• Common Problems When Translating Games into Japanese

  Terrible things can happen when you try to translate your game into Japanese - here's how to avoid disaster.

• EarthBound / MOTHER 2 Translation Comparison: Fourside

  Get lost in the metropolis of Fourside, which is also brimming with localization thingies!

• How Did Japanese Fans React to the Greninja Smash Bros. Update?

  The announcement of this ninja character had Smash Bros. fans curious about fans in other countries.

• How Palutena’s Name Works in Japanese and English

  This is a great example of why translating names between cultures, languages, and eras is a challenge.

• MOTHER 3’s Timeline of Hope

  A cycle of hope, hype, and disappointment has surrounded one game translation for 23 years.

• These Are the Japanese Boxing Ring Aliases in Smash Bros. Wii U

  All the characters have silly boxer nicknames... and they're different in every version of the game!

• What Do Japanese Fans Think of Cloud in Super Smash Bros.?

  This is a great showcase of the kinds of assumptions gamers have about gamers in other countries.

• What Does Japan Think of Little Mac in Smash Bros.?

  Punch-Out was never quite a smash hit in Japan, so what was the response to Little Mac's Smash Bros. announcement?

• What Masahiro Sakurai Says in an Old Super Smash Bros. Update

  The old Japanese Super Smash Bros. preview site featured content not shown in English.