a rather large box. It seems that 110 Industries sent us here at NookGaming a little something to celebrate their upcoming release of Wanted: Dead. on 14th February 2022 – a rather unusual press kit! Wanted: Dead calls itself a hybrid slasher/shooter […]
If you’ve been on the Internet and into anime or Japan for a while, you’ve probably heard of Japan Crate. They call themselves the original Japanese candy subscription box. From the same people as Sugoi Mart, they’re probably one of the most well-known subscription boxes overall. Every month, they send out a box with 18-20 […]
2022 has been an amazing year for gaming. With established titles trying new things, interesting niche titles, innovative new titles, and some amazing indies, there’s plenty to enjoy. As 2022 ends, we’d like to highlight a few of these. As with our Yearly Top Visual Novels lists, these are our subjective choices and are based only on games we have […]
2022 has seen quite a few visual novels released in English. While we can’t claim to have played every single one, we have checked out quite a few! As we finish off 2022 and start 2023, the NookGaming team wants to take a look back and highlight some of our personal favorites. KuroKairin, Wes Playfair, […]
Recently, we checked out the Sugoi Mart Anime Set, which includes a variety of anime items. One of them I wanted to have a closer look at is the blind boxes that you can buy from Sugoi Mart. So we’ve gone ahead and had a few sent to us, along with a pack of trading cards. Today’s […]
A new JRPG from Aquaplus, Monochrome Mobius: Rights and Wrongs Forgotten works as a prequel to the Utawarerumono Mask series of visual novels. I had the chance to play the first few chapters of this story shortly before launch and wanted to share some early impressions as it becomes available. A full review has been […]
Interested in some Japan-limited goodies? Enjoy the random nature of lucky bags or boxes? The Sugoi Mart Anime Set is worth checking out. This is a random set of anime loot, but it will consist of the following: 1x Anime Figure 1x Japanese Manga 1x Blind Box 1x Snack* 1x Gachapon With that said, there’s a little […]
Did you ever delight in heading over to the capsule machine, turning that handle, and seeing what popped out? Do you love Japanese media and culture? If so, Sugoi Mart has something that might interest you! The Gachapon Lucky Bag sends you 10 random capsule toys directly from Japan. Each bag costs $40 USD (or $34USD with […]
You might remember we did an article before about The Otaku Box. If you missed it, it’s an anime surprise box, that leans more to the ecchi side. Each one contains a figure and it lets you vote on what’s coming next. If you’d like to learn more about this lewd anime box, check out […]
It’s been a long time since I’ve been to any anime events. While I’ve visited plenty of gaming conventions or comic cons with anime as I’ve written about before, the last actual anime event I’ve been to might’ve been Amecon 2004, almost 20 years back now. My return is long overdue, so I thought I’d check out Birmingham […]