![How Did Japanese Fans React to the Greninja Smash Bros. Update?]( "How Did Japanese Fans React to the Greninja Smash Bros. Update?")
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]( "How Palutena’s Name Works in Japanese and English")
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.
![The Phrase “Game Set” in Japanese Video Games]( "The Phrase “Game Set” in Japanese Video Games")
The Phrase “Game Set” in Japanese Video Games
This peculiar phrase appears in many of Masahiro Sakurai's video games. Is it his signature text, or something else?
![These Are the Japanese Boxing Ring Aliases in Smash Bros. Wii U]( "These Are the Japanese Boxing Ring Aliases in Smash Bros. Wii U")
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.?]( "What Do Japanese Fans Think of Cloud in Super Smash Bros.?")
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.?]( "What Does Japan Think of Little Mac in Smash Bros.?")
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?
